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| Cut The Cost of HaircutsIs the price of haircuts snipping into your budget? Well, fret no more--there're several ways to trim this expense.
Check if your city has any low cost hair salons. Some of the chains offer coupons in the newspaper or mail that reduce the cost even further.
Try a beauty school. These can be found in the yellow pages of the phone book plus there's an online directory of some. The students have had some training before allowed to "practice" on you plus instructors are present to supervise. The prices are a real bargain with the students enthusiastic about doing a good job.
You can have a friend or family member shear your locks and/or you theirs. Or, you can even cut your own hair. Either way, watch your own hair stylist and ask lots of questions. It helps to use a mirror on a long extension arm attached to the wall.
Detailed how-to books on cutting your own or someone else's hair can be obtained free from the library or cheaply at discount bookstores and online book sites. See my page about spending less on books for more information.
Another way to cut your own and/or someone else's hair is to use the FLOWBEE Vacuum Haircutting System. This consists of a cutting head with a hose that connects to your vacuum cleaner.
Included are "spacers" that attach to the cutting head to determine the length the hair is cut. The vacuum's suction holds the hair in place plus neatly sucks in hair trimmings.
I've used a FLOWBEE for years and am quite pleased with it. Not only do I save lots of money but also the time spent going to the salon, waiting my turn, and going home. To save money on these, get a FLOWBEE on eBay.
If you're not up to having the job done at home by yourself or someone else, think about trimming just the bangs and along the bottom of the sides and back to increase the amount of time between haircuts.
Doing the above could be a helpful cost cutting measure if you decide to have your hair done by a more expensive stylist as you might be able to decrease your number of visits by as much as half.
You can also save lots of money/time by coloring your own hair. I've colored mine for years and spend less per year on hair dye than I spent for a single hair coloring session at a bargain salon. When the hair coloring I use goes on sale, I stock up. | |
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