While TG is economical it isn't the reason I use it. For starters, it meters almost perfectly through my Lee auto-disc pro. That allows me to load up 300 rounds pretty quickly. It would take twice as long if I had to weigh each charge. I get some really accurate loads with it in the upper midrange all the way down to reduced powder loads. I've never had any issues at all with leading and my pistols seem to clean up quickly. If I'm loading closer to the upper limits with jacketed bullets then I either use Longshot (which also meters well) or H110. With H110 I do have to weigh every charge. Titegroup is not my go to for most of my jacketed bullets but it seems (at least for me) to be one of the better powders I've tried for cast bullets. Powder is about the cheapest component involved in reloading. The difference between the cheapest powder and the more expensive powders amounts to about 50 cents to a dollar per box so being economical was never important to me.