Free Resources
Free resources are the perfect place to start when you're not exactly sure where to start. It should give you enough to get started and really understand what and why you need to learn that skill. You don't have to pay to learn. The person who spends the most won't be the best analyst. The person who works the hardest and has the most passion will.
YouTube Channels
Awesome tutorials and advice on Analytics focusing mostly on Power BI and Excel, but also talks about Python and SQL.
Luke talks a lot about how to break into analytics and does a lot of comparisons between different software and tools.
Great hands-on tutorials for Excel and talks a lot about Data Analyst topics as well.
Her channel is a great slow pace for learners and covers tons of different topics around analytics, but I like her Python content quite a bit.
Datasets
Use the power of Google to your advantage! Search for Datasets on just about anything! This is great for real, raw data.
Datasets abound on Kaggle. Search for almost any kind of data you want and you're bound to find something. Great for small projects.
Great for real-world data from the government. Let's keep them accountable by analyzing what they're putting out!
Coding
Analyst Builder offers Free Questions to practice for your Technical Interviews.
Khan Academy is famous for being a fantastic free resource. Their SQL courses are simple and well instructed.
This site if famous and hundreds of thousands have learned from Python over the years. This is a fantastic place to learn the basics
Great interactive platform to learn all sorts of coding!