Thread: Economics

Originally Posted by Knife

but my brush and bowel should last my entire life to.

I'm sorry, but this is one of the best typos I've seen in a while!!

On to business. You can get started for less than 300. You can also get started for a whole lot more. One of the difficulties judging either way is that it takes a little while for your skills to develop. There are some initial costs, and perhaps a few more depending on how long it takes you to get up to speed.
For instance:
You might chop your strop in half, that'l cost you.
You can decide to have a professional honesman hone your razor, that'l cost you
You might roll your edge over and need re-honing by your chosen honesman. That might cost you.
You might instead buy hone(s) for yourself, that will definitely cost you, but it's what I did.
You might whack your razor on the sink, you better believe that'l cost you.

What I'm trying to say is that in the complete absence of mistakes you can certainly acquire what you need to start for less than 300 and be shaving happily for your natural life. The problem is that you are probably going to make mistakes. Starting with less expensive (good quality, not cheap) will help you save some initial costs should you choose the straight and narrow path.

as an aside, there are several reasons to get more than one razor, even if it's only two. Some people advocate letting a razor rest for a day, etc.
Keep searching around, you can find plenty of money saving tips from like-minded people!