Even when it is just with your hairstylist. I really like my hairstylist. She first cut my hair when I took off a mega-ton of inches to donate to Locks of Love. (Why can't I write that donation off my taxes?) She's kept it in shape all summer and fall.
But, I have no money. And when I have no money, one of the first things to go is the regular haircuts. That's actually one reason I grew my hair out in the first place. I couldn't afford the upkeep. I mean, sure, I use a lot more conditioner when I have long hair, but really that is it. I don't use more shampoo. I don't even use the blow drier more. In fact, I probably dry my hair more now than when I had long hair and just threw it in a ponytail wet. (Everyday, because I care about what my co-workers think of my hair.)
Sidebar: I really don't like sitting in a chair that long to get my hair cut. I'll gladly be immobile for any number of reasons (reading, tv, staring off into the middle distance, getting a cavity drilled) but a haircut isn't one of them. I think it's from all the time I spent in rollers as a child. I sported a perm from 3rd grade until 9th. I want my youth back, but not the Little Orphan Annie hair-do.
So getting a haircut just feels too indulgent right now. But I still need at least one paying cut. (My stylist shapes up the back and thins out the sides for free. I guess stylists consider "preventing mullets" a worthy cause.) So I'm trying to be very strategic about my last $40 haircut.
Sidebar: My husband cuts his own hair. I was tempted to try it. But I won't, the results would probably cost more than $40 to fix.
I think I'll go in and ask for her opinion. But first, I'll say, "It's not you, it's me."
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Breakfast: Tortilla, Banana, Peanut Butter 31 cents
Snack: Granola Bar 47 cents
Lunch: Taco Soup 86 cents
Dinner: Grilled Cheese and Turkey 83 cents
Movies: Popcorn $7! SEVEN dollars. I could eat for two days on seven dollars! What was I thinking?
Total: $9.47
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