Wife's $160 haircuts

Happy Wife, Happy Life wrote:

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.

So now I assume you will ask your wife to go to your barber? I'm sure he can give her a nice little massage down there and a Brazilian waxing before the haircut. I'm sure she will think it's worth $12.

Pics?

3 account people- do you just use a debit card for each?

I like getting the miles on the CC but think the peace of mind of separate accounts would be good.

$160 bucks (including tip) every 6 weeks is exactly what my wife spends. Or more accurately what I spend as she doesn't work. Guess I could insist she go to supercuts and get a $30 haircut instead, but going to the beauty salon makes her feel better about herself and keeps her looking hot. Plus I can afford it.

Flag - not sure I agree with the "women are victims" theory of shopping. Most of their damage is self inflicted as they're terrible shoppers. A guy like me can how into Kmart and buy a $15 pair of jeans which satisfies my needs whereas a woman has to find a pair that fits her butt just right, and once found will pay whatever the price tag says. Economics isn't the main driver when it comes to their purchases.

And who doesn't enjoy a scalp and neck rub of their head?

the little one

My wife works her tail off, makes good money (more than me actually), we're almost debt-free and put stuff into retirement every month. She gets her hair done once every few weeks and gets a mani/pedi every two weeks or so. It adds up to a couple hundred a month but I think she more than deserves it. Plus, we don't keep score, so I don't care.

If you are out buying shoes, entering races, or even traveling to races and spending money on things you enjoy, and she doesn't say anything, why do you care about what she does with her hair?

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.

Losers.

Why not just share an account? It all comes out the same.

Does it really bother you that much to be aware of each other's spending?

I cut my wife's hair as well as my boy & girl teenagers' and my own. Is this truly weird?

We are cheap but it's more money to spend on a nice house and trips.

She's doing it for you bro.

Appreciate yo woman.

On the one hand, to each his/her own. If spending $160 on a haircut makes you (temporarily) happy, knock yourself out.

On the other hand, I think it's a bummer that people think stuff like fancy haircuts will make them happy, or are somehow necessary. They won't and they aren't.

When you're older and thinking back on the good times, are you going to be reminiscing about all those fantastic $160 haircuts you got, or are you going to be thinking about the great experiences you had, and trips you went on, and the people you love?

I'm cutting my own hair too. My partner cuts her own hair, or she has a friend cut it for trade. And she then cuts her friends hair. So we're spending $0.

She is has small business that she just started and doesn't make much coin, so I have learned to be more thrifty from her, even though I do OK.

One day it will cost u this much per week to keep have a erection.

SonOfRitz wrote:

She's doing it for you bro.

Appreciate yo woman.

Yeah, except at $160+ she is probably getting a short layered cut that she thinks makes her look like Audrey Hepburn, but actually makes her look like a done-up man. I, and most men, prefer long and natural-looking hair on women.

Tell her to save the $$ by growing her hair out. If she still wants to splurge, then it should be on waxing. Be sure to reinforce the latter with proper attention when and where it counts.

faster than you ever were wrote:

Losers.

Why not just share an account? It all comes out the same.

Does it really bother you that much to be aware of each other's spending?

For the same reason I don't share my money with you. Because we are different people and enjoy not having to think about what other people do with their money.

What makes you think it comes out the same? We each spend according to what we think we can afford, what we want to save for retirement, what we want to give away, etc. I make personal spending decisions based on what I have available, not based on what we have together. And so does she. We expect to have separate money forever for personal expenses, and we contribute to a joint account automatically, proportionally according to what we agree is fair.

FYI, we both trust each other completely and are happy in all respects. Not mixing up money as if we are a single person only helps.

student of training techniques wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

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.

How is spending more money when you make less money getting ripped off?

A lot of products for women cost inexplicably more than products for men. Stuff like deodorant, razors, etc. Some health insurance plans also charge higher premiums for women, arguing it's to factor higher health care costs for women because of gynecology appointments and potential pregnancies. But even if you're a woman who doesn't regularly go to the gynecologist (I personally haven't gone in over 2 years and the last time I went was because my orthopedist thought he saw tumors on the fallopian tubes in an MRI of my hip/pelvis) you could still be paying higher premiums because your insurance company weighs it into how they charge women.

kopji wrote:

A lot of products for women cost inexplicably more than products for men. Stuff like deodorant, razors, etc.

It's because men pick cheaper things. The market, you know.

You must live in flyover country. Prices in NYC or Frisco are much higher.

This is reasonable for a quality female haircut.