How do I go about mowing lawns in my neighborhood this summer?

Head of Ra

Hi, I'm 17 years old and this summer I want to make good money for a trip to Spain with my school next Spring Break (April 2012) which is I think 2,000 dollars (My family is not the richest...)
I already tutor two kids for 20 bucks an hour for one hour so I get 40 bucks every weekend but that's for spending and going out and obviously it doesn't apply during the summer.

My dad said I could mow lawns for a good amount of money, I already did once (for a neighbore, I mow our lawn all the time) and charged 20 bucks and he happily paid me (the lawns in this neighborhood are.... not extremely large, they are decent sized.)

Now my original thought was to just take my mower and just knock house to house and ask if they want their lawn cut and negotiate on the money- smaller lawn smaller pay. I would go to the houses that look like they need mowing and knock on the door, tell people I'm trying to raise money for a school trip, that I have my own mower, and charge like 15 or 20 for the whole lawn and do about 4-5 a day (should only take 4-5 hours, the lawns are decent sized.)

My dad says I should make flyers, knock on everyones door JUST to hand them out and wait for people to call, that I have to convince them why my lawn mowing is better than others, establish a reputation and business. While this all sounds logical to the entrepeneur (which he is), I think this is all unnecessary, I'm not looking for permanent job, I just want to cut lawns every week to make some money.

So what's the approach? Any tips? Is this a good idea?

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I'll tell you one thing, you should offer to mow your mother'sh lawn as shoon ash posshible... It'sh a jungle

Any good jobs in the area of Delmar or Albany, NY for landscapers, gardeners or pond builders?

upwardly_m

I live in northern Florida. I work as a sub contractor for another firm. My main work is rock walls, stairs, gardens, ponds, etc. I can do planting and clearing, but that's not my specialty. The guy who hired me as a subcontractor always paid well. If it was me and my helper, we got $30-35 per hour. I could pay him $12 and pay myself about $15. I always considered that fair. I have a little used tractor with front end loader, backhoe, mower, etc. I'm paying off a $10,000 loan on this thing still. When that gets added to the job, that's another $35 per hour. Until now...
I can't get more than $20 per hour for the tractor or for our work. I can't do it for that low. I will lose money. My helper isn't going to work for $8 and I'm not going to work for $9 per hour. The bottom fell out hard around here. My house lease is up the end of this month. The landlord wants to know if I'm going to renew. Since February, I've worked my tail off for about $4,500. It all went to rent and tractor payments. My helper is not working anymore for me. Somebody is giving him $9 per hour to work in a lawn and garden store, so that's a better deal. His aunt lives in Delmar, NY, about 15 minutes south of Albany, NY, the capital.
She said we could come up there and stay with her a month or two for free. He's single. I'm married. I'd like to have a kid soon. My wife would like to have a kid tomorrow if it was possible. We can't do it. She works full time for about $8 an hour at Target. That's what they pay after 6 years on the job. My wife could work at a Target in the Albany area and not lose our limited benefits if she transfers. I wouldn't want to stay more than a month taking advantage of someone is not my style.
This is a huge move. Leave all my friends and family behind. This is something like 2,000 miles away. Probably never see anyone of them ever again. A scarey choice. Stay here and just struggle to go broke? Go to a far away place I know nothing about and try to start over. Anybody familiar with the area and could say how good work pays or how much their is? Thanks.

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i need help saving up for an apartment.what can i do?

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Jitana

i am 17 n a junior in high school.im tired of putting up with the drama in my family.i want to get an apartment on my own down by Redondo Beach, ca which is about 1,000 to 3,000.i graduate high school in June 2012 and hoping i get a job at front desk at medical place.i got my certification to do so.but i cant get a job these days cause no one is hiring.so what can i do for now to save money?i was also thinking about the child support my dad owes me..he stopped paying it over more than a year ago.i was thinking that he is going to have to pay it some day so if i save that up im hoping i can have enough for an apartment and college.but im also afraid that i wont make it on my own.i dont really know what i need to pay for having an apartment or what i need to watch out for.what suggestions can you give me?please help!!!
i will be 18 years of age on November 14, 2011..btw

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It's tough for young people these days. I'm sorry your home situation is unpleasant.

