Hey,
For low-cost dedicated servers, I've ended up using options when I needed something cheap but usable.
One that came up for me was DedicatedCore; they had some basic Ryzen boxes with NVMe storage and enough bandwidth for light workloads at pretty reasonable monthly rates, especially in their US spots.
DomainRacer has similar entry-level dedicated plans that keep the cost down while giving decent specs for simple tasks.
That said, I always start with a short-term rental to check actual performance, uptime, and how the support feels in practice. So, depending on what you're running with the usage, like storage needs, bandwidth, or specific applications fits without wasting money.