I mowed my own lawn when I had an acre of land in Bucks county PA. I moved 8 years ago to Dallas area and now have a big house on a small lot. It costs $25 to have my front lawn mowed (my back is AstroTurf). My current lawn is too small for me to bother with maintaining and storing equipment and fuel given the low cost to have others do a better job than I ever would. I donated my tractor, weed eater, blower, etc. to charity and never looked back.