At the risk of being tossed out of the forum, I've taken to shaving once a week. But 1) I'm not married and don't have to listen to complaints about the scratchiness; 2) I "work" at home so I don't have some fussy boss to please; 3) It suits me.

I think the longer between shaves generally, the smoother the next shave will be. I think hairs grow thicker at the surface if they're being shaved every day. Given a chance to grow out, the shaft is thiner. I don't scissors the growth off before shaving either. I suppose that might be a good idea for someone with a longer beard so they can see better where they are going. But with longer whiskers, there is the disposal problem. With short whiskers, its down the drain they go. So I just shave regular way ....