How to go about shoveling snow for money?
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Anonymous
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I’m in college and really tight on cash. Should I walk a mile over to another neighborhood so I’m not appearing to charge my neighbors money?
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Anonymous
| post on that neighborhood site |
Anonymous
| Listserv now. |
Anonymous
| Isn’t that kind of embarrassing ? |
Anonymous
| Knock on doors. No one is going to feel taken advantage of! If they don't want to pay you, or think you're charging too much, they'll say "no." Most of us are just hoping someone will come by and offer, or that our lawn people will show up with a snow blower. |
Anonymous
How so? High school and college kids are exactly who should be doing this job! |
Anonymous
Dafuq? No. It’s not embarrassing to provide a service in exchange for money |
Anonymous
| Go a few streets over and knock on doors, or post on your listserve (which will be more public but much more efficient). We live in a capitalist country, there is no shame in providing a service people need in return for money! |
Anonymous
| Just walk next door , knock and say "Hi, want me to shovel your driveway for $20?" If they say sure, then shovel it, and then knock again and say "All done!" and they'll hand you money. People are more likely to want to hire someone they know. |
Anonymous
| Make a flyer for each house and write the price on it and your phone number. I'd love to pay someone! Preferably a high schooler, but I'd pay a college student too |
Anonymous
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Craigslist, Nextdoor.com
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Anonymous
This |
Anonymous
| Post on your neighborhood Facebook page if you have one. We have someone coming out later this afternoon who posted last night about being available to shovel. |
Anonymous
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If they say $20 is too much, go down to $15. If it's a short walkway or sidewalk, it's ok to take just $15 especially if you know they are really old. Heck, we do our neighbors sidewalk who we know are like in their 80s-90s for free.
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Anonymous
| Sorry to hijack but what is a fair price to pay for shoveling a walkway, part of a driveway and about 50 ft of sidewalk? |