Thread: Stop saying we gonna save money!

Originally Posted by ledemon

Only $50.00 bucks!!!! I wish I could have that price here in Mexico for all those things,,, I spent 50.00 only for my Merkur Classic DE

Well, I shopped around a little. I got my first Straight for $15, honing for first 15, another straight and a DE in an antique store for 5, brush and soap for 18, bowl was free, and the strop was 12. So, $65 my estimate was a little off. I'm a notorious mooch and haggler, I have a reputation for never paying full price for anything that I can get for less. But even then I got good starting equipment. As my skills improve, I'll upgrade my things with better versions. But for starting out I didn't want to spend a lot on something I wasn't sure about.

I looked up what I spent on shaving last year, it was well over $100, not counting what I paid in cash. Add that up for several years and it's fairly substantial. So, I either keep spending hundreds on my old things or try out something that my last me a lifetime for little cost. If you don't go overboard it could pay for itself.

BTW, I don't mind fixing up old things. I already had all the tools I needed to restore those antiques anyways.