desperate times call for nice and easy.

i am in hardcore thrifty mode. besides my daily expenses, i have my child's college to save for and a beach vacation that's not gonna happen unless i crack down bigtime.

and so, recently i did something i never, and i mean never thought i'd do. i used box hair color to cover my grays, which i'm very sensitive about.

i know. you think i'm crazy. but it worked. and this salon snob is forever changed.

it matched my salon color perfectly, saving me a $100 trip to the stylist. And it only cost $5.

ca-ching.