As Michael Jordan taught us, once you start to go bald, it's best to just cut it all off. Skip the combover and never pay for a haircut again by shaving your own head.

1. Buy a set of professional clippers. By cutting your own hair you'll save $10-$20 a month, so splurge for nice clippers that will last you a decade or more. Ideally go to a beauty professional store rather than Walmart, and be prepared to spend $50-$100 for the real thing.

2. Cut your hair standing on a sheet on the floor, or in your shower, to catch the loose hair.

3. Set the clippers to the shortest setting.

4. You can do it yourself with practice, or get someone to cut your hair for you. If cutting yourself, it's easiest to do it naked and just before you plan to shower, so you won't worry about getting the cut hair all over yourself.

5. Begin at the nape of the neck and run the clippers in rows up over your scalp to the front.

6. Be sure to give extra attention to the nape of your neck, the sideburns, and just over the ears.

7. When you think you're done, use a mirror to check, and try running your hand all over your head. You should be able to feel any spots you've missed.

1. If you have someone to help you with it, you're less likely to get an embarassing uncut spot

2. To make your clippers last, place a drop of oil on the blades while running after you have finished, as you put them away.

1. If you're going to use an electrical appliance in shower, be sure there is no standing water nearby, and use an outlet with a circuit breaker, to prevent electrocution.

The shaving of one's head is an easy way to have that "just styled" look at all times and in all circumstances. Be it a girl's or boy's head, the right shaped head is a beauty to behold, and shave.

1. First things first, wet your hair, and inspect the general shape of the head to be shaved. Noticeable pointiness, and easy to feel bumps and crevasses are definite things to be wary of, and may be worthy of changing your mind.

2. Now, if you are starting with a full head of more than 1/2" long hair, you will need to whack it down to a workable level. Using clippers and the smallest guard possible remove unwanted hair. From here on out, you are pretty well committed!

3. From here you want a wet and clean surface to work with. It is also advisable to lubricate the noggin with whatever "product" you already have around (ie. skin lotion, or a small ammount of gel soap).

4. Lather a generous ammount of shaving cream onto entire surface to be shaved, and begin shaving with the grain the fisrt time, and against the grain for a much closer feel afterward if desired.

5. Rinse well, feel for any missed spots, and admire.

1. By shaving against the grain of your hair growth you will attain that "soft as a babies" feel. To do so I divide the work into 5 distinct areas. The right side, the left, the back, the top, and the "soft spot" indentation.

2. Don't be afraid to reapply shaving cream/gel, because you cannot work with an area that has dried out. It will lead to razor burn, and/or post razor bumps that are undesireable.

3. A two blade disposable is generally good enough. 3 and 4 blades just seems like overkill to me.

4. And between shaves, a handy little gadget from Sharper Image made with magnets actually keeps blades sharper longer, that way you save even more $$.

5. Enjoy the new you, and the time you get to spend with yourself in front of the mirror!

6. Highly reccommended to become a self-reliant shaver. Don't put that head of yours into someone else's hands, I say!

7. If you're in a hurry, I say put it off until time is on your side. A good self shaver can get the job done in about 5-10 minutes after some practice.

8. An every 3-5 day routine seems to work best for me, more often tends to lead to razor burn or peeling post shave.

1. Don't rush yourself.

2. Don't try a shave sans mirror until you are a well practiced shaver.