I don’t live in the US, so my ISP doesn’t really seem to care what I torrent, but the megathread vehemently recommends to always use one. Since VPNs aren’t cheap and I’m on a strict budget (wouldn’t pirate otherwise), is it really that dangerous to torrent without one?
Look into a seedbox. They can be had for very cheap in some places and then you’re not torrenting anything at all to your local network, you’re just transferring everything over an encrypted ftp connection. I use whatbox and absolutely love it. I’m sure there are cheaper options though.