I used to subscribe to Fine Woodworking when we first moved to France, but found it to machinery orientated. Now on my rare visits to England I tend to buy whatever I find on the shelf.
Good Woodworking (Digital Edition) only cost me £9.99 for a years subscription, with access to back copies too, so I reckon that`s good value. At that price you can afford to go out and buy a paper copy if you find the current issue has anything of particular interest.
Sadly, I find that is becoming increasingly unlikely. It`s not a patch on what it was in its heyday - or maybe I`m just looking for something different these days?
I am a newbie but seem to have gone very American as I get Fine Woodworking (machine heavy; yes) and Popular Woodworking (definite handtool bias) as digital subscriptions. Just to give the UK some custom I also pick up Furniture & Cabinetmaking, but not every month.
Frankly - no. I would recommend spending the money on books (esp s/h ones) and using the mighty resources of the internet. Magazines are decreasingly useful IMHO.
A well chosen book is likely to cover everything you need, in a decent sequence, whereas any issue of a magazine is a mixture (hence the name).
I wouldn't recommend Joyce - very authoritative, but dull as ditch water, and more of a reference for after you've learnt, as opposed to a text to learn from.