Tracking Hair Care Expenses for the next 12 mos...Any takers?

[LovelyStyle]

Hey everyone,

I actually have been tracking my haircare expenses, via Microsoft Money, for the past 3 years. A healthy portion of my income goes to haircare and I don't even count all the products I buy. I include all my salon services and tips. The amount is staggering. Be warned.

Peace

 

[Legend]

The following are my preliminary findings. (I had to pull all my monthly personal budget reports since March together for this!!! )

Here’s a breakdown of what I spent since March 3, 2006. (I will note I do most of my purchasing on-line, so I keep good records. Prices include shipping and taxes. However, I may have missed just a couple of impulse buys at Sally’s!) :

Leave-ins and moisturizers: $73.78 (I buy larger sizes that last a long time, though)
Conditioners: $93.89 (actually less than I thought)
Shampoos: $5.98 (an overrated item I don't invest much in.)
Special Treatments: $125.88 (i.e. Aphogee protein, Alter Ego Cren, a few others)
Salon visits (includes tips): $385.00
Vitamins & Supplements: $160.78 (not all for my hair, but for overall benefit)
Tools : $89.98 (i.e. rollers, combs, clips, accessories, elastics, new ION soft bonnet dryer, etc.)
Oils: $78.93 (for only 5 products.erplexed I don’t skimp on quality here, but then again a little goes a long way!)
Phony Ponies: $85.90 (for 7 of them. I don't know if these should be a separate category since they are probably considered accessories?.... )

Grand Total: $1,100.12
(This total is for almost seven months of hair expenses, not including a few impulse buys I may have made with cash. If I had to estimate those, it would be about $30 or less).

I don't plan on purchasing anything else this year (I really need to use up what I have in stock). However, I did just purchase 2 new phony ponies for the holidays and took advantage of the "buy 2 get 4 free" sale at Puritan's Pride in vitamins that will last at least 6 months, so this total is probably pretty close to a 12 month total for me. I do have one to two more more salon visits, but those will total no more than $220.00 if I can actually make it to my appointments.

 

[Legend]

Whoops! I forgot my $5.00 subscription fee to LHCF. It’s better than anything I have bottled in my hair cabinet.

My revised grand total is: $1,105.12.

I think I'm going to be

 

[BrownBetty]

I'm in, can someone attach their spreadsheet? I really don't feel like creating one..

 

[sweethair]

I'm in I need to face reality when it comes to getting my fix when I buy a sweet new hair product. I the first step is accetpance so I my as well start with seeing what this habit is costing me .