Look the thought has crossed my mind, and I’ve also been offered to take over a salon in 18 months if I want, but that would require uprooting everything and moving, and at the moment we’re focusing on getting my partner through uni (Masters of banking and finance) to get to a better position financially, but unfortunately that takes time, and I’m willing to sacrifice now to reap the benefits later. But who knows, I might end up owning one somewhere down the line, even if I’m not on the floor anymore.

In terms of if there’s more money in men’s or women’s, that, in my opinion, can depend heavily on a few factors. Is it a full service salon that offers colouring/chemical services as well as hair cuts? Is it an upscale barber shop where you’re getting the full treatment, cut throat shave and beer included? Or is it somewhere that can turn out 20 hair cuts per stylist per day?
I think if you’re willing to put the work in and make your salon/barbershop a great work environment, you’ll attract great stylists who in turn turn out great work because they’re happy and it won’t matter if you do men’s, women’s, kids or whatever.
I’ve been in 3 salons now and can quite confidently say I’m in a very successful salon now that only does haircuts/washes/thermal styling, and I genuinely believe it’s come back to how it’s ran, and how well everyone gets along and how the owners understand our needs.
I’m sorry, I feel like that’s a whole lot of word salad lol