MFP Poll -How many do their own lawns vs hiring someone?

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SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
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It seems more people are paying others to mow their yards, do their edging, etc.

What do you do?
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  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
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    It's always much better if someone else does it for you.
  • Tweaking_Time
    Tweaking_Time Posts: 733 Member
    edited August 2017
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    I hire - my yard is 4 acres of which about 2.5 needs mowing - $75

    Trimming - ha - that's a city slicker thing. Round-Up baby! 2 or 3 times per year.

    I brush hog my farm though - about 50 hours of tractor time so far this year. We brush hog about every 3 or 4 weeks. $31k for the tractor plus diesel :-)
  • Just_J_Now
    Just_J_Now Posts: 9,551 Member
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    I do my own and hate it.
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
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    @AngryViking1970 wrote: »
    I make my 12 year old mow our almost 2 acres of lawn with the zero turn. He's still young enough that he thinks it's fun. Like Mario Kart. :D

    So your acreage is littered with banana peels?
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
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    J_Surita3 wrote: »
    I do my own and hate it.

    Exactly why I make my kid do it. I always say my favorite outdoor activity is going back inside.
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
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    @Tweaking_Time wrote: »
    I hire - my yard is 4 acres of which about 2.5 needs mowing - $75

    Trimming - ha - that's a city slicker thing. Round-Up baby! 2 or 3 times per year.

    I brush hog my farm though - about 50 hours of tractor time so far this year. We brush hog about every 3 or 4 weeks. $31k for the tractor plus diesel :-)

    Are you a client JPMorgan's Private Client group?
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
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    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks wrote: »
    @AngryViking1970 wrote: »
    I make my 12 year old mow our almost 2 acres of lawn with the zero turn. He's still young enough that he thinks it's fun. Like Mario Kart. :D

    So your acreage is littered with banana peels?

    Ooooh, what a great idea! LMAO
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
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    @RunHardBeStrong wrote: »
    It's always much better if someone else does it for you.

    I don't know. I do my own and it's pretty good.
  • browneyedgirl749
    browneyedgirl749 Posts: 4,984 Member
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    My HOA does my front yard, but I'm responsible for shrubs, bushes, etc. I do my own backyard.
  • AdamAthletic
    AdamAthletic Posts: 2,985 Member
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    For some reason, they keep taking one look at my concrete yard and refuse to mow it!
    The spoilsports!

    I don't think I could cope with having a real garden to take care of, I can barely manage fixing my hair in a morning with all the work I have to do - let alone a garden! Lol
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
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    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks wrote: »
    @RunHardBeStrong wrote: »
    It's always much better if someone else does it for you.

    I don't know. I do my own and it's pretty good.

    Well, of course when I do it myself it's always great but it's still always better if you can get someone to do it for you.
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
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    @abetterme9366 wrote: »
    Hire it out

    So you just call someone in JPMorgan's Private Client group and say "hey, send someone over to tend to my mowing and edging."?
  • Just_J_Now
    Just_J_Now Posts: 9,551 Member
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    If I had a riding mower I probably wouldn't mind doing it but when you have to push a mower up on an incline in 95 degree hot humid weather it's not fun at all. I wonder how many calories I burn though, hmm?

    Another reason I miss living in the city.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
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    I am too scared to hire it out. Dont trust others touching my lawn
  • _pi3_
    _pi3_ Posts: 2,311 Member
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    I do it for bf and free calorie gains
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
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    My husband mostly does the mowing on the riding lawn mower because I hate that thing! I do the weed eating. We clear about 6 acres, though some of that is garden.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
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    RunHardBeStrong wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    I am too scared to hire it out. Dont trust others touching my lawn

    You do have to do a background check and health screening first, that makes it less scary. While you're at it you may want to check their credit score.

    I kind of feel like you should be my personal life advisor

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