First of all, regarding your father's delinquent child support? If your Dad owes a year's worth of child support, your mother needs to pursue the matter IMMEDIATELY to make sure he pays. The courts can put a lien on your father's salary through his place of employment and take it directly out of his paycheck.

HOWEVER, please understand that child support money won't go directly to you. It goes to your mother. It's purpose is to help her raise you (ie., buy you food and clothes, etc.). So don't count on getting any money from child support for yourself personally, unless your mother has agreed to give you some of it.

Babysitting is a good way to make money for a teenage girl. When school is over, you might be able to get a job as a nanny. You can also apply to some Temp Agencies and try to get temporary jobs if there aren't any permanent jobs available. If you have access to a mower, you can mow lawns during the summer.

I'm sorry to say this, but until you actually get a steady job and have some money accumulated, you won't be able to rent an apartment. You'll need a full month's rent to put down just for a deposit, plus the first month's rent. That's a minimum of $2,000 upfront and you're going to have other expenses (electricity, heating [unless they are included in the rent], transportation costs, furniture, etc.) and ideally you should have at least $1,000 set aside in an emergency fund.

The best thing to do--and I know this isn't what you want to hear, but it does work--is to make a conscious decision to not let the drama in your family bother you, and to not let yourself get caught up in it yourself. Break their pattern of behavior by removing yourself from it. If they argue, simply close your mouth and don't argue back. If they shout, simply close your mouth and don't shout back. Break the pattern by changing your own behavior.

If it's other people arguing with each other that bothers you, just say to yourself, "It's between them, I have nothing to do with it; and then just don't get involved. [The exception to this, though, is if you have a very young sibling who's being verbally abused and needs protection; if that's the case, talk to one of your school counsellors and get advice on what you should do].

Buy yourself a good pair of earplugs and USE THEM. I'm not kidding!

Good luck to you! Please feel free to email me personally through Yahoo! if you need to talk to someone.

I need some assistance.?

Quinn22

I got home from work and I got on the john deere and mowed the lawn. Then it hit me, I am killing the planet. I could possibly have raised the tempreture of the planet by 7-8 degree's. The south pole is melting as we speak due to my finely manicured lawn.

So I was thinkig how can I make ammends? Then it hit me, how about sending some of my hard earned cash to Algore? I mean how else can we recifiy the damage I have done to mother earth other than sending money to a politician so he can fly around in private jet's and ride around in limo's? I think the temperature dropped by a couple of degrees when I grabbed my checkbook with just the intention of sending Algore some cash. I had no idea the effect of cash on the environment when retardedly given to a liberal charlitan.

So where can I get a good deal on some carbon credits. Perhaps NASA has a couple laying around they forgot about? I s there a secondary market for unused carbon credits?
Perhaps I can melt down my rider and have the metal turned into sporks for the homeless to use in charity kitchens?

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Gosh, I'm guessing that the Gore-ites are gonna want you to mow that lawn of yours with a push mower now. Of course, that will mean lots more work and more sweat and effort, which means that you'll get all hot and stuff and, well, that will cause the air temperature to rise. Can't have that! You'll be partially responsible for causing another iceberg to melt! Yikes! On second thought, forget the John Deere mower, forget the push mower and just let your yard grow wild. Once it's thick as a forest, embrace the greenery and become one with it. Then, and only then, will you have achieved the level of Green Gore-ite (carbon credits non-refundable and must be redeemed before December 31, 2012).

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How can i get noticed for work and work without needing to pay for it?

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okay mums quite broke and i want a few things, im 14 and i cant spend money to make money. i can do things like walk dogs, scoop up poo and mow.
would the employer allow me to use their mower and fuel?
i would like the money rather fast, as im really bored and have nothing to do, i want to buy a PS3, so i need around $250, and trading in my 360. I would also like a flat screen and computer desk later on, so im hoping to have this by the end of the year. how can i get advertised, i wont be able to drive or anything so it will have to be relatively local, should i just do door knocking to the people with long lawns, or everyone and hand them my number?

