expresswrittenconsent said:
The chain places (super cuts, great clips) will run specials around $8 every few months.
You're probably gonna need to either double your budget or convince the special lady in your life that you trust her to give you that '2 on the sides and back, 3 on the top' clipper cut.
I do most of mine myself, with an assist from the wife on the back sometimes. I use the #3 on the sides #5 on the top. I do it b/c I'm cheap, and also b/c I hate waiting to get a haircut (and the cheap places are usually not the cleanest).