Clearwater, Florida - The tough economy has many of us cutting back on things that may seem like a splurge like a hair cut, manicure, pedicure or facial. These can get expensive, from 15 to 100 dollars a cut, manicures and pedicures around $50 and facials even higher.
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Despite the economy, getting pampered may still be affordable if you use cosmetology students instead of the pros.
"I can afford it and it looks good," says 23-year-old Angela Beaulieu. She lost her job earlier this year. Her trips to the salon went from every three weeks to every three months.
"I'm broke, I have no money," says Angela. That's until she heard about the deals at pTEC's cosmetology school half off its already low prices for July. Angela is getting a pedicure, manicure, eyebrow waxing and hair cut, all for $13.
"You can't beat it. It's affordable. Even with the economy being as bad as it is, I can find a few bucks here and there to get it done and make me feel better," says Angela.
26-year-old Jamie O'Dell is giving Angela a manicure and pedicure.
"It's what we love doing ultimately we'll do a good job."
Some students are starting a second career. There's 40-year-old Shelly Brown, a college grad who left the restaurant business. She's been working full time at night and going to school during the day for the last year.
Shelly graduates on Thursday, "It's a matter of choice and discipline and wanting to do better for yourself."
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