I need $7 for skyrim,
$250 for a PS3
$100 for my games back (on ps3)
$400 for a desk (aprox)

[may not happen] $700 for a flat screen (aprox)

can it be possible by the end of 2012, in or excluding the TV?
Im in QLD Australia, and may be able to get a part time job on weekends, but i would prefer doing this as i can work my own hrs ect.

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"okay mums quite broke"

That just might be a clue that u need to be thinking of someone besides yourself. Karma is real dude.

But when I was 14 I started working for a motorcycle shop. And it was all cleanup and deliver this or that at first. Then it worked into minor repair jobs and even occasionally showing a bike to a customer.

I worked there until I came to university.

I don't know what the labour laws are like in Australia, but here guys can usually get cleanup type jobs fairly easy even if they are as young as 12. And, of course, yard work, dogs, babysitting and such are always options. If u like kids (which I don't much) u might do babysitting. I know guys who do it.

Any good jobs in the area of Delmar or Albany, NY for landscapers, gardeners or pond builders?

upwardly_m

I live in northern Florida. I work as a sub contractor for another firm. My main work is rock walls, stairs, gardens, ponds, etc. I can do planting and clearing, but that's not my specialty. The guy who hired me as a subcontractor always paid well. If it was me and my helper, we got $30-35 per hour. I could pay him $12 and pay myself about $15. I always considered that fair. I have a little used tractor with front end loader, backhoe, mower, etc. I'm paying off a $10,000 loan on this thing still. When that gets added to the job, that's another $35 per hour. Until now...
I can't get more than $20 per hour for the tractor or for our work. I can't do it for that low. I will lose money. My helper isn't going to work for $8 and I'm not going to work for $9 per hour. The bottom fell out hard around here. My house lease is up the end of this month. The landlord wants to know if I'm going to renew. Since February, I've worked my tail off for about $4,500. It all went to rent and tractor payments. My helper is not working anymore for me. Somebody is giving him $9 per hour to work in a lawn and garden store, so that's a better deal. His aunt lives in Delmar, NY, about 15 minutes south of Albany, NY, the capital.
She said we could come up there and stay with her a month or two for free. He's single. I'm married. I'd like to have a kid soon. My wife would like to have a kid tomorrow if it was possible. We can't do it. She works full time for about $8 an hour at Target. That's what they pay after 6 years on the job. My wife could work at a Target in the Albany area and not lose our limited benefits if she transfers. I wouldn't want to stay more than a month taking advantage of someone is not my style.
This is a huge move. Leave all my friends and family behind. This is something like 2,000 miles away. Probably never see anyone of them ever again. A scarey choice. Stay here and just struggle to go broke? Go to a far away place I know nothing about and try to start over. Anybody familiar with the area and could say how good work pays or how much their is? Thanks.

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Don't buy greenworks green works cordless battery powered lawn mower?

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Green

Don't buy green works cordless battery powered lawn mower. The one year warranty on the battery doesn't mean anything. When you call them at 1-888-909-6757 and give them the model # 25222, and ask for the battery, then will tell you that they are on back order. Even www.amazon.com sells the lawn mower but not the battery. I bought my lawn mower from pep boys and even they don't sell the battery. Still, if you don't want listen to my advise, then do this: call them at the above phone # and give them the model # and tell them that you already have the lawn mower but the battery went dead after three and a half months, and hear what they will have to say. I bought my green works cordless battery powered lawn mower from pep boys in March 2012 and the battery went dead in June 2012. I called the green works customer service because pep boys store said that they can't do anything about it. And they told me to take my battery and the charger to their assigned place and they kept the lawn mower for 3-4 days. Then I called them and they told me that the battery is bad and they don't have a new one and green works company is back order on the batteries. I called green works and they told me that I will get the battery in August. I called them in August and they said that they are still on back order and I should get the battery in September. Now the September went by and I still don't have the battery. So please don't why greenworks lawn mower, unless you want to waste your money. Some other people have similar experience with them if you read the reviews on amazon.com and type in green works or greenworks. Will anyone listen to my advice?
I am not trying to reach the battery powered lawn mower owners. But I am trying to reach the new customers who hasn't bought it yet but thinking about it.

