frist of all wellcome. you have come to the right place . there is much information to glean.your razor is a good one and ill asume it is indeed shave ready.as to getting a strop i can understand not wanting to spend too much for someting you may not master. that being said if i were to do it all over again i would get a tony miller right from the get go. hones are good things to have but are rarely needed the strop on the other hand is used every day. and good stroping will either make or break your shave.
you sound like a straight razor kind of guy to me and i must warn you there is no turning back . you could with your razor and barber hone and a good strop shave for the rest of your life. but if iam reading you right it wont stop there . " I have all the soaps, creams, brushes, etc. in the world" this time next year you will have maybe a few more razors too. enjoy the journey its realy all we have