Rather than Deposit I would initially purchase a Gold Starter Pack for $40 US> This will give you a repairable gun, amp, scope, armour and repair tool,. It will also give you a basic car (car will last good few years with normal usage)
You will also recieve some universal ammo and ped to spend. You can also buy the bronze or silver starter packs but the Gold one seems to be the best value.
To do this goto
https://account.entropiauniverse.com/account/shop/index.xml?__noframe=1
you will need to type in username and password.
You can select bronze silveror gold, once purchased the items will be added to your account. Note repairing the vehicle also requires a vehicle RK5 8-10 ped and some welding wire, both items are available from the auction. The vehicle also requires oil to run also from auction but if you ask in trade chat someone will sell you a small amount of oil at a much lower price than on the auction.
Other points to be aware of.
If you are going out to hunt and not sweat - stick to the puny mobs for at least a few days and do not wear yur armour to hunt them. You are better offer hunting with no armour and healing with the repair tool, this saves decay on the armour and builds you healing skills quicker.
Many players recommend that you should sweat for the first few months but it sounds to me that like myself you are keen to get out their shooting stuff. In retrospect 3 years on I wish I had sweated the first few months to build my evade and dodge (this helps with killing big mobs later on). Another alternative is to swunt that is sweat the puny mob until it is dry then shoot it. Done properly you can cover most of your playing costs for the first few months doing this but again it is very boring.
Also consider skilling melee at first S.I. blade or any TT weapon from Ancient Greece , falx, labrys etc, this build Health quicker and allows you to carry larger weight in your inventory quicker
Another important thing to remeber is dont buy a weapon above your level (in the item description if under learning period it says Not any More then you have maxed the item and it is then it's most eco for you to use. If it says "Yes" then your skills will increase quicker using it but it will not be quite as eco and if it says "Not Yet" do not use the weapon as it is very un-eco for you and you do not get speeded up skill gain on it.)
All this aside the most important thing to remember is Have Fun, the game like life can be very frustrating at times and at time it can be extremely rewarding.
Other things to consider are join a society and get a good mentor (dont choose the first mentor you find, find someone in your time zone - talk to them for a few days before accepting them as a mentor.)
GL - The Dawg