The cost of living is always going through the roof no matter what platitudes or outright lies the government or the Reserve Bank choose to peddle. So the choice is whether or not to indulge temptation.
For my part, I may be done with buying brushes unless or until inspiration for a nice handle design strikes. But I wouldn't want
@TroyTools to feel unwanted and unloved...
And I'm happy with my razors for now; having both Vector and a Vestige, I have two grail razors, plus the others... though I may yet succumb to the siren song of an Aristocrat, just because I love the look of it. Or just because.
I really do have enough soaps to last me well into my mid or late 70s. One thing I do know is that I won't be buying any more DRH Windsor for a while. Not because I've fallen out of love with it, but I should really have brought more than the one stick with me on this trip. My bad. Live and learn...
Coffee will stay the same. Premium varietal green beans from
Coffee Snobs, roasted and ground at home.