The safety razor is the way to go and imo the only move in shaving. :)
I suppose it takes a little getting used to, but I definitely didn't feel like I needed to watch instructional videos and stuff. Just take it easy and get the feel for it. I shave in the shower so maybe that's my secret.
I've heard the single blade is the right way to shave, and that the multi-blades are just a marketing gimmick to sell more expensive stuff, and doesn't actually help the shaving process. Story seems to checkout in my mind.
I've never cut myself except when I stupidly put it in my backpack with the blade in tact and reach around into my stuff and get bit :p
I actually find the single blade safety razor to be pretty intuitive to use. I think the multi-blades kind of train you to shave differently than you should be, almost like it's a scrubbing process, and using the single blade you're more precisely shaving yourself.
Single blade ftw .. and like you say the savings is ridiculous .. You pay like $15-20 or whatever for the actual razor, which lasts forever if you want it to, and then replacement blades are under $10 for 100 of them
I can see why Gillette etc wanted to make shaving a more expensive thing .. It's nearly cost-free when you go safety razor.