Been tying my own since 7-8 yrs old. I consider it a required part of learning to flyfish.
As far as saving money, it's all about buying good equipment the first time and not buying materials/junk that you don't need. It certainly will pay for itself, but over decades. And I can happily throw flys into any nasty spot without concern, where fly buyers will avoid those spots.
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