There are many ways to reduce costs in our every day lives, so to help do just that each Monday I will post a money saving “Tip of the Week”.
“And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.” Luke 19:17
This weeks tip involves…getting free haircuts!
I have always hated having to pay for haircuts. To me getting my hair cut is kind of like mowing my lawn, it just keeps growing & we just keep cutting, over & over & over. As a matter of fact, I sort of wish I were bald. There I said it…and I think I may actually mean it! Any bald men out there please chime in with reasons why I should not wish to be hairless. Although quite necessary…to me cutting my hair once a month just seems like a big waste of time and money.
If I break it down, including tip haircuts were costing us around $20/month. Here is what my wife & I did to cut that down to $0/month!
- We purchased a decent pair of hair clippers for $45
- We purchased a hair cape for $10
- We let my wife loose on my hair
- If you are not confident in your ability (or maybe your wife’s ability) to cut hair, check out this post on instructions for the tapered haircut, which is the most popular mens haircut.
For an initial investment of $55, which we made back in just three short months, we are now able to put the extra $20 into our savings or toward debt repayment…and every penny counts. Let me add that my wife is doing an excellent job to date. I think she is giving me better cuts than my barber…after all she does cut it with love! Thanks again baby.
At this point I am not cutting my wife’s hair…yet! She won’t let me near it, although I think I could do a very good job given the chance.
Lastly…gentlemen, please make sure that you “get right with your wife” before you give her clippers & sit in her chair or you may end up looking like the kid in this picture!
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