
$37 Amazon Fresh block vs 75.05 work miles – this is how you go broke delivering”
All these 2‑hour blocks are $37 with $0 tips, and for the May 19 one I drove 75.05 miles for that same $37. Using the 2026 IRS mileage rate (about 72.5¢/mile), those miles alone are worth roughly $54.41 in vehicle costs, which means I actually lost money on that block before even counting my time. Amazon Flex is looking a lot less like side income and a lot more like paying out of pocket to deliver groceries.