Haircut.....

**coup** · 03-02-2008, 11:48 AM

Hang in there! Can you trim any of it yourself?

Do you have a beauty school near you? I just talked to a friend who gets her hair cut at one and the cost is $5ish. I was going to look into it. I get my hair cut about 4 times a year, plus one perm, so thankfully I don't spend in this area. And if I can get my perm done at the college too - that would be a great cost saver. Maybe I can get one every 9 months instead of one a year!

**ab27** · 03-04-2008, 11:52 AM

I shaved my head myself when I was in the Army, now that I am out, I am growing my hair and beard out. I grew my hair long several times and got sick of it, cut it off. Now once it gets long enough I just tie it back in a ponytail and trim off the excess. My beard hair is so rough that growing a beard saves me like 10 dollars a month on blades, takes a bit of getting used to though. So now I basically look like a mountain man, my beard is 4 inches long, I dont trim it or anything, just let it grow.

**kellydoeshair** · 03-05-2008, 12:34 AM

I usually cut my own hair
but I am a hairdresser
also I come from a family FULL of hairdressers
so I pretty much would never need to pay for a hc ever again, YAY

**ab27** · 05-28-2008, 06:27 PM

I cut my own hair, it's actually quite simple. I wear it in a ponytail all the time, so it works. I just tie it in a ponytail, grab the ponytail, measure two inches or so past my closed fist, then squeeze the ponytail tight and run no guard clippers over the end.

**Palooka** · 05-28-2008, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by M55FF

you need a flowbee and you wouldn't EVER have this problem

Do they still make those things?

I cut all my families hair and mine. I think I would hate to pay for a haircut now. Once in a great while I will treat myself to one.

**heartofmine** · 05-29-2008, 12:07 AM

What is worse is when you don't have the money to get your child's hair cut. When my son was in Kindergarten we were having a particularly bad time. My son needed a haircut but I just didn't have the $5.00 to get it for him. One afternoon when I went to pick him up his teacher pulled me aside and told me another parent had called him a girl not knowing he was a boy because his hair had gotten so long. She told me that if we were having a tough time of it she would loan me the money to get his hair cut. I was so embarrassed. I cried when I got back in the truck. I didn't have the first $1.00 in my purse. I came home and dug around finally ending up getting in his piggy bank to go get his hair cut. My husband was furious that she said anything in the first place.

**Palooka** · 05-29-2008, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by heartofmine

What is worse is when you don't have the money to get your child's hair cut. When my son was in Kindergarten we were having a particularly bad time. My son needed a haircut but I just didn't have the $5.00 to get it for him. One afternoon when I went to pick him up his teacher pulled me aside and told me another parent had called him a girl not knowing he was a boy because his hair had gotten so long. She told me that if we were having a tough time of it she would loan me the money to get his hair cut. I was so embarrassed. I cried when I got back in the truck. I didn't have the first $1.00 in my purse. I came home and dug around finally ending up getting in his piggy bank to go get his hair cut. My husband was furious that she said anything in the first place.

Oh man, I bet that was a horrible feeling for you.

**ab27** · 05-29-2008, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by heartofmine

What is worse is when you don't have the money to get your child's hair cut. When my son was in Kindergarten we were having a particularly bad time. My son needed a haircut but I just didn't have the $5.00 to get it for him. One afternoon when I went to pick him up his teacher pulled me aside and told me another parent had called him a girl not knowing he was a boy because his hair had gotten so long. She told me that if we were having a tough time of it she would loan me the money to get his hair cut. I was so embarrassed. I cried when I got back in the truck. I didn't have the first $1.00 in my purse. I came home and dug around finally ending up getting in his piggy bank to go get his hair cut. My husband was furious that she said anything in the first place.

This is a problem with society, not you. We are taught from birth that men should have short hair, and it becomes a common thing, although short hair is a recent thing in civilization. I wear my hair long, and have never been mistaken for a female. I suppose with little kids it is different, as they are not taught to question society.

**Palooka** · 05-29-2008, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by ab27

This is a problem with society, not you. We are taught from birth that men should have short hair, and it becomes a common thing, although short hair is a recent thing in civilization. I wear my hair long, and have never been mistaken for a female. I suppose with little kids it is different, as they are not taught to question society.

That is a very good point and that went through my head as well.

**fernykins** · 05-29-2008, 09:40 AM

I go to super cuts training salon and get my hair cut for free. They do it every 2 weeks...... I found out about it on creigs list. In the free section
Fern

**larabelle** · 05-29-2008, 10:28 AM

That is the exact reason why I decided to grow my hair out. I pin it up with lots of pretty hair sticks. Now I do not have to worry about the expense of hair cuts. I trim my own split ends.