When my hair was waist-length I would flat-iron it straight. I have curly hair and this would take me up to 5 hours
(this was from washing to blow-drying it straight to flat ironing it
) But now I've cut it all off (I donated it to Locks of Love) and I'm talking about buzz cut. So it's virtually no maintenance. When it was long I could do it myself for free and spend a day doing it or I could go to the salon to get it done for up to $80
I have only gotten it cut once since then and will only cut it once more (I unfortunately do not have any clippers) (hair cuts cost $15 each time). But I'm going to grow it out after the last hair-cut.
But concerning nails I give myself my own mani/pedi. I leave my fingernails natural. Just file them myself and sometimes paint them clear. But what I spent money on was toe nails. I have paid $10 for fingernail polish by OPI. I would then spend $3 on a clear acrylic polish (Wal-Mart). This would then last two good solid weeks. Many people have thought that I get mine done professionally. I do a clear base that cost $3, two coats of colored polish, and the acrylic top coat. When it dries it will not chip or anything.
So at I do my feet every two weeks. I soak, file and anything else I can think of. This costs my at the least about $17 a year (nail polish remover costs .90 cents) So even if I buy three nail polish colors a year this will still cost me less than one trip to the salon for a mani/pedi which would cost you $50 without the tip!