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So, you really think you're reaching out to cordless battery lawnmower owners via yahoo answers??? lol? Personally (and no offense, but) I don't know ANYONE who would buy a battery operated lawn mower.
Or a mower with a CORD on it for that matter!!!!

Slum Lords. Do I have the right to take action?

cuteybaby_

So. Here is my story.

I moved in the my first ever apartment, I have been living here going on 3 years on March 10th, 2012.
My landlady at first was great, she was told me that if I was a few days late on payment, just to message her and she would have no problems. Also if I wanted to "fix" up the place she would take it out of our rent for the next months.

I knew moving into the place, it wasn't in that great of shape. It was an old home, made into a duplex. I had the top floor, there was another couple below me that had been living in this apartment for a few years. There is a busted window in one of the rooms that I noticed, I had asked in the beginning to have it replaced; but till this day never has. I understand now. She's a slumlord...and things started to happen rapidly with no actions.

First, my contract states, she provided a lawn mower and we the tenants were to mow. She had a rusted mower, I asked for it to be replaced. That was 2 1/2 years ago. It still has yet to be replaced.

That is a small tid bit of things wrong with this place..But my main concern now is. I have put up with so much things that have been addressed to have fixed, however never has there actually been any action towards any of it. And if so, its been months down the road. But now I have a problem that I don't think I could just let go, which I need someones help. So I turned to ask the question to you guys.


4 weeks ago, our drain in the basement started to back up. Now its complete sewage from our house, the pipes are copper and never been replaced in the house at all; they are busted. Because of this, the sewage from the house is poured into the basement. Well it had become so bad, that it flooded the basement to the stairs. It stayed like this for a week and a half. I called my Landlady, first time, no response. Next day. Called. She answer, saying she would have a plumber out as soon as possible. By this time, the stench from the basement of our own feces, urine, and other fluids of such started to seep into the pipes, making the bathroom, kitchen areas smell horrible. It cause us eventually to get sick. Plumber came two days later, drained our basement; but left what had been in the water sitting on the floor. Landlady calls, asking us to tell her what it looked like; I responded by stating someone of professional standards needed to be hired to disinfect the basement, the smell was still there. She returned said she will get it cleaned as soon as possible. It has now been another week and five days...the problem is still there. I complained once again for the health risk, she told us to leave if it was a hazard and go someone to stay. She has told us she can't find someone to clean it, so she is asking us to clean it up for a discount on our rent... I believe we are not responsible for having to clean it up. We have had to tolerate the smell already and have gotten sick from the bacteria of our own sewage, our washer and dryer are down there; laundry was not an option for the smell.
Sadly it had not been the first time it had flooded in the basement, this would be the third time.

Do I have any legal actions or anything to make my landlord understand that, making your tenants live in such conditions is uncalled for. There are broken windows, broken pipes, lawn never mowed for we can't mow it, no lawn mower. I pay 600 a month plus electric, and see now results in fixing anything breaking down. Stairs are collapsing to get to the door, stink bugs get in every corners of the house threw broken door, and none of this was caused by us at all; it was previously like this. Now I understand I knew a few things were now perfect in this house, but I believe for paying so much money it can be fixed up?

What do I do? If anyone has any answers or direction I can take. I"m just tired of asking and asking to have something more livable and only getting the run around; is she in breach of anything? I live in PA so if anyone knows the laws or actions I can take. Please....Im desperate!

Thank you, Hailey.

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You cannot "force" them to fix things, but you can be relieved of any duty to pay rent until they do. Unfortunately, if it is bad enough, you can also be administratively evicted from a condemned building (as opposed to judicially evicted under complaint by the landlord), so you'd need a new place to live.

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