I don't pick cheap knives so much so I can abuse them or replace them easily, I'll abuse hundred dollar knives too. It's just the more expensive ones offer very little to me compared to the ones I'm going to list. I'm very happy with all these knives and would probably pay about twice what they're worth if I had to. The knives I'm really looking to add to my EDC are cheap too, a Queen Mountain Man, Queen D2 slippie, Vic Farmer and Soldier and a G10 Byrd Cara Cara. Looking to pick up another 110 or two as well. By the way, if you have any of these knives, I have a Spyderco D'alla DP and Endura 3 I'd trade for them.
Buck 110 - 30$ retail, I traded a Native for mine
Opinel No8 - 8$ retail, again got in a trade
Wenger Handyman - 35$ retail, got it discounted to 25$
Vic Nylon Solo - 8$ retail, traded for it
Vic Classic with Princeton Tec LED attatched - 10$ retail for each, both came in a trade for the other Native I had