Every time I see this phrase.it drives me nutz.
Granted,we have many young members with limited incomes,Others just want to dabble in the art to see if it works for them.
You can find a very nice (inexpensive) Shave ready razor in the SRP classifieds.
you can make or buy an inexpensive strop that will serve you well.
You want to buy Hones before you even learn how to shave?? knock yourself out,your making a major mistake.
But understand newbs,you are buying tools that can last you a lifetime,buy quality when starting out and never look back.
You can always sell the stuff down the road and recoup most of what you paid for