Seriously, the place you will want to spend some money is a decent scale.
I have heard that for the money The Lee press is great. Obviously it is not the best press on the market but great at that price.
spend your money once get a dillion (said from the person that has a lyman) and wishes i just bought a dillion the first time.
There is nothing wrong with my lyman and it works fine and makes great bullets. The dillion just has lots more features and makes reloading faster.
For a first time reloader I would recommend getting a single stage press. Less things to adjust and fool with. Learn the basics first, then move up. I'm glad I started with a single stage. Sure it's more time spent, but I feel it's a better learning experience.
Glad you guys are posting this stuff, i've been pricing stuff while i read some books etc. I was going to just right into the Dillon 550, but am now looking at the single stagers to see what i should get. Thanks all you single stage reccomenders