The Shallot was a fantastic knife. I love most of Ken Onion’s designs.
The Hot Wire looks interesting. If it didn’t have such meh steel I’d probably grab one. It’s like a downmarket Chill, which is ironic given it started out around $10.
My favorite knife this year is the Benchmade Bugout. Not really budget but it’s a great knife.
I clicked on your link for the Spoke and decided I couldn’t live without it, so……I clicked again.
I don’t really carry knives much anymore, just a multi-tool of one breed or another—usually a Leatherman. I think my wife will like the Spoke though.
Glad you grabbed one. I am sure the wife will love it. It opens super fast, came super sharp and so far has kept an edge pretty well.
UPDATE:
I have a knife to add to the list...
Kershaw Vedder 2460
It's just as good as the other Kershaw knives made in the China, but it takes a little extra effort to push the flipper and open the knife.
The extra effort is not a deal breaker, for me, but it is an issue that the other knives on the list do not have.
UPDATE:
I have a knife to add to the list...
Kershaw Seguin 3490
It's just as good as the other Kershaw knives made in the China.
I have a couple hundred folding knives I suspect. About 30-40 or so are Kershaws of various types. IMO, I agree with folks above that Kershaw has the best price to performance ratio across the line of any Mfg. Great product at a great price. My fav. EDC is the Kershaw Blur and I have about 8-9 of them. They come in cheap enough that I don’t care if I happen to lose one (hasn’t happened yet knock wood), They pull out quick, grip well and are non-slip, sharp and flip open easy. The blade shape isn’t ideal for a fight although they do have several blade types, but that crap only happens @ every 30 years anyway (so far), so maybe I’m good. The blade shape is rugged and won’t break under any conditions I would bet. Regardless, I have some better knives, but they cost craploads more (not double or triple -craploads) I get nervous carrying them for fear of loss. My total favorite is the Lone Wolf Harshey D2 D/A. Best pocket folding knife ever and certainly significantly better than any of the “auto” crap Benchmade try’s to sell. But I only have 2 of them. For whatever reason, Benchmade bought Lone Wolf, took pre-orders and then stopped production of them almost right away. I was stoked as I had 2 on preorder with Benchmade for the first production run in D2 steel, and they were less $$ than Lone Wolf had been selling them all day long (list was $215 vs $300) and yet they cancelled the order. I suspect that Bill arshey wanted a residual or something. That guy makes some great product though, it would have been Benchmades #1 knife should they have made them.
So close. Now they go close to $500 for an old Lone Wolf brand …when you can find one.
Love Kershaw, definitely top of the list for price to performance ratio. They also have some of the best usable profiles while maintaining a good aesthetic.
This is my favorite from 2018
Dividend
They look interesting, but I had never heard of them until now. 
I wish I could read that website. Those are pretty cool looking knives.
I stumbled upon them a couple of days ago. They have a couple of interesting designs and a very cool logo!
UPDATE:
I have a knife to add to the list...
Kershaw Misdirect 1365!
I don't normally like the Kershaw 1300 Series, but this one is pretty good.
The 1300 series is Kershaw's inexpensive line, and they generally get bad reviews online.
This one didn't have any reviews that I could find at the time that I ordered it.
You have to press on the flipper a little hard to open the knife, but it's not a dealbreaker for me.
It's not very ergonomic compared to the rest of my Kershaw knives, but I still consider it a winner.
Thanks for the update rc. 
Where’s the best place to get it.
UPDATE:
I have another knife to add to the list...
For the first time, it's not a Kershaw!
It's a Gocomma knife with a 7.7cm D2 blade and a G10 handle that was on sale for $9.99
(The Gocomma knives don't have model names so far.)
It is the fourth non-assisted flipper that I have owned, and it flips much better than the other three.
My main issue is that the clip is so tight, it's unusable as is.
I might be able to bend it so that it becomes usable.
My other complaint is that the handle is G10, and I prefer metal handles, but I knew this when I ordered it.
Overall it is a very good knife for the money.
I wish all non-assisted flippers opened as well as this knife.
I'm going to call this knife "Honorable Mentioned."
It's not as good as the Kershaw knives that I like in this thread, but it's a terrific deal, and it's my favorite non-assisted folder.
I like it so much partly because it works like an assisted-opener.
Plus I hear the blade maintains its edge well, though I'm not sure it's actually D2.
I got mine off of eBay for $20.
That's probably the best place, but in my opinion there are better Kershaw knives available for less.
Thanks rc, I just like the looks of that one.
Looks are important. 
I used Kershaw knives almost exclusively for over a decade. I’ve had a bunch of different models over the years. They tend to offer consistent quality and they have excellent customer service. I rather like the Dividend. It feels like a superior successor to the Leek but I’m not crazy about 420 HC at that price. Due to recent changes in the market, it runs into some stiff competition in the $30-50 range. Once you get around $30 and up, I’d definitely recommend checking out Tangram, Civivi, and some of the other new quality budget makers from China.
As far as classic Kershaw designs in 8Cr13Mov, my favorite is still the Clash. It cuts well and is quite comfortable in my hand. It suffers the same problem as a lot of other Kershaws in that not everyone is going to love that clip. If you want a more streamlined deep-carry clip, you can call Kershaw. I’ve found that the clip from the Kershaw Brookline fits the Clash perfectly.
I don’t own any Kershaw, or Zero Tolerance knives, so I apologize.
My last few are a Spyderco PMII in S110V, a Delica in ZDP-189, an EnZo Birk 75 in D2, Scandi and carbon fiber and a Helle Dokka in tri-laminate.
I carry a SwissChamp everyday, despite having two dozen other nice autos and folders.
Chris
