Optimal Finance Daily · Friday, July 10, 2026
The podcast host offers a different perspective on salon expenses, suggesting a middle ground between extremely high costs and complete avoidance. While Hayes avoids costly salon visits, the host shares personal experience with using affordable drugstore hair dye successfully.
“On the other note, I've found Jen's take on the salon visits a bit interesting because I do think there's a middle ground between paying $200 to get your hair colored versus not doing it at all.”
“I just bought some drugstore hair dye and it looked great.”
“At the time, I was dyeing it back to my natural dark color after years of getting highlights. I got so many compliments, I ended up never dyeing it again.”