Hi there,
I agree that a cheap electric tuner is the easiest. Even cheaper are the old fashioned pitch pipes that you blow in to. It is important that the guitar is tuned in concert pitch. If you start with one string too high that might explain why you snap strings.
I use my keyboard often for tuning to so that's another way. Also check where the strings pass over the bridge. If it is a budget guitar, there might be sharp unfriendly edges that are cutting the strings.
Let us know how it goes, Gordon.
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