Note to Self: It is in fact possible to take budgetary cutback measures too far. Just because cutting your own fringe was a success, does in no way mean cutting your skanky dead ends off with the kitchen scissors will be a similar success.
Lesson learned: The next time you get completely sick of the frizzy, split end riddled last few inches of your hair and dealing with a big knot of dead ends, learn some bloody patience and wait til you can go to an actual hairdresser, rather than lop the bloody thing off.
Looks like I'll be continuing to wear it scrunched up in a messy bun, if only to hide the uneven ends, let alone the couple of chunks missing!