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If you want to get into stained glass, the bare minimum tools are pretty affordable. Start with a small (flat) panel project using copper foil. (Don't get into leaded stained glass until you know you want to do big ol' windows.)
For that you'll need a glass cutter (http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=glass+cutter), grozer pliers (http://www.amazon.com/Delphi-Glass-Breaker-Grozer-Pliers/dp/B00IOOS77C), and a used ceiling tile (as a work surface). (Should be less than $15 all together. Don't go fancy.) (If you want more, then spend another $10 on a pair of running pliers. And you're better off learning how to properly break glass without needing a grinder, so no grinder.)

Then go to a stained glass store and buy the cheapest scraps of glass you can stand for your first project. (Try to under $20.)

If you get those cut out into a shape you like without giving up on the whole hobby, buy some copper foil tape (~$10). They'll sell you a plastic tool to flatten it down with, but honestly just get a random piece of plastic from Goodwill that's about that same hardness and that'll do you just as well. Then the expensive bit will the the solder, flux and soldiering iron. A pound of solder is easily $20. A can of solder flux paste is ($5-10)(though it'll last till the end of time). And the soldering irons start between $30-$50. If you can find one of the right size/temperature used, then get it used.

So that's around $30-40 to see if you like working with glass and another $100 to turn that glass it into a something decorative. And most of that money is for things that could be resold if needed.

Maybe add in $5 for some New Skin.

Here's an overview of how to do it:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Stained-Glass

If you decide to try it and you want more details or have questions, just message me.