This suggestion always makes people recoil in horror. Which makes me laugh out loud.
One day I sat down and figured out how much we spent on family cuts every month. $100. YIKES…every month. It made me stop breathing for just a moment when I realized that. And we just go to the “cheap” salon. Let’s break it down. 3 kids cuts costing $15 + $2 tip = $51. Mine and Hubs cuts are $20 + $5 tip = $50. Yep. That’s $100 a month. Or $1,200 a year.
So how do I lessen the blow when it comes to haircuts? Well, you can choose to give your kids long hairstyles that don’t require cuts very often! And it’s certainly a viable solution! 
My oldest daughter has long hair. But she has bangs. Which grow super fast. My other daughter doesn’t do long hair well. Plus I have a son and a husband who prefer very clean cut styles.
I used to cut my hair all the time. (And it looked like it. Ha!) There was a season when I just didn’t have the extra money to pay someone to cut my hair for me so I chose to do it myself and just live with the consequences. And it didn’t look that bad. I’m kinda picky about my hair. (and those who know me well will translate that to very picky..)
We’ve now come to a new season, but we still want to save money in this area. My solution: go to the hair salon every other month. Just in case you can’t do that math that’s a savings of $600 a year! And during the other months I trim all of our hair for us.
So here’s my tip to successful home haircuts: I don’t trim bluntly across my layers, but rather trim into my layers. See how my scissors are cutting into the line of hair rather than across? This helps take off some length without royally messing up my layers.
My other tip to a home haircut are these puppies:
My personal opinion is these thinning shears are worth their weight in gold. They provide a very forgiving cut and really help take off a little weight until I can get to the salon next month. Here it is!
And actually, I haven’t been to the salon since November.
I think.
{I can’t wait to hear your responses to this one!!}
My Disclaimer: I’m not responsible if you end up with a hack job. Ok? Thanks!
You are one brave mama! Lol since I am in a house full of boys the problem we have is keeping their hair freshly cut and their barber is an hour away… In a pinch the hubby cuts Scotty’ s hair and I help him cut his hair too! I took Cosmetology in high school but don’t feel really comfortable with my cutting skills! Lol Robbie is a different story… He has awesome hair so we pay for his… Now since the hubby has used the same barber on and off for 15 yrs she is truly a part of the family and we get a pretty good deal… For all 3 of my guys she only charges us $10 plus we tip her really good… A normal h/c is $8 per person… I would say we are lucky! Lol
As for my hair it is long so that helps and I have a wonderful friend who is my hairdresser… I never know how much it will cost b/c it depends on if she come to my house it is $10 or if I go to the salon it ranges from $18… Since I just added layers and side swept bangs I am gonna have to see her monthly or at least every 6 weeks as opposed to my twice yearly schedule I had been on… So I think I can avoid cutting my own hair… I think you rock that you are comfortable enough with your cutting skills and it looks awesome!
HA! I love your disclaimer at the end.
I royally messed up my middle child’s hair when he was a toddler by trying to do a simple BUZZ cut on him… since then I’ve left it to the professionals. I do trim my own bangs, but I’m too chicken to trim my long locks myself. Your hair always looks great, so I’m impressed! 
Good for you! I’ve always cut all my kids hair and Michael has always cut his own. The trick is to not give up if you mess up because with hair the more you do it the better you get. I can’t do my own but I go once every 2 or 3 months and let it grow out in between. We’ve had a few BAD haircuts at the hair salons too so I don’t always trust the professionals!
That’s right Tamara! It might not always go well. I’ve certainly given myself a few terrible haircuts. lol~ But I’ve continued to trim it and I’ve gotten better over the years.
I cut Jeremy’s hair and trim the girls hair sometimes but I can’t imagine doing mine! I only go once every 4 months or so anyway so it isn’t that much.
Your hair is so beautiful, Jenilee! And if your style doesn’t need to be cut but every few months, you’re really doing well. It’s those people (like me) who decide to go with the more “complicated” styles I suppose.
This is what I do to cut my hair, it comes out perfect http://howtohacklife101.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-cut-your-own-hair.html