Saving Money Shaving? Ha!

Shaving is something a guy has to do.  Albeit the beard fad the last 5 years made it more acceptable to look like a homeless man in skid row, unkempt and mountain man was hip for a few years.   Maybe it was duck dynasty or something...

Sometimes there are small victories along the way. Yesterday I found a buyer for my two Timeless .68 & .95, Charcoal L3, Mergress, Parker Variant, Ti Baby Smooth, 6S and some Ikons. Clearing out unused gear doesn’t save money but at least it recoups a bit of that research.

So what are you shaving with, now that you have sold
What many consider as top of the line hardware?

Sometimes there are small victories along the way. Yesterday I found a buyer for my two Timeless .68 & .95, Charcoal L3, Mergress, Parker Variant, Ti Baby Smooth, 6S and some Ikons. Clearing out unused gear doesn’t save money but at least it recoups a bit of that research.

So what are you shaving with, now that you have sold
What many consider as top of the line hardware?

Karve D/E/F
Paradigm 17-4

...And I’m going to try a polished Blackbird again. I previously had the matte finish but didn’t give it enough time.

I’ve been saving so much money that my wife told me if I save any more I’m going to be in a lot of trouble.

Saves me time and financial advisor fees. Previously, I spent all day on-line analyzing the stock market and my now greatly reduced stock portfolio. Now i have some time for shaving forums.

My expensive DE’s and badger brushes pull double duty as bathroom art!

I am saving money.  You see, instead of collecting $200 razors I could be collecting $5000 watches.  Or $50,000 amplifiers and speakers.

Aha!  Like your premise.

Or $5000 per foot magic speaker wire(yes, $5000 not a typo).

People collect speaker wire that cost 5k per lineal feet, but why? Oh wait, i do have 30 razors, 20 soaps, 1500 mix of de and se blades and 4-5 brushes... So i got no right to judge but then i have maybe spent max 1500 for my gear

II guess in the beginning we all thought we would save money.  In the old days we only had one can of chemicals called shaving cream one handle and the cartridges were getting out of hand expensive.  To me shaving was a necessary evil.  But that's all we had, a can, a handle and some cartridges.  My wife on the other hand had baskets and baskets of STUFF and some of it never used.  I suppose some of the fun was in buying it.  I knew I would save money because the blades were so inexpensive.  

However, man by definition is a collector.  For the most part do you have one of anything you like?  At the time I did not realize that there were dozens of brands of blades and some of those brands have several different types.  So you decide you want to try this one and then this one and before long like myself you are using 6 different blades and now I have several hundred of them.  I originally purchased 3 different soaps; now I have 91 of them and more on the way.  Of course, some of the soaps I have several in reserve.  Just in case??  I started out with 2 brushes, now I have 17 and will probably purchase more this year.  However, I am proud to say that I only have 3 razors.  For several years I have only used one of them.  However that one cost me $299.  It is the same way with clothes.  How many men have just one tie or one pair of shoes?  I had a mid life crises several years ago and thought I would buy a Harley Davidson.  I did, now I have three of them.  I can't begin to tell you how much money I have spent customizing two of them.  So much so that one has appeared in magazines and calendars.  

So gentleman it comes down to we are collectors and the artisans and manufactures know that.  And every time something new comes we say WOW and sooner or later we have one.  I get a chuckle reading all of these confessions on why we are doing this.  I got it and some how I can't stop it.

BUT, now I have almost as much primping things as my wife.  No way never but as long as I believe it is fine.  And in conclusion gentlemen, I have never enjoyed shaving as much as I do now.  Have a great 4th.

I was the guy saving money for years. One brush, one razor, and one soap puck but then I discovered the idea of vintage razors and artisan soaps. It was all over after that. Before I liked the shaves I got but it was still a chore that I had to do. Now It's something I look forward to everyday.

I was the guy saving money for years. One brush, one razor, and one soap puck but then I discovered the idea of vintage razors and artisan soaps. It was all over after that. Before I liked the shaves I got but it was still a chore that I had to do. Now It's something I look forward to everyday.

That's the whole point, Steve.  It's as much a hobby as a daily ritual, and why not?