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What’s up y’all! I recently reactivated my ubereats account and have started delivering in DFW. There are some wealthier communities not too far from where I live. Any tips for maximizing my earnings?

Note: a big issue I’ve encountered is getting rubber banded to far off cities which results in a lot of dead time or money wasted on gas in order to get back home

Edit 2: my husband and i have been working at our jobs for about 4 yrs now. We had hit a really rough patch before this. I had depression which almost ruined everything, and my husband had lost a job he had for over 20yrs. And because of my depression I could barley get out of bed let alone figure out how to go to work. So because of all that we blew through all the retirement we had and are now basically starting out brand new. Life has been rough. I think somethings are starting to change. Just not quickly enough.

Edit: the amount I shared is after taxes. It's the amount that I actually see in my bank account. I calculated my husbands a little lower because of the lowest amount I've seen him get paid, he fluctuates because he works 40 or more hours a week depending on what is going on. I can only work 40 hours a week. I get free health insurance through my job, they pay for it. Husband has to pay for his and our 2 younger kids but it is low cost as he works for the state. He has been with the state for about 4yrs. My job pays us through government grants and our raises are based on the COLA

So my husband and I ahve been married for just over 20 years. We both work full-time. We have decent jobs. We have 3 kids, 1 going into their sophomore year of college 1 going into their senior year of high-school and the youngest going into their first year of middle school. We own our home and our cars. We bring in about 62,000 a year, maybe a little more actually. And all the debt we owe, including our mortgage payment is about $80,000. I don't know what to do to get out of this struggle. I have been doing some delivery services to help make the ends meet basically on the daily. But I need something else, something more. What do I do? What's your story? Can anyone help me?

Does this math make sense?

Revenue $100000

Mileage deduction on 50000 miles -$37125

Net income $62875

SE tax deduction -$4442

AGI $58433

No tax on tips -$25000

Standard deduction -$16100

QBI deduction -$3467

Fed taxable income $13866

Fed income tax $1416

Since I drive an EV with a 13 cents per mile cost, it only cost me $6500 to make $100000 in revenue.

I posted in another sub but they don’t like math.

Are any of you currently driving for these delivery services?

* DoorDash

* Instacart

* Uber Eats

* Grubhub

I signed up for DoorDash a couple of weeks ago and made quite a bit on my first day. I'm thinking about doing it just two days a week for some extra cash, and even on holidays when I'm not working my regular job.

How often do you do the delivery services and how has it been working out for you?

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Pretty much the title. Australia has a new "safety net" base rate for delivery drivers as $32 Aud as of today. Can someone explain specifically how this is working and if it is applying dash time as well?

Can anyone recall an app that used to be in NYC where you could literally map out before hand pickup and drop off times for packages. This was years ago and I used to love it.

I remember you were able to literally map out your day before hand, picking up say at 1030am in midtown drop off on let's says 50th street and then schedule a pickup close to the last drop of point with times and all.

Got laid off, lost health insurance, picked up this job while I look for another one and have no idea how to not give all my $$$ up just because I got the flu :(

So, I recently received a parcel from Savana, didn't like it, and requested a return. They scheduled Shadowfax as the courier company to pick it up.

​The problem with this particular Shadowfax agent is that he always places missed-call-style rings, giving me zero time to pick up,.and then falsely claims that I never answered or was unavailable. This isn't even the first time this has happened; he pulled the exact same stunt with my previous delivery parcels. But this time it's a return, and I actually need my refund.

​It has been a week now, and I am so frustrated. I’ve been complaining everywhere and asking Savana to change my delivery agent, but I just keep getting stuck in loops with no actual answers. I even filed complaints with Shadowfax, but all they do is generate useless support tickets that go nowhere.

​Now, the delivery agent doesn't even bother calling at all and just straight up marks that I was unavailable! 🥲

​What do I even do at this point?

UK driver here. Been doing longer delivery shifts lately and I swear my back is aging faster than I am.I’m usually fine for the first few hours, then I start doing that thing where you change position every 5 minutes thinking the next one will magically fix everything 😂 By the end of the day, getting out of the car after the last delivery feels like I’m 75. What actually works for you?????

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Newly licensed and trying to make a good bit of cash, I don’t have my own vehicle yet but my moms down to let me work in hers until i can really get on my axles. Only insurance i got is health tho. she’s insured but a lot of apps have the checkup on that so is there any way i can bypass?

When I'm doing Amazon drop offs I keep seeing guys dropping off packages for these companies but when I go to apply I get to a stage where it asks for the DSP code?

In replying to a frequent poster who I have interacted with dozens of times on here, it finally struck me. The people taking those garbage orders really have no concept of real world costs. A gas-n-go mentality, if you will. They never realize that there are other costs to consider.

That is, until the engine finally seizes up after running low on oil that has never been changed-ever. Or the transmission starts slipping and wont cross over into 3rd gear. Or they smell something burning in the cabin. Or the tire starts slapping the quarter panel. You get my drift.

They see a dollar amount and think “Gee, $170 dollars for a days work? I”ll take it!” Never stopping to calculate the 150 miles of driving. Or the 99 stops. Or insert the $7 to drive 2 miles for CVS or walmart and adjust accordingly. None of that registers. Once they see a $ amount that they think is sufficient, they effectively go blind to any other factors. That is the only explanation.

Delivery drivers in Australia will be paid a minimum rate of $31.30 (US $22.05/£16.35) an hour and insured for injuries on the job under a landmark agreement approved by the industrial umpire that could set a precedent in other countries.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) on Tuesday issued a new minimum standards order for gig workers who perform on-demand delivery of food, drinks, or groceries, and the operators of the digital platforms who engage their services

I’m driving my Sister’s car to Florida from New York and was wondering if there’s an app out there which will allow me to load some stuff into the truck and deliver it?