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> $16: what most millionaires pay for a haircut (including tip)

I wish I knew where to find a decent haircut for $16, including tip. Or are they just so rich and powerful they don't have a use for a decent haircut, and elect for the bargain-sub-basement chop?

EDIT: I should characterize this statement a bit. My hair is very thick, and has a mind of it's own. It has been my experience, over many many years, that stylists at low-end shops repeatedly

1) fail to blend my hair well, making it look so ragged it looks like a 5yo cut it with craft safety scissors.

2) fail to understand my hair. It won't go the way you want it to go without GLUE, so the stylist has to work WITH my hair.

Mid-range shops usually have barbers who are up to snuff. Costs me $20-25 usually.

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What they fail to mention in the article is that 75% of millionaires are bald.

(Yes, that stat is made up...)

In SF, Lee Hong in the Mission (http://www.yelp.com/biz/lee-hong-hair-styling-san-francisco), $12 + tip.

Lily has been there almost 30 years.

In Mountain View, Paul at P's Barbershop gives a great cut for $9 (plus tip): http://www.yelp.com/biz/ps-barber-shop-mountain-view

In New York, Encore is only $11 (plus tip): http://www.yelp.com/biz/encore-beauty-salon-new-york

I wonder how many millionaires just go over their head with the number 2 guard every couple of months.

On the other end of the spectrum, if you never cut your hair it stops growing somewhere around mid-back and looks fantastic if you invest in conditioner. Decent shampoo and conditioner is pretty cost-effective if you do this.

What about relocating to a place where 16$ is a decent price for a haircut ? That's what I did roughly, and the haircut seems to be welcomed by my wife, too :)

Haircut is $2.5 here :D

Excellent! You're in Peru, right ?

Right.

Haircut (that doesn't look like shit) is at least $50-60 here.

where is 'here'?

I'm in Colorado, USA and you can get decent hair cuts for around $15. It's not hard really, just have to cut hair.

Speaking of which, I've tried doing it myself for free, in a mirror, and it did not come out well. Paying $15 or so for a professional to do it is worth it.

Sweden. There are a few places where you can get a haircut for 25-30$, but I've had nothing but horrible experience with those places.

My haircuts in the Philippines were 30 pesos while I was there. That's only a couple years ago and prices haven't changed a bit, which means they are still only about 60 cents US.

Have you seen donald trump?

But seriously, what is a decent haircut? Unless you are getting something fancy, short back and sides should suit most people.

I wish I lived in one of those places where you can buy a decent house for $300k. In this area $300k = rundown bungalow in economic development zone.

Wishing won't do it. If you REALLY want to live in a place like that just move.

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