And I can understand the money situation, but it'll be the only time you'll have to purchase a kit that much! Because if you do decide to just stretch to 16g, you can then go over to Body Art Forms and start buying their kits, which are, like, half the price starting at 14g! So there you go.

And then, when you're done with the 16g kit, you can sterilize it and sell/give it to someone else! Yay. It's win/win. lol
But yeah... In the end, it's your choice!