Saving money is always something that is on the mind of anyone raising kids! No matter how much comes in, it always seems like the demands for what needs to go out is more!
Here is a little story about a time that I was pretty sure I had figured out a way to put my family on easy street. Simple things add up to a LOT! It is a story I call…
Why Holly’s Children Cover their Head and Run When they See Oprah
Holly has been cutting her husband’s hair for years.
Years
and years
and years.
She has some fancy hair cuttin’ scissors.
She has some electric clippers.
She has
no formal hair cuttin’ training.
Every once in awhile she has to remind her husbsand that
he gets what he pays for.
Overall, it has worked out well…
Well, except for that time back in ’92 when Holly accidentally cut a bald spot in his temple the day before he started a fancy new job.
Shhhh…that time is long forgotten.
So, imagine Holly’s delight when she watched Oprah the other day. Oprah was interviewing
America’s most frugal family.
America’s most frugal family cuts their own hair!
Yay for America’s most frugal family.
Yay for Oprah.
Yay for Holly.
Wow.
Holly should be on Oprah!
And then Holly had what Oprah calls a
lightbulb moment…
Holly should share her hair cuttin’ joy with her three boys.
That is what America’s most frugal family does.
Holly is sure that is what Oprah would do
if she had three boys and wasn’t rich and famous.
Holly paused the television and ushered the boys into the kitchen. She sat them down one by one on a hair cuttin’ stool and covered them with a professional cape.
There was a lot of clipping.
There was a lot of cutting.
The hair was a flyin’.
There might have even been a bit of complainin’.
When Holly stood back and assessed her work, she smiled.
She smiled.
And giggled a bit.
And then she
rushed to her computer.
After Googling, “mullet reversal”, Holly decided that the next time her hair cuttin’ scissors wanted to save money she would think about using them to clip a coupon.
Hubby gets his haircut at the shop at work. Hey, they only seem to know hoiw to do a military haircut- it is in the 5 sided asylum- but it is under $10.
This is just hilarious. Thanks for making me smile.
tee hee…thanks for the giggle. I cut the Hubby’s hair as well. I haven’t tried to do sugar bear’s though. I think I’ll pass.
I do not know where Blog Steadman once got his hair cut, but prices are no longer $15, so you are saving WAY more money than you originally thought! The cheap places (Great Clips, ProCuts) are generally around $20-25 (with tip), and the salons are typically around $35 (with tip) for men’s haircuts.
You know what this means, right? YOU NEED A TIP JAR.
That is hilarious! I don’t even attempt to cut my girls bangs, ’cause I KNOW it would not end well.
I just stopped cutting their hair entirely:) Little curly headed hippie boys running amok!
I, too have been cutting my DH’s hair for years…I do all the kids, too…and my own for that matter…just too cheap…
um, frugal!
Reminds me, hubby needs a cut desperately!
Loved the mullet reversal drawing…LOL.
Pax, E
shit! i accidently spelt accident wrong!! dammit. sorry. eye is knot vary cmart 2day. :S
well you tried!
maybe they can rock the mullet.
or not.
ROFL
that was great. i cut my son’s hair and also hubby’s hair, neither really come out great, but since i’m the one holding the scissors or clippers they don’t really complain. lol 😉
i cannot believe how much they charge for a little boys hair cut… it is totally ridiculous!! I think it should be around $7 but we have to pay $15 when we take Trevor… ugh. makes me crazy. so once in a while to get a GOOD cut we go and Bryan and Trevor get their hair cut… but all the other times I do it. I also cut my own hair every now and then… lets not talk about that though, okay. okay.
thank goodness the girls hair isn’t in need of any trimming or cutting… or they would be in trouble too. (evil grin inserted here)
glad to know I’m not alone in the cutting of my families hair or giving my husband a bald spot… I mean really… accedents do happen. wth??
have a great day!
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