| Let's face it. In today's times, saving money is | | | | hundreds of thousands of lawns worldwide and here |
| priority. To save money, we switch to lower cost | | | | in the US are being maintained by home robotic lawn |
| television and phone plans. We cut back on power | | | | mowers. |
| usage, use less water and even replace old appliances | | | | A robotic lawn mower may be one of the smartest |
| to save maybe a couple hundred dollars a year, but | | | | investment purchases you can make in order to save |
| what can we do to really cut cost at home? Perhaps | | | | money. This is especially so if you have a quarter |
| we should look outdoors. | | | | acre lawn or larger. Dollar for dollar, a robotic lawn |
| Lets do some quick math. If you pay a lawn service | | | | mower will not only save you time, but will cost |
| $40 per week for 5 months out of the year, that's | | | | considerably less than a lawn service or owning and |
| $800 each year. In four years you've paid $3,200 to | | | | maintaining riding lawn mower. |
| your lawn service company. If your lawn is medium | | | | But with prices ranging from $1,299 to $4,200, |
| sized, you would pay as much as $75 to $125 a | | | | robotic lawn mowers tend to scare some people |
| week. That's costing you $7,500 in just 3 years | | | | away; that is, until they do the math. If you add the |
| making it easy to see why considering a lawn service | | | | cost you pay a lawn service on a year-to-year basis, |
| alternative might be a bright idea. | | | | a robotic lawn mower can pay for itself with the first |
| But who's got time to push or ride a lawn mower | | | | 2 to 3 years of ownership. Since some robotic lawn |
| every weekend? Wouldn't you rather spend the time | | | | mowers can have a life expectancy of 8 to 10 years, |
| doing other things? That's where technology steps in. | | | | you'll be in the green years before you can expect |
| About eight years ago, robotic lawn mowers quietly | | | | to repair a broken old robotic lawn mower. |
| eased their way into the household market. Today, | | | | |