Been cutting and highlighting my own hair for about 5 years now (used to cost ~$120 a visit). After the guy I trusted disappeared, I got an awful cut by the next two stylist attempts, so I gave up and figured out how to do it myself (seems few have any idea how to cut shaggy/mid-length hair--if this were the 70s, I'd have no issue). Have had better results ever since, and can't guess at how much time and money I've saved overall.