re: The older I get...the more I understand the satire behind this article Re: mowing lawn

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I'm too cheap do pay someone to do something that takes so little time to do

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Same. I've spent around $1200 in lawn equipment. Probably another $800 in lawn fertilizer/herbicides/soil in the last couple of years. If I were to pay someone to do all of what I've done, I would've easily spent triple that.

It is no more than an hour and a half of my day if I'm mowing the lawn along with the cleanup. It looks good. I get compliments from neighbors when they walk by. I don't feel like I'm doing all that much. It beats the alternative of looking like a jungle.

It's a great feeling to be able to do something, do it well, and be appreciated for it by others. Ever since I bought my house, I've always had the mindset that I want it to look as good as the day I'm going to sell it.