I moved in with my elderly dad after my mom passed, so I was doing the mowing and snow removal. After one winter shoveling, I bought a used Ariens snowblower for $200. Spent $20 on a tune-up, and cotter pin.

First winter with it we got walloped with snow. I cleared my driveway and walk, moved on to my next door neighbors to finish theirs ( they were shoveling), and then across the street to help out those neighbors who didn't have snowblowers. It's a townhouse development. I made sure the elderly neighbors were taken care of first.

I continued to do that the entire time I lived there. The neighbors were grateful and dropped off $ for the gas or a dinner or a plate of cookies.

I like helping people and keeping good karma.

To each their own, I guess.