Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

HairyHandofDartmoor

Thanks Sally I'll definitely ring then today.

HairyHandofDartmoor

I'm up early as I've booked a hair cut for 9am. I'm going to spend £30 of my Christmas money on a hair cut . I haven't had it trimmed since early July and it looks like a bush :eek:. I used to go to the hairdressing school for two years to save money, but they've closed now and they never really got my hair right. I had a 'proper' hair cut at a salon in early July and my hair looked amazing, so I've decided it's worth every penny. After all you wear your hair with every outfit.

I'm going to walk to the salon and then catch a bus into town. I want to drop off my signed placement form at the training provider and then post my last Christmas voucher, plus a card.

After that I want to potter around the shops and look for stocking filler presents for family who live locally :rudolf:.

in_need_of_direction

So glad you’re able to look for the little extras. Enjoy

117pauline

Morning HHD

I'm also off to the hairdressers. I actually like my hairdresser but I hate having my hair cut and coloured - I equate it with going to the dentist.

All this talk of hot water bottles made me smile. I have only been back for a day and already I have started to fill my suitcase - hot water bottle, spices, worcester sauce etc etc.

Then it's off to the petrol station swiftly followed by kwikfit. The sensors are showing low tyre pressure and there is a bulge in the tyre wall ( I knew this in September but had forgotten) I don't fancy driving in this weather with faulty tyres, it would be almost criminal.

Take care
Pauline

Sallyforth

Enjoy your trip to the hairdressers HHOD followed shopping. So pleased for you that you can splash out a little and most importantly treat yourself. I’m with Pauline on the hairdresser front (ever since Vidal Sassoon almost scalped me back in the days I had more credit cards than sense). I grew mine and just trim the ends myself - must have saved me thousands over the years. Having my feet done is my occasional guilty pleasure but I justify the cost as a health benefit!
Sally x

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Good for you having your hair cut at a salon, HH:j. You really do deserve a treat and a good haircut once in a while is money very well spent. The result will make you feel better and lift your spirits:beer:


I don't know about you but my hair grows so quickly and soon loses the style that I was usually so pleased with after it had just been cut:(. I can't afford to get it done very often though and frequently feel really untidy. Plus, constantly having to fiddle with it myself to make it look anything like reasonable is a bind:(. Last time I had it cut I didn't let her cut it quite as short as usual and I've regretted it ever since because it looks a real mess now and I can't afford to go again for a few weeks. I asked her to leave it a bit longer as I was still recovering from being ill when my face went really thin and haggard. I misguidedly thought having a bit more hair might balance it out and I suppose it did bit but it began to be straggly again in no time:(

WannabeFree

Have a lovely day HH

x

jwil

Have a good day. Definitely phone Tesco, they are usually pretty good.

elizabethhull

HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

I'm up early as I've booked a hair cut for 9am. I'm going to spend £30 of my Christmas money on a hair cut . .

Hope your hairdresser did the trick and you feel a million dollars ! Lovely, for once, to have a little treat.

I rarely visit hairdressers - mine is just below shoulder length and OH cuts it or one of the DDs as it's really easy. I just wet the ends and it takes people 5 mins - loathe spending vast sums for a hairdresser to do pretty well the same ! Still, having the same hair 'style' for decades makes me easy to recognise.

However, when both DDs got married, I warned them off cutting their husband's hair. I made what I now recognize as a mistake in being willing to do so (after all, I'd cut my brothers hair for several years). Sounds like a great way to save money, and it is, but it turns into a chore and now DH has so little hair, it's VERY difficult to do well, but he still won't go to a barber's. Why would he, when he has a 'willing' slave at home ?

Now I'm looking back, I used to shave my brother's legs as well for a time - he was really into cycle racing, and less hair meant less wind resistance - ah, the things we do for our loved ones !!

Cherryfudge

I'm another who does her own haircuts, but mine is long so it's just a case of chopping the ends off and checking they look even. Goodness knows how much it's saved me as I gave up on hairdressers after a bad first (and only) perm when I was twelve! :rotfl:
I do DH's as well: bought a kit many years ago which has paid for itself many times over but I suppose I really ought to YouTube it and increase my skills (poor man).
All that said, I stopped colouring my hair a while ago and it's easier to keep in good condition now but grey hair needs a good cut to keep it looking fabulous, so I may not be doing myself a favour.
HH, I think it's a great idea to treat yourself to a proper cut which will last a while and be both a confidence booster and one less thing to have to think about. I hope you enjoy it as a bit of pampering!