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.
I buzz DH & Mayhem’s hair but Havoc has a widows peak & cow lick and double crown & couple other weird hair laying patterns, so he needs to wear it longish & I can’t trim that for anything. So I pay $15 for him
Now that was funny! I let my hubby give my son a buzz cut and he cut it about 1/8th of an inch thick. That was when I discovered my son’s head needs hair! I could not WAIT for it to grow back. I will just eat frugal instead…Top Ramen is cheap!!
I once “trimmed” Secret Agent Man’s hair. It was long. It was not long by the time I was done.
Now it’s short, but he goes to a “salon” to have it cut. Oh well. I was proud that I did not cut my finger. Or his ear. Much.
too funny! I actually cut my hubby’s AND all 3 boys…have for years, and yes, I save a ton of money!
You’re hilarious. Love the cartoons.
I also have been cutting my husband’s hair for many years (I think it’s about 12 now), and I also once cut a bald spot in his head — his was in the back, though. Fortunately (?) he didn’t have a job, and it was only right before my parents came into to town to visit us for the first time since we’d moved to a new state together, so it’s not like there was any pressure or anything. What I want to know is: WHERE did you get that professional cape? I cut my son’s hair now, too, and he hates the feeling of hair on his skin. I would love to have a cape to sort him out.
PS To avoid a mullet, you need to cut more layers in their hair. 😉
Very good! Funny, I enjoyed it! I have a nice pair of hair cutting buzzers too and no professional training and I buzz my husband and 2 boys hair also.
You crack me up! Definitely say NO to the mullet! No wonder your kids were scared!
I giggle every time I read this 😉 LOL
I need to find Oprah’s see through dress- that is like SO fashion forward. 🙂