Am I cheap?

A few years ago (2-3) I went through a phase of trying to do my own spells. I remember one in particular I did see movement from but I gave up and started to look for spellcasters.
When I was trying though, the books and material never exceeded $50. So I find it extremely difficult to spend $300+ on spellwork..maybe I just don’t understand what it is that is so pricey unless people work with demons to which then I see why, but some of the spell casters on here charge ridiculous prices and I’m not sure if I’m uneducated and being cheap or if other people feel this way. I’ve had a spell caster try to charge me 1,400!!