Its not like im not going to learn :tongue:
Where would you suggest i start, chris?
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I would suggest buying a board from official distributors or branded arduino compitable board. As for the tools kit, you can get bunch of resistors/capacitors/etc from ebay for a good price. Same goes for relays, switches, lights, etc.
Just saw this on reddit and thought it might benefit you guys:
Learning to Program the Arduino | Linux Journal