Comments on: Lawn Mowing Hustlers

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:11:11 +0000

Oh, I’m right there with you!

I mean “hustler” in the most positive way! I think it’s great to be providing services people need in the community, and exactly why I mentioned even thinking about starting one myself.

I’ll have to disagree with you on the “bum w/ a cup” route (to me anyone who needs to beg has it worse off than I do, so why not give a couple of bucks?), but Hustle Time I’m all about..

We even have a series dedicated to Side Hustles if you haven’t seen it yet: https://eliteedgemoney.com/ways-to-make-money/

By: Patrick M Ireland

Patrick M Ireland — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:14:28 +0000

Calling it a “hustle,” to seek gainful employment is hardly fair.

If no one would pay for grass cutting, we’d have more people looking for a handout.

These are honest people, looking for honest labor.

I never give money to a bum w/ a cup. But I am always ready to overpay the scouts for a car wash. You encourage bums and beggars, you get more of them. Your encourage honest laborers, you get more of them.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 15 May 2015 02:25:09 +0000

In reply to AJ.

Hah! Yeah, for real.

And crazy he can’t find reliable help??? I feel like so many people are in dire need of a steady income that they’d be all over it. That sucks.

We literally had someone knocking on our door just today asking to cut our lawn :) And I’m in a totally different house/state than when I first published this article a cple years back – hah. Hustlers are everywhere!

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 14 May 2015 17:18:03 +0000

That sounds like a great deal to me…for $20 it would have to be a small flat yard.
Around here it costs way more, but the yards are not small or flat (WV Hills)

My husband owned/ran a lawn care business for the last 8 years and it is a good gig…his biggest problem was having too much work and not being able to keep any reliable help.
At one point he had enough work to hire 3 other people full time but had to give it up because over the 8 years time he only found one reliable person that would actually show up for work.

He recently backed out of most of his biz to work a “real job” for a while…just got burnt out on it and he is waiting until our son gets a little older so he can work for him…but he still has a few jobs that are pretty quick and easy that nets him an extra $300 or $400 a month during the April thru October months.

My 11 y/o son thinks its great that he earns $10 a week for helping to mow the neighbors lawn for an hour.
There is quite a bit of demand where we are despite the fact that we live in the “country” where you would think people would mow their own lawns!?!?!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:05:25 +0000

Also don’t forget about all that dang CUT grass that then gets scattered across the lawn that you have to clean up too, ugh… at least with my lawn mowing skills. I have a bag attached to the thing but I swear it doesn’t do anything. Still have to sweep and clean up after the cutting anyways which I’d much prefer to put on someone else ;)

By: Ron @ Stock Spinoffs

Ron @ Stock Spinoffs — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:36:18 +0000

$40 per month does sound great. Very good marketing, like you said. I’m trying to think how often I cut my lawn in the summer and honestly can’t remember because it’s been so long. I think I cut it every 2 weeks, and after 2 weeks it tends to get rather long. The worst part is that if you wait a few extra days beyond that, it becomes hard to cut and chokes the lawn mower (if you have a mulching mower rather than a bag mower), so you often have to raise the mower up and not cut it as close.

I definitely think the $40 per month is well worth it for the peace of mind, even if I would never cut my own lawn every week.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:26:51 +0000

why such an odd number? haha… might as well be 39.75! ;)

By: Crystal @ Prairie Ecothrifter

Crystal @ Prairie Ecothrifter — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:42:46 +0000

We have always hated yard work and actually budgeted in lawn service expenses before we even considered buying a home. At our last house, we paid $25 every two weeks from April through October for mowing, edging, weeding, and clean up since our yard was small. Now it’s $38 a pop since our yard is huge and we have 3 flower beds, BUT IT IS TOTALLY WORTH IT. I get to avoid allergies and use my time elsewhere and my lawn guy can make a solid living. It’s a win-win, lol.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:29:49 +0000

Yeah, I sometimes forget that doing a lot of things yourself requires ownership of the tools too which all takes up space. It could get pretty cluttered fast in small places!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:28:38 +0000

In reply to Sharleen.

oh wow – I’d do my own too in a heartbeat at those rates – jeez!