That's the plan that kills it. No target, no number, no exit. Here's what actually works instead. You mow evenings and Saturdays. You keep the job. You keep adding customers until the lawn money passes the job money. Then you quit. That's the whole playbook. Most people skip straight to quitting because four customers feels like momentum. It's not enough to eat on. I've helped hundreds of guys start a lawn business since 2017. A big share was mowing around a day job. The ones who make it treat it like a real business from cut one. The ones who quit priced it like pocket money and ran it like a favor for a mate. My own round in Hamilton right now is about $2,000 a week on roughly 20 hours. About 40 small lawns. Twenty hours is the whole point. That's what a side hustle looks like once it's dialled in. Here's the math so you can see where you sit. 🔢 **Charge at least $60/hr; keep about half.** Fuel, blades, repairs, insurance, and tax eat the rest. 📈 **10 customers = about $10K a year.** That's a Saturday morning. **20 = about $20K.** A Saturday and two evenings. **40 = about $40K on 20 hours a week.** That's a full side hustle wage. 🚗 **One area only.** Daylight is your real cost, not fuel. Draw a ten-minute circle around your house. Swapping one far lawn for a close one can add more income without extra work. 🌱 **Small lawns beat big ones.** Three small lawns in a two-hour evening window pay three times. One big lawn eats the window and pays once. 🛠 **Use what you own.** A domestic push mower under $1,000 is fine until you hit 50+ customers. 📣 **One new customer a week is normal once you're active.** Free Google Business Profile, listed under "lawn care." Fridge magnets from Vistaprint, about $10 for 50. Mow for family, ask for reviews. When do you actually quit the job? Somewhere between 20 and 40 regular customers, when the lawns clearly beat the job money. Save a 25% buffer first. Don't quit on a Friday with four lawns and a mower on finance, ringing round for work by winter.

When you fill up or run out of weedeating line do you do it after you finish a job at the clients house or do just fill up or change the line when you get to the next client. Maybe a silly question. I’ve always just filled up or changed the line when I get to the next house. I want the customer to know that there’s those refuel/line change times involved when he looks out the window.

We spend a lot of time talking about gear, clients, and pricing, but I’m curious—what does everyone do when the mower is off? For me, it’s art and photography. It helps me switch gears and relax after a long week of work. What about you? Do you have a hobby, a side project, or a favorite way to spend your Sunday? Drop a comment (or a pic!) below. 👇

I am blown away. We just crossed the 100-member mark here on Skool! A huge, massive THANK YOU to every single one of you for being here, contributing, and making this community what it is. It’s been amazing watching everyone connect and share ideas. To celebrate, drop a comment below with where you are posting from! Let’s see how global this group is. 🌍👇 Here is to the next 100! 🚀

Running a business with your partner can either double your power or double your headaches. Ask me how I know. 😅 When we first started our lawn mowing business, my wife and I thought we’d be clever and “share the load” evenly. 📞 Both of us took calls. 📋 Both of us handled quotes. 📅 Both of us managed the booking calendar. Sounds fair, right? It was a complete mess. We double-booked jobs. Clients were confused. We were confused. At one point, we even showed up to the same property twice in one day. 💀 That’s when we realized something had to change. Splitting things 50/50 doesn’t mean doing everything together; it means dividing roles and trusting each other to own them. So we made one simple change: ✅ I took over all calls and quoting. ✅ My wife took over finances and bookings. ✅ And only one person touches the calendar now. And just like that? Everything got: ⚡️ Smoother 💰 More profitable 😌 Less stressful 💬 If you’re thinking of going into business with your partner, spouse, or family... Don’t just share the work. Share the ownership. Define the roles. Own your lane. And for the love of sanity... don’t both try to run the diary. 😂 Learn more 👉 I'm curious, is anyone here running a business with a partner? How do you split roles?