Ah, this is so awesome to find others doing this!!!
I happen to identify as a non-binary gender, and I've been cutting my hair for ages. I kept going to the hair-salon and asking for a specific cut and having them go, "Ohhh, you want this but like for [insert gender here--a boy/a girl]." And I'm like, No. I want. this. But it never works out and then I'm out a bunch of money. Additionally, my hair is super curly and most barbers don't know what to do with it anyways unless they've known me for several years.
Then I began working as a receptionist for a local hair-dresser and closely observing. I learned from watching and going home and experimenting on my own head how to do up-dos, long-cuts, medium-cuts, and short-cuts. I can even do interesting asymmetric styles now, which is tricky on my curly hair. It is so freeing to not have to worry about not only the money but the social anxiety too...and I can get it pretty much just how I want it, human error aside. I've also started charging friends for hair cuts or using them as gifts instead of purchasing something. One of my pals now offers me unlimited mixed drinks when I come to visit her...which I guess isn't that useful, since I don't drink much...but it is a nice thing.