From your post i really dont know what to say to help you, except to keep trying to hone the gold dollar, if you dont want to put anything into it financially you are not going to get a lot out.
Majors offer is a kind one, i suggest taking it up, if however you decide it isnt for you then pass it on in the same manner as it was given.
The other option is to look at a double edge razor, they can be had fairly cheaply and blades are $15 for 100, or close to a years worth of shaving potentially, with a decent sharp blade.