I've never owned any other brush than the one I have now, bout 5 or so years old at this point. If I can spend triple the amount for it for something that lasts the same but feels or functions better? Why not? You don't have to be rich to afford nice things. You just have to properly budget your money. If I wanted to buy a custom razor from every maker here, I'd cut spending somewhere else. Spend it how you see fit, it's not like you can take it with you when you're dead.