Great advice so far. I shaved with a Gillette Trac II for over 30 years and hated every shave, just the thought of shaving made me cringe. One day when I needed new cartridges and saw the price of $16 for 8 cartridges I decided there had to be a cheaper way being I was disabled and unemployed. First I went with a Gillette DE, $9.99 shipped off eBay and a 10 pack of blades from CVS for $1.50 which lasted a month. Noticed that after a little bit of a learning curve to get use to the razor shaving wasn't so bad after all.

Roughly 6 months later someone dared me to try a straight razor, that was 12 years ago and now I shave strictly with a straight razor. I actually look forward to shaving now. I will on occasion use a DE like if I'm in a hurry or traveling but while traveling I still take a straight with me.

Hope you have a very successful transition. Enjoy the journey and Happy Shaving!