Priorities regarding speaking

So I've recently started learning Czech, and I wonder whether I should start speaking a lot early.

READ THIS FIRST. I know that the earlier you start speaking the better, that's not the point. There're some other nuances.

When I studied English as a teen, I didn't do speaking much, but read and wrote a lot. At some point my speaking became much better almost by itself because I've accumulated a lot of active vocabulary while writing. My speaking still falls behind reading, writing, and listening, but isn't too bad.

Now I'm thinking whether I should do things differently with Czech. Firstly, I'm no longer a teen who accumulates language from comprehensive input very easily. Secondly, I'm a native speaker of Russian and Ukrainian, which are also Slavic languages. And generally I don't want my speaking to fall back much, but I still don't know how much speaking should I do. I have friends who speak Czech, I can speak with them sometimes. Or I can also pay for an online service to find a professional teacher to speak with. But it costs money and I don't have much of it as a student.

So should I at least partially rely on my speaking getting better with other types of studying and only speak regularly but not very often with my friends, or should I find money to speak often with a tutor?

I want to hear your opinions and experiences. Thanks!

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