re: How much did you get paid to cut the grass as a kid?

80s 20 bucks to 25 a yard but I grew up in affluent neighborhood

It was a chore. We didn’t get paid to do chores.

$25 for the old lady next doors yard. Then there was, still is, a store next to my parents house that I cut the grass there for $5 and a glass bottle Dr Pepper. Mid 90’s.

We woulda killed to have a yard

When I lived on Seymore Johnson AFB, it was $5 bucks for a cut and edge in early 80’s. Yards were small and if you got adjoining yards you could do 4 in about an hour and a half.

Then I moved to Las Vegas. We had a service that came and stained our rocks.

Then I moved to Louisiana and yards were 20 and 30 acres. I never mowed grass there.

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How much did you get paid to cut the grass as a kid?

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The real question is how much grass did you smoke as a kid.

$5 if the old woman remembered to pay.

First grass cutting job was with a big wheeled push mower and I guess it was about a half acre of grass. The owner tossed me a big, shiny 50 cents piece after I was through.
My next job paid $4 for 4 hours of cutting...but the lady gave me an ice cold Coca Cola at the 2 hour mark.

We've come a long way!

$20 for most, $30 for my rich neighbors