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I was thinking about paying a family member to mow my lawn and I'm not really sure how much to pay. Since it's probably going to end up being my 18 year old brother, I want to give him a good deal. If the job is going to take less than an hour, how much do you think I should give him?

Well I think it depends on the quality of the job and the effort involved to make your yard look nice. I mow grass for a neighbor its about 2 acres and takes about 1 hour to mow and 2 hours to do all the trim work. I charge 30 dollars per mow.

abeja_reina_1989 said:

I was thinking about paying a family member to mow my lawn and I'm not really sure how much to pay. Since it's probably going to end up being my 18 year old brother, I want to give him a good deal. If the job is going to take less than an hour, how much do you think I should give him?

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Paying a family member is usually less than you would pay a 'lawn cutting service' business...prices vary a great deal in different parts of the country.. i would say somewhere between 15-25 bucks. cut ,trim,blow.i would also encourage him to seek out other customers and make even more money.

abeja_reina_1989 said:

....Since it's probably going to end up being my 18 year old brother, I want to give him a good deal.

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You can not pay him TOO much if you really want to give him a 'good deal'...:biggrin:

Offer him what you think to be fair,,, if he does an exceptional job, let him know & give him 15 to 25 percent extra... that way you will both be happy and he will have done something more for the bonus... :smile:KennyV

abeja_reina_1989 said:

I was thinking about paying a family member to mow my lawn and I'm not really sure how much to pay. Since it's probably going to end up being my 18 year old brother, I want to give him a good deal. If the job is going to take less than an hour, how much do you think I should give him?

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As someone already mentioned prices vary a great deal in different parts of the country but that set aside if you want to give your brother a good deal on lawn care or mowing your yard, hire a lawn care service not your brother, You'll both be better off. It will only cause problems between you and him.