The main reason why I use VPN is because my ISP blocks almost all access to websites that contain gambling and even binance which is a blocked for a long time so that many users from my country can only access it through the application, maybe you will face a decrease in internet speed if you using free VPN but I don't experience it in VPN premium but as you say you have to be ready to allocate funds and in my opinion you can share your account with your colleague so that you can share subscription fees, But don't ever use VPN to play on the casino where your country is on the restricted list