Yesterday Humble Bundle got my attention with a steal. They offer Vegas Pro 14 for a whooping 20$. That's simply amazing (MSRP =~399§). The current version might be v15, but who cares that much? I work at a TV station and even we don't care that much about current Premiere Pro version (although we have Creative Cloud subscriptions).
Tell your beginner friends and get them into some serious editing

https://www.humblebundle.com/software/v ... ve-freedom