How to Save Money by Cutting Your Boys' Hair!

The further we get into the new year, we hear more and more about people's financial goals and resolutions.  I'd love to share another tip with you that we have been doing for a number of years.  We don't pay for haircuts.  Not for our boys, not for my husband.  For myself, I get a trim every 6 months or so, but other than that, we don't spend money on hair.

I got a set of clippers about 4 years ago, as we were expecting our 4th boy. Children in general, can get expensive, and if boys need haircuts every couple of months, it will add up quickly.  So we decided to try it ourselves.  I watched a few videos on technique, but for our young boys, they really don't care about a well-tailored haircut.  They just want it done.  And in less than 10 minutes, it is.  Some  people are intimidated by clippers, but I find them to be just as easy as scissors, if not easier.

We finally cut off the baby curls. So grown up!

We just choose a setting (not too short, unless it's summer and the boys want a really short cut).  Then we just run the clippers through the hair, until it's all the same length. I don't worry too much about tapering or anything fancy like that. It goes quickly, and it looks great.  I figure that once the boys get to be 10 or 12 and really care about haircuts, we can start to pay for them then.  Even my husband prefers a simple cut with clippers and does most of it himself.

The savings add up pretty quickly if you start to do the math.

• 5 boys/men in our house  x 6 haircuts a year  =30 cuts in total per year.
• Multiply that by the 4 years we've been doing this, and we're at about 120 haircuts. 
• I'm not even sure of the pricing of cuts these days, but if you average about $10 per haircut, that is $1200 in savings over these past years.

If you're unsure, Google some tutorials, or head over to YouTube for some great inspiration. And start with the longest clipper setting, until you're comfortable. 

Good luck!