New with questions

I am 23 years old and I have been noticing more and more hair growth. I have hair on my chin, cheak, thick hair on my sideburns that is basically starting to connect with my chin, I guess it is making a beard. Luckily the hair on my chin isn't as thick. I have a few hairs around my nipples and on my abdomen under my belly button. I am actually starting to get it on my chest, neck and lower back as well. Not all of it is really coarse and thick, but I think a lot of it is noticable but some parts it's sparse.

Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do, this really upsets me and is making more and more depressed because it has been progressing over the past three years. I have gained weight in that period of time but I am not obese, I don't consider 5' 7" and 180 lbs to be obese. I am actually considering laser but I believe it will be quite expensive. My only choice for now is shaving and I hate doing that and on my chin and sideburns it is starting to look strange when I wear makeup after I shave, I think the shaving is starting to irritate my skin. Please any help or advice would be much appreciated. I just don't know what to do anymore. Tweet