As far as I'm concerned, the only people whose money gets 'stolen' are those who buy loads of crap keyboards due to the low initial cost and end up buying more and more because they are never quite satisfied. I paid about €80 for my Model F, and €110 for my HHKB, but in terms of the service they've given me, I'd gladly have paid twice those amounts.
At the end of the day, life is short, and money is there to facilitate your enjoyment of it.