Hey there, new to the scene and the experience.
Anyone able to recommend a blade for life?
Preferably not at the cost of a months pay...

I prefer the handle to be of durable material as well (steel, titanium, ...).
Purchased a very cheap all metal straight razor look-a-like to get the feeling and such.
Of course it doesn't shave at all, scratches away skin good though.
And I'm getting the moves for stropping in my wrist and fingers without destroying a proper blade.
It's also madly sharp as it cut me a few times when it touched skin that wasn't meant for shaving.
Tricky part is, when I order stuff from outside Europe, they charge me crazy customs costs.
So I prefer either a dead cheap blade so that customs costs won't be exhorbitant or a blade that is shipped from Europe.
Found some sites myself that also offer a certain degree of customization, but I couldn't find them on the list of 'trusted' blades over here so dropped them.