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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m glad that everyone has a hairstylist who seems to own their own salon and love their job.  Some things to consider though.

For every RISD grad, or Bobby Brown, or LA hotshot, there  are hundreds of women working in cartoon cuts, or the Hair Cuttery and very not “making bank”.  One of them is my cousin.  Her three kids by 2 men mostly live with my aunt, because when her kids are out of school (weekends, evenings) she is usually working. And because she is between men and can’t pay for childcare, or really support them at all.

If your hairstylist hates her life chooses, she isn’t going to whine to you, the customer about it. You are paying her to listen to you gripe.  Not vice versa.

It is a tough lifestyle. To earn, you need to work at least some evenings and weekends, which is tough if you have kids. And if you don’t own the business, you may not control your schedule.

Maybe owning your own salon does give more financial security. But OP has said her daughter has no interest in the business side. Without that, there is little chance of her making a decent living.

You people are hip and cool.  But sometime in your 40 s, it is tough to be one your feet 8-10 hours a day, and you are no longer young and hip. And then what do you do for a Irving?

I would not want my DD doing this. Not because she is too good for it. But because it is a tough lifestyle, with inconvenient hours, a low paycheck and not a lot of longevity.

Op— I would encourage your DD to get a PT job washinging hair in a salon (midrange, not super chic) PT during schooland FT this summer. Let her see first hand what thi looks like [/quote]

Your cousin’s poor life choices don’t have anything to do with being a hairdresser. I’m sure most hairdressers know how to use birth control. [/quote]

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