For the whole shebang, supplies, aircraft rental, testing, instructor rental, et. al., budget $10,000.
This is a general amount that appears to get everyone finished and have a few dollars remaining.
How much remains depends on many many factors. Including, but not limited to, how fast you learn, how frequently you train, availability of aircraft (scheduling or maintenance), weather, outside life issues, how prepared you are before each training hop, and more.
Don't get sucked into thinking you need lots of gadgetry. There are many items sold that are sorta useful, but really not, and will quickly eat into the budget like "death from a thousand cuts". The basics you need can be gotten for $300.00, tops. This includes a budget brand headset (more expensive headset can be gotten later once you get your license)
You mentioned ground school, there are many options for this, but most choose a self study course. Which course is going to depend on what your instructor likes to use. And it's best to use the one he likes so if he assigns homework, you are studying the right stuff and are well prepared before each lesson.
Doing a flight with a local private pilot can be fun. But caution should be exercised to ensure he doesn't demonstrate bad habits.
Tell us where you are located. Perhaps one of our long time members might be close to you and would take you up for a burger or breakfast flight.