Cutting the Grass - with Scissors!

There's a movie where the kid has to cut the grass with scissors as punishment. I can understand the feeling of dismay trying to cut the blades of grass with those. Well, I don't have a lawn mower and my yard is approximately 12 feet by 30 feet. Should I spend money on a mower? I purchased a low-end string trimmer and it performs like a low-end thing so I've been using some cheap clippers, yes - glorified scissors, to trim the grass. When one is enduring this punishment, it is important to aim one's posterior away from the road. One invites rude comments about pea-shooters from passersby if not conscientious about that. I hope that nobody I know well sees me cutting the grass with scissors. It might just look pathetic, but it's my choice! It isn't like the grass is really all beautiful lawwwwwn grass - it's more ground cover - clover and weeds. There are long stems with pollen-covered ends on them and I whack those off. I trim by the sidewalk so it doesn't look all rangy and that's it! You know what - I don't actually care. Why should I have a perfectly manicured grassy green? My vinca is growing in front of the house but won't cover the ground for a year or so. It's all a work in progress.