Time for holiday trimmings

I need a haircut. Badly. My ends all look like they're trying to jump ship but got tangled in the anchor cable. (Am I mixing metaphors or what?) The problem is, I can't afford my regular stylist right now - so much so that I'm actually debating going to the dreaded Supercuts. Am I crazy?

For the record, a kid's haircut at Nate's hairdresser is $15 - and kids will scream and cry and thrash about. I promise to be super nice and patient - can my haircut be $15?

I need to have a good 3 inches taken off all around, but couldn't figure out how to describe what I wanted. But when one is in need of style inspiration, where does one go? Pinterest, of course!

Think Supercuts could manage any of these styles or some amalgamation of them?

 I think this is the photo I'd bring in to the appointment:

 I love this base color and highlights:

 I like ends that flip up (on purpose):

 

 Nice angles on the ends:

Great side-swept bangs (which drive me crazy, but I love how they look):

 

It's so hard to get a hairstyle you like. I had the best hairdresser once but he had to go and have a nervous breakdown and then was never the same again. Prior to that, I didn't even need to tell him what I wanted done - I could just go in and say things like, "Well, I want, like, a reddish blondish brown that's kinda short but fun but will still be okay for work" and he'd do exactly what I didn't even fully know I wanted. It was the most simpatico relationship I've ever had and I miss him more than any ex-boyfriend or ex-friend, seriously. A great hairdresser is so hard to find.