I barely stick to my own plan. By the time I get around to trimming it, I've got hair puffing out in strange places, some bits randomly covering my lips so they get in the way when I eat, and I don't care. It's only when someone goes, "Ken, your beard" then I'm like... OK FINE! with a grump, and take an easy 5 minutes to upkeep. Even as easy as it is, I still hate it. I also keep a pair teeny-tiny stainless steel cuticle scissors I think they are (I was looking for the tiniest scissors I could find - had to look in the nail-trimming section but I found 'em) - and I trim my mustache with it real fast so I can get away without even using the dog trimmer on my face. Sooooo lazy about hair upkeep... tongue emoticon