Time to update my look!

I’ve been going to the same hair stylist for about 5 years now. I love her, and I even went so far as to not cut my hair for 10 whole months while she was away on maternity leave last year. When I finally went to see her, you should have seen her face! hahaha my hair was so tragic. Anyway, it costs me $70 (including tip) for a haircut each time, which I think is really reasonable compared to other places, but it’s still expensive with my new frugal lifestyle.

Before her, I went to this Asian woman who cuts hair out of her basement. It seems shady, but my entire family goes to her, and she only charges $12 for a woman’s cut. I stopped because 1) she never took enough time and care with my hair, since she wanted to pump out as many customers as possible, and 2) my hair always looked like crap afterwards.

With summer coming up, I want to get my hair cut. I’m scared to go with someone else because I’ve been with my stylist for so long. I know places in the mall charge $35-40, and those SuperCut places only charge like $20. But I don’t want to come out with a mullet (which has happened to me before!!! Note to readers: never get your hair cut at JC Penny! hahaha).

Should I just suck it up and pay the $70 like I usually do? Or should I venture into cheaper territory to save money?