2nd thoughts on switching to wet shaving?

Wetshaving for most of us is a "hobby" not only a required, meaningless "task". Hobbies do cost money! They should hopefully be bringing you enjoyment, memories, maybe even some new friendships.

On a side note, Wetshaving is the cheapest of my many hobbies... and by a very wide margin. For me, part of the hobby is trying new things and sharing my thoughts/experiences with others on this forum.

OP: Live within your means (and it sounds like you are), have fun, don't overthink it!

Through shaving meets, I have met some people that I list among my friends. I have also met folks on shaving forums that I have gotten to know through their posts, private messages, and even email. Even though I may never meet them face to face, I list them among my friends as well. My definition of a friend is someone with whom you share common interests and principles and who provides support during some of life's challenges. There are a number of shaving forum members who meet that definition.

In these days of social media, the term "friend" has lost much of its meaning for most people. There are instructions for how to gain 10,000 friends on a certain social media site. However, the only connection most of those people share is in being on a list of names. That is not what friendship is all about.

Very well said, and I agree! There are folks here I list as friends, yet if I walked into them on the street I wouldn't have a clue. Except for Stubble Daddy, I should be able to recognize his hands after seeing all those post of him holding various beautiful brush handles for us to fight over!
(j/k Paul, no offense! just having some fun!)

Whether it’s a cost saving way to chop down hair is really up to you. Plenty of people have gone an insane amount of shaves on a DE blade (I’m talking 100+). Most Gillette razors off EBay or even Merkur/ Maggard brand razors would last a lifetime and are cheap. I’m sure I could make a tub or proraso stretch for a crazy long time. Think of it like cars, some drive a Prius to maximize costs, other drive sports cars because they value other aspects of driving. What are you? Prius driver or enthusiast, the decision is yours.