Reddit reviews Kershaw Leek, Stonewashed Pocket Knife (1660SWBLK) 3” Stonewashed High-Performance Sandvik 14C28N Steel Blade, Black Anodized Aluminum Handle, SpeedSafe Assisted Opening, Liner and Tip Lock; 2.4 OZ

Truthfully I'd just recreate what I have, as it would almost entirely fit inside the budget:
SS Jotter, I used this before switching to a TT Shaker, it is still fantastic.
Leek, been thinking about upgrading but still fantastic and the alternatives are way more expensive.
SF 348 I got the unlabelled BLF variant, and it is fantastic. Sleek, small, and bright.
MOTA Pocket Tool One of the card tool variants, I've used a few of its parts, but will radily admit that on these not everything is useful.
Flowfold This holds everything listed above, and does so without increasing the volume of my pocket, and making everything quieter and easier to pick up and go with.
Cable Key Ring Great, because it is large and thin, so I have my keys and car keys and USB on here. I tried a Keydisk mini, but found it still rattles against the car key, is fairly bulky, and cannot hold the USB. May try one of the new Orbitkeys next.
USB Drive, goes with the keys, I actually have a SP J80 32, but for some reason that one has increased in price.
Bifold Wallet The one I currently have is very similar, but I have no idea what it is called, a basic bifold.

So, this budget covers everything save the watch, which I didn't leave room for, because downgrading from a pebble would be sad, and getting one would be the entire budget. My choice to recollect everything I have mostly indicates how happy I am with the set that I created.

Few different Leeks are Amazon's deal of the day

$41.96 - DLC-Coated - https://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-Unisex-Onion-Assisted-Flipper/dp/B0009VC9YK/

$33.48 - Purple Anodized - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AU6NIV2?pf_rd_p=f3acc539-5d5f-49a3-89ea-768a917d5900&pf_rd_r=3E55T7XT0DZ2S6PQ0VXA

$36.73 - Black Anodized - https://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-Stonewashed-1660SWBLK-High-Performance-SpeedSafe/dp/B00AU6NIFI/

Opening boxes, cutting tags off clothing, opening up bags of food (if scissors are far away), random things that require more dexterity/less size than your finger (but do not necessarily require a blade), opening locked doors, opening beer bottles, using it as a single-slot screwdriver for a few things, etc.

...and I only have this knife (not a multitool). Imagine what I could do if I carried a multitool every day.

It's the Sandvick steel one, I'll link the the model I have.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AU6NIFI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've been carrying the Kershaw Leek which is really nice if you want a precision point. Also a super fun opening mechanism. Definitely not great if you're gonna be doing rough work, as the point would fairly easily break.

Is a pocket knife in your daily carry? If so done pocket knives work really well as a money clip I use my Kershaw Leek as a money clip and it works great. I carry 3 cards and 10 or so bills and the clip snaps right back into place every time.

Also, the Kershaw Leek - great slender knife
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AU6NIFI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edit: Almost forgot, the Leek has a tip lock to prevent the knife from opening accidentally

As Kromulent mentioned, you would want a thin blade. If I were you, I'd look into the kershaw Leek. It's a very good folder (very very reasonably priced) and boasts Sandvick 14C28N steel which a lot of people compare to S90V which is a high grade steel.

My brother got me one for Christmas on Amazon and it was on sale for $24 [http://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-1660SWBLK-Folding-Knife-SpeedSafe/dp/B00AU6NIFI/ref=sr_1_7?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1452461703&sr=1-7&keywords=kershaw+leek] (Note, it's not on sale right now.)

Edit: A lot of people hate the look of the knife. I can't get my friend to touch mine with a 10 foot pole, but I prefer tactility of aesthetics.

Sorry, can't recommend a good axe, let alone one to EDC. The little I know about axes is from Wranglerstar on Youtube.

As for knives, how much money are you willing to spend and what sort of tasks will the knife primarily be used for? Cutting threads off your t-shirts? Have yourself a little $39 Leek. Yes, another Kershaw. Get over it. Kershaw makes affordable knives for a variety of tasks.

Don't want a Kershaw still? Well, the OKC Rat-1 in $24 AUS8 or $44 D2. There's also the $22 OKC Utiliac. How about the very simple $29 Victorinox Cadet? The $31 Cold Steel Finn Wolf? The $44 Kizer Vanguard?

I own all of these knives, some of them for a lot longer than others. All of which are nice at a fair price. In that $40-$50 range you start getting the Spyderco Tenacious, Kershaw Blur (personally I think it's one of the best value knives and I recently damn near stole one from Amazon for $35), and the nicer CRKT M-16s. You might be able to fine a Spyderco Delica for ~$60.

Y'all are dangerous. This came from just a little bit of browsing this sub and some searching and review reading and whatnot. Amazon links for convenience:

Leatherman Crater c33Tx

Kershaw Leek

Schrade SCHF9 Extreme Survival Knife

CRKT 2020 AG Russell Sting

Any advice or substitutions anybody care to offer? I think for the money this is a pretty damn fine set of 4 knives. The Leatherman might get some funny looks but I had its younger brother for many years and it would probably replace my current EDC (Kershaw Skyline)

Edit: Will definitely take lots of pictures when I pull the trigger.