Dear The_Splatoon_Plushie,
My name is Gabor Balazs. I’m a Hungarian FIDE Master and a certified, full-time chess coach. My hourly rate is a bit higher than the one you wrote down, so I cannot give you private lessons but I hope that I can still help you with some tips. 
Everybody is different, so that's why there isn't only one given way to learn and improve.
First of all, you have to discover your biggest weaknesses in the game and start working on them. The most effective way for that is analyzing your own games. There is a built-in engine on chess.com which can show you if a move is good or bad but the only problem is that it can't explain to you the plans, ideas behind the moves, so you won't know why it is so good or bad.
In my opinion, chess has 4 main areas (openings, strategies, tactics/combinations and endgames) and if you want to improve efficiently, you should improve all of these skills almost at the same time. That's what my training program is based on. My students enjoy the lessons because they cover multiple aspects of chess in an engaging and dynamic way, keeping the learning process both stimulating and efficient. Of course, there are always ups and downs but this is completely normal in everyone's career.
If you would like to learn more about chess but you cannot afford to take private lessons from me, you can visit my Patreon channel (www.patreon.com/Bgabor91), where you can learn about every kind of topics (openings, strategies, tactics, endgames, game analysis) and it's much cheaper because you get access to 147 private videos for 20$ / month. There are more than 38 hours of educational videos uploaded already and I'm planning to upload at least 4 new videos per week, so you can get 4-6 hours of educational contents every month. I also upload daily puzzles in 4 levels every day which are available with a FREE subscription.
I hope this is helpful for you. Good luck with your games!
I'm looking for a coach to hopefully boost me to the 600-700 range. I'll only be able to pay with a $25 Amazon gift card. I'm hoping it will pay for at least 2-3 hour long sessions.
ABOUT ME
I'm rated around 400 in rapid and have been stuck there for a bit.
I've been reading Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, watching videos (Mainly ChessVibes) and playing chess games.
I'm looking to reach 1000 by the end of the year.
I started playing chess in October of 2024 and was stuck at 100 for months on end.
TIME I'M AVAILABLE
Around 7:30-9:30 PM on weeks, 7-12 PM on weekends, randomly available throughout the day.
THINGS I LOOK FOR/WANT IN THE COACH
*Above or around 1500 elo.
*Can speak English fluently.
*Looks over weak spots in my game and teaches me tactics/principles that will exceed my play.
If you're interested, please message me.