You could get laser hair removal instead of shaving. Calculations assume a discount rate of 10%.

Financial cost of hair removal

• $1,500 to $4,000 for initial treatment
• $300 a year for a touch-up treatment (PV ~ $3,000)

Total financial cost: $4,500 to $7,000

Time cost of hair removal

• six treatments at 1.5 hours per treatment (.5 hours for the treatment itself, plus commuting, scheduling, waiting, etc.): 9 hours
• annual touch-up treatments: 1.5 hours/year

Total time cost: 21 hours

Time cost of shaving

• .25 hours/week = 13 hours/year (PV ~ 130 hours)

Cost per hour: $41 to $64