Push Lawn Mowers: A Good Choice for a Bad Economy

With the economic times the way they are, you may have found that having professional lawn care professionals do the maintenance on your property is a luxury you can’t afford. But if you’ve decided to do your own lawn care, you’ll need to buy the correct equipment to do the job yourself. Keep in mind that yard equipment is not exactly cheap; in fact, it may even equal as much as half a year’s payments to your current landscaper. A quality, durable, mid-level lawnmower can easily cost $500 and up. So what are you to do? You can’t afford to pay the gardener, and you don’t want to shell out that kind of cash.

An option that might get you through this is a push lawn mower. Yes, an old-fashioned, powered-with-your-own-two-feet, push lawn mower. While riding mowers have certainly become all the rage with anyone with a yard big enough to justify it, the fact is that a push lawn mower will not only trim both your grass and your waistline – but it will cut down significantly on your lawn care expenses. A respectable push lawn mower will run you around $75, with slightly more upscale models for $100.

Compared to the $500 you would have to pay for a gas-powered motor, as well as the gasoline you have to purchase to run it (and we all know gas is not exactly cheap these days), a push lawn mower is a real bargain, and an option you should seriously consider if you need to save money – but don’t want to sacrifice the look of your home in the process.