My husband is a simple guy who doesn’t like to fuss much with his hair, so this makes saving money really easy. He used to go to and get his hair cut for like $15 bucks, but not anymore.
We spent about $30 and bought him one of those men’s haircutting razor things and have saved so much money. This was his idea, not mine, so he gets the saving credit here. 
About every 6 weeks, he whips out his razor thing and just shaves it all off—again, his idea. I like longer hair on him, but it just gives him a hard time.
The first time, I actually tried to give him a sexy haircut and realized I totally sucked! That’s when he started shaving it off. So, how much do we save by doing this?
Haircut @ $15 every 6 weeks (so about 8 per year) = $120 per year
Sure, it might not be a lot of money, but all the little things we do help. Over 10 years, that’s $1,200 and over 30 years $3,600. Just remember that It all adds up!
But wait…that’s not all. What about my haircuts? I have to admit, I don’t go to Great Clips or Super Cuts. I know that they could save us a lot of money, but every single time I’ve ever been there, they’ve made my hair look awful. I go to this amazing chick and pay $35 for my haircuts. My hair (and nails too) grow super-fast, which means I should go in for haircuts more often than most people. Normally, I would hold out to 8 weeks for the haircut and sneak-in for a quick bang trim ($5) in 4 weeks.
Not anymore, I only get my hair cut twice a year and go in for bang trims every 8 weeks. It kinda sucks sometimes, but I just try to get creative with my hairstyles until I go in again. I’ll live. So, how much does that save us?
Before:
6 haircuts x $35 = $210
13 bang trims x $5 = $65
Total per year = $275
Now:
2 haircuts x $35 = $70
6 bang trims x $5 = $30
Total per year = $100
We save $175 a year by waiting out my haircuts and trims. Not too bad. Between the two of us, that’s a totally yearly savings of $295.
Do you do anything to save on your/your family’s haircuts?
Are you talented (unlike me) enough to do them yourself?
We have one of those hair cut things too – so my husband cuts his own hair and our 3 sons. My daughter is 4 and has had 2 haircuts since she’s been born! Her hair does not grow very fast and is not thick at all, the poor girl! And me, well I could care less about my hair – I do not use any products in my hair, do not use a hair dryer or curling iron, I just wash my hair daily and let it air dry. I think we save quite a bit of money doing things this way
@Kelly- Seems like you guys are saving a ton on haircuts, good for you. Our daughter’s hair was the same way until she was about 6. No hair products, no drying or curling—you must have some healthy hair. 😉 I’m kinda similar; I never curl my hair, use hair products maybe once a month and only dry my bangs (when they’re not overgrown) and then air dry. If there’s a special occasion where I need to look super-glam, I might dry all my hair—but that rarely ever seems to happen. You guys seem to be doing awesome in saving on hair expenses.