This would be my first cycle, haven't bought anything yet and I'm really just researching for the time being.

Here's what I'm thinking:

500mg/week Test-E with nolvadex for pct

I like it because it's real simple and pretty inexpensive. My question though, is would I even need to take HCG with this short of a cycle? I've read it both ways and just want some opinions. I could afford the HCG but would rather not dish out the 50 or so dollars for 10,000IU of the stuff, even for 5000IUs it would run me about 40.

Since it's my first cycle though, I don't want to mess anything up.