Wife's $160 haircuts

I get my haircut for less than $20 at supercuts or some crap like that. While I don't look like a movie star or anything, my hair is shorter when I walk out. I do this about every 13 weeks.

Your wife puts in effort to look good and you're complaining?

Boy have you got it wrong.

Just go spend $160 every 6 weeks on a call girl to make it even.

learn fast wrote:

Your wife puts in effort to look good and you're complaining?

Boy have you got it wrong.

If you need a dressed up head to look good then you don't look good.

Lomc wrote:

learn fast wrote:

Your wife puts in effort to look good and you're complaining?

Boy have you got it wrong.

If you need a dressed up head to look good then you don't look good.

I think you miss the point as well.

Hair Today wrote:

Holy sh*t, what is with women and their having no problem with getting totally ripped-off at the hair salon?

My wife gets a cut and color every 6 weeks or so and has no problem shelling over $160.

WTF, am I the only fool who thinks this is out of control?

This is why I/we maintain three accounts. One for our shared expenses and one for my expenses, and one for hers. If she wants to spend $160 on a haircut and I want to use that on a night at the pub, so be it. It comes from our own account and not the shared account.

You are the only one. Let the woman spend money on what is important to her. You don't spend 160 on haircuts because you don't think it's worth it. That's fine. But don't force your value system on her. If you want this whole partnership thing to work, you need to get over yourself and let her make some of her own choices.

You're lucking your wife's are only $160.

Kel Varnson wrote:

Lomc wrote:

If you need a dressed up head to look good then you don't look good.

I think you miss the point as well.

My wife does this too. I think she looks best with her hair natural color and a normal length rather than all this bizarre layering and bangs at weird lengths and stuff. That makes it even more annoying, she is spending 160 bucks on a haircut that I think makes her look not as good as she would if she just had it trimmed to length.

She knows this, but does it anyway, so I just stopped saying anything. It's only every two months or so, so whatever.

Freep wrote:

Just go spend $160 every 6 weeks on a call girl to make it even.

At $160 the prettier they are the less likely they are a girl.

Women get ripped off in a lot of areas. Clothes cost more, haircuts cost more, more things to do for routine health screenings, they still make less than men.

Haz Live in Girlfriend wrote:

Hair Today wrote:

Holy sh*t, what is with women and their having no problem with getting totally ripped-off at the hair salon?

My wife gets a cut and color every 6 weeks or so and has no problem shelling over $160.

WTF, am I the only fool who thinks this is out of control?

This is why I/we maintain three accounts. One for our shared expenses and one for my expenses, and one for hers. If she wants to spend $160 on a haircut and I want to use that on a night at the pub, so be it. It comes from our own account and not the shared account.

Unless you have a prenup this is total nonsense, but I understand that it might make you feel better. In legal reality, there are no account differences, it's all your money as a married couple... Half of your account is hers, and half of hers is yours. So she is still spending your money and vice versa.

Does your wife ever complain about how cheap you are?

Baller Status wrote:

Does your wife ever complain about how cheap you are?

Ha! She does!

Does the carpet match the drapes?

Bed head wrote:

You're lucking your wife's are only $160.

This

Haha ha

BigBoyGuac wrote:

Haz Live in Girlfriend wrote:

This is why I/we maintain three accounts. One for our shared expenses and one for my expenses, and one for hers. If she wants to spend $160 on a haircut and I want to use that on a night at the pub, so be it. It comes from our own account and not the shared account.

Unless you have a prenup this is total nonsense, but I understand that it might make you feel better. In legal reality, there are no account differences, it's all your money as a married couple... Half of your account is hers, and half of hers is yours. So she is still spending your money and vice versa.

I think the idea is that it is an easy way for them to budget for "discretionary" money for each of them. I think when he calls his "his" account and "her" account, he isn't speaking as a legal authority...

Bed head wrote:

You're lucking your wife's are only $160.

This. My wife does the same but it is closer to $300. You know what though? You probably spend $160 on running shoes every month and a half, and I bet she wears the same running shoes for a year. What is odd is that her hair just looks pretty normal. I think the more subtle the coloring and cut, the more expensive it is... Guys aren't typically programmed to notice that stuff, but I think other women notice.

Funny thing is that I go to a barber who charges me $12 for my haircut. I usually go about once a month. This morning, my wife talked me into going to her girl and I just got back. Cost me $45 plus tip and I look ridiculously good, plus she massaged my scalp and neck for a good ten minutes before the haircut. I think it was worth the money. I may stop seeing my barber (he'll probably come looking for me and kill me).

So take it easy and be happy that she isn't spending that on something you don't get to enjoy. You have a pretty wife who cares about her appearance, be thankful.

BigBoyGuac wrote:

Unless you have a prenup this is total nonsense, but I understand that it might make you feel better. In legal reality, there are no account differences, it's all your money as a married couple... Half of your account is hers, and half of hers is yours. So she is still spending your money and vice versa.

I used to share your opinion but after 12 years of being married I can honesty say that it is SO MUCH easier to do the 3 account thing. Not to hide things from each other or "claim" money, but just to stop worrying about what the other is spending on personal items.

My wife and I used to stress out so much about keeping our account balanced and making sure we kept receipts, etc. We would end up arguing over the most stupid things. Finally we just opened up individual checking accounts for discretionary spending and each month $XXXX goes from our joint account into our personal accounts. This is for crap like coffee and running shoes, not major purchases. It just enables us to stp worrying about what the other person is spending. These accounts were created with the intention of being drained to $0 at the end of each month. The joint account is for bills, major purchases, etc.