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

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Cherryfudge wrote: »

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!

I always had very long hair as it's very straight and a nightmare to do things with if it requires curling:eek:. It was versatile as I could wear it up or down. I used to cut it myself most of the time but the outlay on home colorants was exorbitant as my hair grows so fast and the roots always seemed to need doing. I don't think I ever had a colour treatment in a salon. I was very lucky though as I didn't have a sign of grey until I was very late 50s:j


Once I hit 70 I decided to stop colouring it and go completely grey. I decided long hair worn down for someone my age wasn't a very flattering look any more. I dreaded looking witchy:eek:. I bit the bullet and had it cut really short which people said made me look years younger:j and I find it easy to manage as it has lots of layers cut into it and I can just put a dollop of mousse into it after washing it and finger dry it:j. I wouldn't want a short cut without layers as it always looks so flat on me and like a pudding basin style:o

badmemory

Your hairdresser cost will be more than paid off by the way you feel at those job interviews you are going to have in the new year. Some employers look at the presentation of yourself, they don't want flash but they want tidy, as a sign of a "tidy mind". I had one boss who told me he always looked at people's shoes, again not talking cost of them but tidiness of them. Obviously he didn't interview me, as I hate shoes & wear them until they fall off my feet (when I wear them) & love going to houses where they actually ask you to take off your shoes at the door!

please-let-me-be-lucky

So pleased you’ve been paid and the pressure of Christmas has somewhat subsided.

Happy new hair day Xx

HairyHandofDartmoor

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

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

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117pauline wrote: »

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

I hope your hair cut isn'tt too much of an ordeal Pauline, I'm sure it will look lovely afterwards

Sallyforth wrote: »

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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HairyHandofDartmoor

carbootcrazy wrote: »

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:(

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WannabeFree wrote: »

Have a lovely day HH

x

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jwil wrote: »

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

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elizabethhull wrote: »

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 !!

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Cherryfudge wrote: »

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!

Thanks Cherry .

please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »

So pleased you’ve been paid and the pressure of Christmas has somewhat subsided.

Happy new hair day Xx

Thanks Lucky .

HairyHandofDartmoor

badmemory wrote: »

Your hairdresser cost will be more than paid off by the way you feel at those job interviews you are going to have in the new year. Some employers look at the presentation of yourself, they don't want flash but they want tidy, as a sign of a "tidy mind". I had one boss who told me he always looked at people's shoes, again not talking cost of them but tidiness of them. Obviously he didn't interview me, as I hate shoes & wear them until they fall off my feet (when I wear them) & love going to houses where they actually ask you to take off your shoes at the door!

This is partly why I did it Badmemory .

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badmemory wrote: »

Obviously he didn't interview me, as I hate shoes & wear them until they fall off my feet (when I wear them) & love going to houses where they actually ask you to take off your shoes at the door!

I wear my shoes to destruction too:o. I always did even when I had plenty of money and could afford to have lots of them although I never did. I have 'funny' feet (well, they're beyond a joke actually:rotfl:), misshapen and with a difference of up to a full size between them:eek:). I walk for miles and they aren't painful in any way once I've broken in any shoes that I have to buy but finding new ones that fit is a nightmare:mad:.


I read an article once based on a survey where women were asked which part of their body they were least satisfied with and would change if they could. Well, boobs (size and shape) seemed favourite, followed by nose but no one opted for feet:eek:.

HairyHandofDartmoor

I'm not sure how good the haircut is until I wash it (again) as I don't like the way she dried it, however it feels better.

I would get DH to trim my hair BUT it's very wavy and gets frizzy easily. I have it cut in layers or else it becomes a wedge shape and I look like Chrystal Tips from Chrystal Tips and Alistair :eek: (anyone remember that? :rotfl:).

Cutting layers into wavy hair is not for the novice, even the teacher at the hairdressing school couldn't get it right :mad:. But proper hairdressers seem to be able to do it and then it looks a much better shape. When my layers get too long I look really scruffy, so I wanted to look smart for possible job interviews in 2019 .

I'm very lucky that I only have a couple of grey hairs that don't really show, even though I'm 54, so I save money by being able to keep my natural colour.

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HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

I'm not sure how good the haircut is until I wash it (again) as I don't like the way she dried it, however it feels better.

I would get DH to trim my hair BUT it's very wavy and gets frizzy easily. I have it cut in layers or else it becomes a wedge shape and I look like Chrystal Tips from Chrystal Tips and Alistair :eek: (anyone remember that? :rotfl:).

Cutting layers into wavy hair is not for the novice, even the teacher at the hair dressing school couldn't get it right :mad:. But proper hairdressers seem to be able to do it and then it looks a much better shape. When my layers get too long I look really scruffy, so I wanted to look smart for possible job interviews in 2019 .


I'm very lucky that I only have a couple of grey hairs that don't really show, even though I'm 54, so I save money by being able to keep my natural colour.

I'm sure it will look gorgeous once you wash it and dry it exactly how you like it:j. The cut's the main thing, they often finish it off in a way that's not exactly how we'd do it ourselves. The last time I had mine done she dried it going the opposite way to its natural direction. It felt and looked a bit funny to me but OH said he liked it. It was fine once I'd washed and dried it myself at home though, the cut was spot on although I'd asked for it a bit longer and regretted it within a couple of weeks.