Thread: How much have you spent on shaving this month? and what did you purchase?

My number is zero as of now! The trouble is the month isn't over and I already followed few links that were posted here.

$1k at least its less than the month before

got 11 dubl ducks, two fillys and some others

Well, how much I've spent in the last month (I assume 1 month = 30 days) it's difficult to estimate, because it's been so much, I've lost track.

Mmmm...I'm guessing around $5K. Maybe more, maybe less.

A boat load of razors for both shaving, as well as the razors that will go into the display case I'm working on.

A complete set of Nortons, Naniwas, 2 coticules, and 2 J-nats.

A 60X-2000X microscope with 5 mp camera.

Several badger brushes, as well as a lot of soaps, creams, aftershave, and cologne.

And a bunch of other stuff that I can't remember. (I already have my shop set up, though, so no shop tooling. Mmmm...I spent over $50K on my machine shop, so it's already pretty well equiped).

It's been expensive, but I've had a LOT of fun slicing and dicing my face! (I've come to the conclusion that I'm REALLY masochistic! I've never had so much fun watching myself bleed.).

Mikael has since perked my interest in Cuban cigars. It looks like that is going to be really expensive!! (At least razors and their accessories don't go "up in smoke").

Kent

you have a problem lol RAD, HAD and BAD at the same time is not good.

Well, I guess that's true. Lol! But, I'm single, no kids, and retired; and I'm not going to be able to "take it with me." If I had a family, I'm sure my choices would have been very different.

Kent

Originally Posted by gugi

My number is zero as of now! The trouble is the month isn't over and I already followed few links that were posted here.

I was like this and feeling smug AND pleasing the wife and then, i wondered about the fancy scales post earlier and and i looked on ebay £40 and a lot of explaining about what saving for christmas means.

about 120 usd. This is not all me though. My aniversary was the ninth and my birthday was the eleventh so i suppose that might give a little explanation on why ive went a bit over budget this month. Its usually about 20 usdish tho.

I've just graduated to full-time straight shaving, after years of only doing it on weekends when I had time to clumsy around with my subpar razors.

OK, this might include October too, but it's been the same "purchasing cycle."

New SS Dovo with ebony scales
Lynn's DVD
DMT 325 hone
Brush stand
Norton 4k/8k hone
Spyderco UF hone
Antique-store Carbo-Magnetic

The total? A chunk.

The experience? Priceless.

I've got a nice collection of hones (including a Coticule) from previous life and family trickledown. But I am drawn to hones like Kubrick's monkeys to the monolith. Help, help me!

But what did I save?

I may be justifying, like my wife used to about shoe sales, but I get money back.

I'll spend money on what interests me. I've spent my share of cash on other projects, mostly bikes.

I love the relatively smaller dollars, and project size of a razor. Spending four hours on a razor is far Le$$ than spending four hours on a motor.

My glass is more than half full.

Doesn't matter what I'm doing, If I'm to fill out a spread sheet for what I 'spend'....then time for a new hobby.

I haven't spent a dime. Use the same 2 razors I always use. Didn't buy any new soap or aftershave or anything like that.

I'm about to invest in another hone though (4k/8k), a nose hair trimmer, and another bottle of aftershave, which will run about 100 bucks. Most of that is the hone though (75). The aftershave will last me 5-6 months, and the nose hair trimmer is long overdue and should last a lifetime just like my razors.