@kel I taught the Creative Suite at a technical high school for over 20 years. Once I retired and had to pay their monthly rate, it became cost prohibitive. I've been able to transition to the Affinity Suite without losing too much capability. The learning curve wasn't too steep. You might want to look into getting it - it's being sold at 50% off right now.
@altucker It's good, but it's not nearly as good. For production-quality assets and ease of collaboration, Adobe is absolutely required.
Which is what makes their egregious greed so infuriating.