I hear ya buddy!
I still have my original Craftsman box - I bought at 13 years old (now 56)...
For only two bends THIS TIME.... I think of tool purchases as "investments"... whatever I buy now - I don't have to buy in the future.. and I plan to use them for a lifetime in my hobby.
Some guys buy golf clubs - some guys buy bowling balls... but I need tools for my hobby...
My wife always jokes that "he buys 10,000 dollars worth of tools to do a 1,000 job". This is partially true (take away the zeros)... but I use the tools over and over - and if not on my project - they're used to help on a buddies project etc.
For two bends -- this time -- you might have a shop do them for you. There are also SPRING benders... where you might have to use some muscle but the spring helps to keep the tube from collapsing... are you aware of these? Are you bending Stainless or some other kind of tubing? Can you use flexible hose and hose ends rather that tubing? Just some thoughts.