Thread: The high price of buying a straight razor kit ????

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

I like the concept of the OP's lifetime budget. Sadly, RAD, SCAD (soaps and creams) and HAD kicked in for me, and I've probably blown that budget just this year.

It reminds me of fly-tiers who plan to "save money" tying flies. You can spend hundreds, even thousands getting outfitted for that, but it's all fun. You can't take it with you!

Well, fortunately I didn't get into straight razors to save money. I did it so I could get a comfortable shave and not have to deal with anymore razor burn and ingrown hair. That alone has been worth every penny I've spent on straights, which at the end of the day even with all the stones and straight razor related paraphernalia I've gathered over the past few years, is probably still less than I'd have spent on Gillette and their multiblade cartridge junk.