Thread: Shaving on a budget

Well, skip the free samples and buy a kilo of Cella for 37 bucks and your set with soap for years, or buy a 5oz tub at 15.

There are several threads on how best to store it. There are other good soaps sold in bulk, very inexpensively.

Soap is your least expense, if you can’t afford that, plain water and a sharp blade will do it.

Welcome to the forum. Everyone else has already pointed you in the right direction RE samples, so I won't go there save to agree with hrfdez about Maggard. Top of the line for service, IMO.
For a beginner looking for great quality at a good price, check out the Razorock line of soaps. Most are between $7-$10, there are practically a boatload of different ones, and they will all perform quite well, with no issues in lathering for a newb.
Cella has already been mentioned, but I second it. As well, if you have a Bath & Body works near you, check out their C.O. Bigelow cream. $10 for a big tube, and they have buy two get one free sales frequently. Go ahead and buy, don't even debate it. Great cream,same as Proraso Green, just in a different container/branded differently for B&BW, and a cream that is in almost every wetshaver's den, for a reason. Good, solid product at a fair price.