The Grass Doctor

How can I save money in my Landscaping Buisiness?

I do a local lawn care service. It's very small, roughly about 8 people, I only make about $100 - $200 a week varies depending on work type. Problem is I'm unable to save anything for myself, nomatter what, or how hard I try? I'm married to a disabled wife, two boy's not old enough to work, still in school. Anyway's...I no longer come home after busting my hump mowing about 5 lawns with a 21" push mower, and weed beater. My $120.00 I made is POOF!!Gone,...everybody want's want's WANT's, either we need Food, Gas, Kid's school event's, field trips, school pictures, I can never win, how the heck can these other guy's make a living, and drive Brand NEW Truck's, trailers, and thousand's of dollars worth of equiptment, and all this fancy crap? I have a half broken weed eater, and a beat up old smoking lawn mower, and a pair of hand hedge trimmers, and a rusted pair of pruners. and my credit really stink's, gee I wonder why? because I have to pay for everyone's way, Forget about me.?

Public Comments

1. Your business is very labor intensive. You need to upgrade your equipment - once you do, you can increase your customer base. With new equipment you'd be able to more than double the number of customers without doubling the time necessary to do the work. This could also put you in a position to hire a helper. You might also consider adding additional services like fence building and fence maintenance, window cleaning, gutter cleaning, etc.