Back in the days when I was in high school, I used to find summer jobs to make some extra money so I could enjoy nights and weekends out with my friends. There are so many things to do in the Tampa area, but it can get expense, especially for a teenager.

The best job I ever had was working for lawn care companies because I would sit on a nice lawn mower all day and just cut grass. I would wear my walkman and would just knock one yard out after the other. I loved the smell of fresh cut grass and still do today. One lawn care company I worked for, moved me up to foreman over a small grass cutting crew. I still got to ride on a mower so I really did not care what my title was.

I was in charge of the others in my group but honestly I had a pretty good lawn care service crew so I did not have to do much but let them go. I was lucky in that most all of my crew were friends so it was like I was not really in charge and we all got along great.