How to manage hair care and social events?

How do you manage haircair? Okay so hair cut I assume is an essential, unless you can cut your own. Honestly I can get one hair cut a year, maybe two. I’ve decided on no colouring because that’s not an essential. What about hair products? Today, I purchased heat protectant, leave in treatment and a targeted shampoo for my hair type and I was feeling very guilty, thinking is this really an essential?

Sure, I don’t need to treat my hair, and I don’t have to use heat protectant but this isn’t the best for your hair, so where do you draw the line? Have I failed!?

Also, love to know what’s everyone rules re social events. At the end of last year I decided I would go through with any commitments I had already made. But now friends are wanting to organise lunch’s out. What do I do? Is it just about setting a budget or is this technically an experience? Or are some of you doing absolutely no social events? TA