I hate having to have to shave -- all those kids out there wishing/waiting for it, don't!
In any event, I shave often enough, but mostly when I have to - I can, since I work from home. But I still do, often, since it's sadly mostly grey. But at the same time, since it is light colored (plus I have fairly light hair texture to begin with), I can get away with every 2-3 days anyway.
I had a beard in the 90s and it wasn't any less work. I've almost always since had a goatee or soul patch, and that's no problem really. I'm an electric razor guy and thanks to Norelco I've been told I have the closest shave ever (when I bother

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