Just realized I've shipped 100 client sessions in my home studio and 60 of them were mixed on the same $40 pair of headphones | Creative Studios - The Design Community Hub
My buddy Dave mixed his whole first EP on gas station earbuds he found in his glove box, like 6 tracks total. He upgraded to real monitors last year and honestly the mixes got worse for a while because he could finally hear every little flaw. The gear matters way less than just knowing what your stuff sounds like after a few hundred hours.