A barber cut in the Bay Area is $25~$40. My experience has been about 50/50 with a cut that I like. After reading about how Mr. Money Mustache cuts his own hair, I started watching videos on Youtube to get an idea how to do it.
I was torn with buying clippers. Inexpensive ones with decent reviews were $20~$30. Better ones were $60~$65. I prefer to go for quality but untested, I couldn't be sure this was a lifelong commitment so I went for a $20 set. If I cut my own hair for the next six months and feel the need, I'll replace with a higher quality set. If this works out, I could be saving myself about $500 a year and from disappointing cuts.
First cut turned out pretty good. Challenges were:
- Holding mirror to see back
- Cutting hair on top with scissors
- Blending sections
November 21, 2018 at 05:59PM
