Working for a landscaper isn't exactly one of the higher paid jobs out there, especially considering the amount of work you have to do to get paid. And as for other teenagers not saving up, you might want to check around a little more. I know of 4 teenagers in my neighborhood alone that saved up for their first car, prom, concert tickets, bows, etc. I'm just saying that you need to focus more on education if you want to get someplace in life. Your brother might be doing okay running a landscaping crew, but I can guarantee you that the folks he's got working for him are not getting rich.
It's easy saving up for the extra things in life when you life with your folks. Try it while you're paying rent, groceries, and utilities. It isn't so easy then. A good education is important. You might not think so, but education opens a lot of doors for your future that would otherwise be closed.
Well I did. I bought my first car from pushing a lawnmower and putting the cash under my mattress. You aint the only one that has. And if you are saving/buying your own stuff , then my hat is off to you.
But please...And I do not mean this disrespectfully, work on your spelling and grammar. My dad was a 40 year veteran of the Hillsborough county school system and was an English major. He taught English before he went into administration. I had no choice but to learn it the right way. Now I am known to butcher the language up pretty darn good once in a while when I am at camp or hanging out with the fellas, but I have excellent grammar skills. If you stay in the landscape business, there is gonna be a time when you need those skills. You will need to write letters to HOA's, you will need to write out proposals, etc. Just imagine you have a bid for a $10k landscape job and it is written poorly...Do you think the client is going to use you? The answer is NO. I own a pest control business and do just that every day. Fluency has landed me some big accounts. Two things from high school I use every day; good grammar and algebra...
Just some free fatherly advice
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Now wait a minute you guy's, I landscaped for 35 years and made a great living at it. I was able to retire at the ripe old age of 55. I paid cash for all our SUV's , bought a home just off the beach here in Panama city beach and fish and hunt when ever I want. Yes it was hard as a young man because my parents didn't have much and raised five kids. I started working when I was 15 and never slowed down . FCB, Iluv2hunt is right study hard and learn all you can while your young because it will only get harder the older you get. :shifty
i dont push a mower i work for his nursery.
