The Jack Rabbit

Oh and the golden and sliver bullets or eggs...the bigger ones not the small skinny ones.

Heehee You will both like it. I haven't used it for pegging, but I am sure your husband will enjoy it.

For a first toy, I don't think it absolutely has to be made of a body safe material. When you're first starting out, the goal should be to learn more about your body and what types of toys work for you. Less safe materials can be nice because they are relatively less expensive and let you experiment more with different designs to see what works for you. It's a little unreasonable to expect someone to select a life long toy the very first time. And even at $50, if a toy doesn't work for you it's wasted money. I think I would rather try 5-6 rubber/jelly toys of varying styles and designs to see what works best for my body type. Then based on that information, select a more expensive, body safe toy.

However, based on toys I personally have, I would recommend the following:
Most glass toys are under $50
Tantus Curve
Tantus Acute
G Vac-u-lock
Deep Secret (for anal only, too small for vaginal use)

And I don't have yet but would recommend:
Tantus Flex

There are many glass toys under 50 that are amazing.

Part of the reason I would only recommend body safe materials is because of possible bad reactions to jelly, rubber, latex, etc. Not so much that one should be deciding on a lifelong toy, but that I would never want to steer someone in the direction of something that has a higher potential to create a bad experience. I know a lot of non-body safe materials cause very intense burning for me. If one of those had been my first experience with toys, I may never have purchased another. That's more my thought process than anything.

I had been doing that. I was buying stuff from the filtered down list but hadn't really been happy with the purchases. Figured it might be best to see suggestions rather than just a sort, you know? I do love those search features though!

I love this idea. I'm a snob when it comes to my toys it seems. I have a hard time finding inexpensive toys I even like the look and features. I completely agree about the body safe materials. I won't touch anything less than a 7 on the scale and that's pushing it for me. Maybe it's just me but if it's not BODY safe it has no business on, let alone in my BODY. Something I can't disinfect or sanitize scares me. If I buy a sex toy that's not sanitize-able it better be disposable, and even at less than $50 I can't see calling that disposable.
A lot of the Tantus dildos are under $50 though. All silicone, of course. In fact, it seems like dildos under $50 are super easy to come by! Even some pretty nice ones.
I've been researching glass really heavily because I really want a glass toy and I've noticed A LOT of glass under $50 which makes me happy because I don't want to invest a lot in a material I have no experience with. It's so safe and easy care though.
I'm so leery of vibes under $50 but every time I see a critical review of a high-end or luxury vibe they are always saying "you can do better for less money" but I just don't see it. I wish some of these critics would make suggestions when they say things like that! I'm a very careful researcher when it comes to my purchases because I don't have lots of money to throw around but I want body-safe materials and good quality and I've just seen a lot of "you get what you pay for" in the vibrator department. Anything inexpensive and up to snuff with safety seems like it's mostly just a dildo or sleeve with a cheap, low quality vibrating bullet. Though I suppose if you're learning what shapes you like, that'd work pretty well. But as for learning what types of vibrations you're looking for in a higher end toy... My first vibrator was about 9-10 years ago and it was a slim plastic one with a dial on the bottom to turn up the vibrations. It was cheap, weak, buzzy, felt annoying on my clit or internally instead of pleasant and I HATED it. Because I was young and stupid and didn't know better and because the only vibrator prior to that I'd ever seen was my mother's *shudder* which was one of the old white plastic utilitarian ones, I thought I just didn't like vibrations and hadn't touched a vibrator at all since. So even once I started playing with dildos and enjoying those, it didn't occur to me that higher quality vibrators might be better until very recently. Something possessed me to decide I needed a vibrator and after much research, I bought a Lelo and needless to say I'm now a full convert. But the point is, I love your idea of a guide for people who are new to sex toys so that someone doesn't spend 9 years of their life believing they don't like something only to find out they've been missing out for almost a decade because they tried something crappy! Tragic! But inexpensive vibrators that aren't crap...I'm skeptical.

Yes, yes, yes. Evolved Novelties has a wide selection of amazing and inexpensive vibrators. They make amazing toys that fit all needs. Good luck