Audit your existing space
Mark the tabs you already own and identify what is filling them. If most clutter is gear you will never use, a stricter pickup rule may help more than another tab. Specialized tabs make sense when you regularly collect their supported items.
Use the planner to compare Currency, Map, Fragment and other storage against your activities. A Premium upgrade and a new tab are different purchases. Confirm which product you are pricing.
Use today’s point prices
Enter prices from the official store, including the sale you actually see. The worksheet starts without prices rather than guessing a current discount. Select purchases to see the point total and remaining budget.
There is no universal required purchase list. Someone finishing the campaign, a frequent trader and a dedicated Delve player can reasonably choose different tabs. Keep your existing space and intended playtime in the decision.
Set up and maintain a loot filter
FilterBlade provides a PoE 1 filter workflow. Confirm the game version before customizing or syncing, select the filter in the game, and test that important items remain visible. Increase strictness as the amount of loot becomes distracting. The planner turns literal item names into escaped, paste-ready stash searches, provides snapshot-checked item phrase packs, and builds compact searches for selected map-modifier families.
Keep a checklist of installation, activation and a quick in-game test. Return after a major patch to check compatibility. A stash search only highlights matching text on items already in view; it is not a downloadable item filter, does not replace FilterBlade, and does not guarantee that a map is safe for your build. Always review the generated matches in game.
Sources and further reading
Requirements derived from the dated game snapshot are separate from editorial advice. Linked player reports are not confirmations of current bugs.