We are definitely brothers in cheapness.
But (refilled) BJ ink cartridges are available for so little (especially if you shop around) that the difference is pretty small. Given the hassle of dealing with all that ink, neatness wins out over cheapness in this case for me.

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Here's the catch, though. Those carts may be cheap, but they don't hold very much ink. And low end printers cram all the colors into one cartridge so it has to be replaced every time one of the colors runs out, even if the others are still full. My BJC 1010 was killing me in ink expenses before I retired it. EVen with refill kits, you end up wasting a lot of and making a big mess. I was using an HP 550C before that that wasn't costing me nearly as much in ink, but the resolution was lower and I got the BJC free with the purchase of a few ink cartridges. Lesson learned, don't use low end printers that only have one color cartridge. It's better to spend the extra and buy one that uses multiple cartridges that won't eat into your budget every time one color runs out.