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I moved from a very small town in Kentucky to Louisville a few years ago. Haircuts in my town generally cost around $15, so I was kind of in shock at the "city prices" being an average of $50 for a cut. A nearby town I work in generally costs around $25 for a cut. I don't have really any curly friends, so stylist recommendations aren't extremely helpful. To save money, I started getting my hair cut at the local cosmetology school. Bless their hearts. Each time I go I get deer-in-the-headlights looks from the students. Their instructors aren't much better. My hair is just wavy, and it's on the thicker side but not crazy thick. The last time I went, the instructor said, "With hair like this, you always want to thin it as much as possible." I nearly came out of the chair.