Im going to go this route. I messed myself up one time and never did it again, but I'm going go start trying my hand back at it.I bought all 3 below and cut my own shyt. Not as sharp as going to a barber but after a year of practicing I no longer have those Wayne Brady, RG 3 sloped hairlines I had when starting out.
Are Haircuts Getting Too Expensive?
- Thread starter Doobie Doo
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Dwayne_Taylor
Superstar
Barber shops are straight robbery and they got the nerve to be closed nights and weekends. I can't put up with that anymore in 2020
AyBrehHam Linkin
First Black Brehsident
i had to stop going my guy once he went up to 35
Doobie Doo
Veteran
Just wear a hat. You are going to fukk your own shyt up the first couple of times, it's unavoidable. But it really is about just controlling the wrist.
desjardins
Superstar
Imagine waiting in a shop for 2 hours on a Saturday and then paying $50 for a cut that takes 20 minutes 
First they tried to finesse customers by requiring appointments and INCREASING the cost cause it was an appointment, like nikkas ain't been waiting in barber shops for 100 years prior
Now barbers just like fukk it, charging $30+, being late on appointments, taking lunch breaks, texting, some shops hours be inconsistent with barbers cancelling appointments you paid to make
I'm cool on all that.
First they tried to finesse customers by requiring appointments and INCREASING the cost cause it was an appointment, like nikkas ain't been waiting in barber shops for 100 years prior
Now barbers just like fukk it, charging $30+, being late on appointments, taking lunch breaks, texting, some shops hours be inconsistent with barbers cancelling appointments you paid to make
I'm cool on all that.
My barber raised his price for a cut to $40 not including tip.
I'm only going in once a month fukk all that.
I don't knock it though, I know he's got loyal clientele.
mines at $30 + $5 tip. Used to go two times a month now I’m only going once. $70/month is a bill
Goon for hire
All Star
Exactly bruh where are these nikkas from?
My haircuts been $13 I tip em $20 since I was 8 yrs old.
My barber owns the shop and also has other revenues for money.
My barber owns the shop and also has other revenues for money.
Why is every statement on this board always wilfully misinterpreted? My point is that you have to walk a fine line between raising prices as costs of living rises while being careful to not charge more than the market will bear, especially when wages remain stagnant as they have for the past few decades in America. If you charge too much, it creates an opportunity for businesses that will undercut you. It's actually already happening at the low end. There are Chinese (!!!) and Latinos cutting black hair at rock bottom prices while some black barbers are charging $45 + tip for a cut. All the group economics and race loyalty in the world is not going to stop people who don't have the money from going for the cheaper option if it is OVERWHELMINGLY cheaper.
If you're one of those cats that want the "beauty shop" experience of face masks, face steams, chalk drawings, etc, then go ahead and spend $50. I'll stay with the dude with a shop full of people talking shyt with their sons and nephews in tow cause they ain't been priced out of the grooming experience. 
CodeKansas
Superstar
25 for me. 
C-Styles
Superstar
sh*t i remember in 01 i would go to this barber that charged me $5. Sh*t done changed, but it ain't as bad where i live charging $20. Thankfully my wife knows how to fade so i've saved thousands over the years 