Tip #9: Hair Styling Accessories and Staples

Hair ties, bobby pins, and basic plastic combs possess a mystical ability to vanish into thin air. Because these items function as temporary staples rather than lifetime investments, spending heavily on them makes absolutely no sense.

National chains push heavily branded hair accessories, charging five to seven dollars for a simple pack of elastic bands or basic claw clips. Dollar Tree delivers identical utility by offering massive packs of snag-free elastics, metal bobby pins, and durable styling clips.

The metal tension holds just as strong, and the elastics stretch just as far. You can buy three hundred bobby pins for pennies on the dollar. Hair ties naturally lose their elasticity and snap over time regardless of how much you pay for them.

When you inevitably lose them at the gym, drop them in the car, or bury them at the bottom of a handbag, you do not feel the financial sting. Smart shoppers entirely refuse to buy these consumable styling tools at drugstores or major supermarkets, opting instead to bulk-buy them during their routine dollar store run.