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

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  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Has anyone had a neighborhood boy come now the yard for you? Not sure if I'd have to worry about age and such.

    We hired the neighbor teen this summer. He's responsible. And we're home when he does it. He loves the cash and we love the freedom of not having to do it.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    I have never hired someone to mow and I have mown others lawn like my mum and grandma.

    It's only a quick 30-60 min job every few weeks over summer and every few months over winter.
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    @CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
    I no have a lawn but when I did I hired out. It's a lot of work to cut the grass, trim the edges and snip the bushes.

    Please hire me
  • VeronicaA76
    VeronicaA76 Posts: 1,116 Member
    Both. I do the weeding, hire someone to do the mowing and tree trimming.
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    I do it all myself... Which explains why my lawn looks like hell lol...
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  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    I have never hired someone to mow and I have mown others lawn like my mum and grandma.

    It's only a quick 30-60 min job every few weeks over summer and every few months over winter.

    You should come mow my Mom's!!
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    @CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks wrote: »
    @CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
    I no have a lawn but when I did I hired out. It's a lot of work to cut the grass, trim the edges and snip the bushes.

    Please hire me

    So you can stand outside my window?

    Standing yes but you may see a bit of movement.
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    @SexyTimesMike wrote: »
    I live in an apartment in Berlin. Berlin doesn't believe in lawns. Perfect.

    For period of time they didn't believe in world peace either. Maybe if they had lawns....


  • Tweaking_Time
    Tweaking_Time Posts: 733 Member
    I just sent a text telling my lawn-care-provider (aka Zach) that my yard was looking shaggy and that his check for $75 is in the wreath in the front door.

    That was grueling and I am exhausted...
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    I married someone for that.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
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    Maybe this would work?
  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
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    Maybe this would work?

    Well what do you know, next they'll have a battery powered edger.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Caporegiem wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
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    Maybe this would work?

    Well what do you know, next they'll have a battery powered edger.

    Well, it wouldn't do much based on the video. It keeps starting and then stopping, only to repeat.
  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Caporegiem wrote: »
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
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    Maybe this would work?

    Well what do you know, next they'll have a battery powered edger.

    Well, it wouldn't do much based on the video. It keeps starting and then stopping, only to repeat.

    It eventually finishes though.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited August 2017
    We both take care of it.. we decided that we will keep doing it until we get to old to do it.. another way to keep moving and active and some satisfaction too from doing it yourself..
  • gcibsthom
    gcibsthom Posts: 30,145 Member
    I have two sons still at home...so....I end up doing it all...Seriously that is one of their jobs.
  • jruch23
    jruch23 Posts: 1,069 Member
    I cut it myself. Only takes an hr for both yards
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    We mow our lawn ourselves these days. Dh likes the exercise of mowing and we can't afford to pay anyone.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Yard work is hired out.

    .... so is pool maintenance.

    next on the luxury scale is a personal chef. how awesome would that be?
  • johnm6952
    johnm6952 Posts: 6 Member
    Kids, my son hates it, my younger daughter thinks she can't wait to do it!!!
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Yard work is hired out.

    .... so is pool maintenance.

    next on the luxury scale is a personal chef. how awesome would that be?

    If you wanna live of frozen pizza and blts, I'm your gal
  • gettingmeback2013
    gettingmeback2013 Posts: 114 Member
    I hate yard work with passion! Hire!!
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  • 123liveoak
    123liveoak Posts: 2,239 Member
    I hired out...then said f this i can do it....im looking for a new lawn guy :#
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    J_Surita3 wrote: »
    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.

    For 45 minutes I get 304 calories.Mine is not all incline though, and the temperature is usually a little lower than 95 degrees.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    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.

    My neighbour's house was recently robbed by his old faithful gardener.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Yard work is hired out.

    .... so is pool maintenance.

    next on the luxury scale is a personal chef. how awesome would that be?

    If you wanna live of frozen pizza and blts, I'm your gal

    Submit your CV; we'll talk....
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    It is a matter of money vs time. How much is your time worth. Do you get something more out of doing it yourself?
    For me, it is something I like doing. I like doing the yard work. If I had children involved in sports every weekend, is probably have to pay someone.
    One of my brothers lives in a pricy neighborhood. His neighbors asked him why he didn't hire out. They thought it odd that a lawyer, married to another lawyer was doing manual labor by choice.
    He didn't hire a crew until his daughters got to busy with sports on the weekends.

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