Just curious what the experience is like. BIL is having trouble landing a job. Wondering if it pays enough to cover running costs and leave a little left. I've got an extra car sitting.
Just curious what the experience is like. BIL is having trouble landing a job. Wondering if it pays enough to cover running costs and leave a little left. I've got an extra car sitting.
Does the extra car meet their requirements?
newer than 2005 in most cases...pushes me out
I had heard for the Chicago market 2001 is the oldest. Got a 2003 w211
https://www.uber.com/driver-jobs
I use Uber somewhat regularly (don't drink and drive kids), most of the ones I've used are doing it as a 2nd job to supplement income vs being their only source. Most of them have said on busy evenings it still only works out to $13-15/hr.
And then of course you're dealing with loud drunks all night.
I drive for Uber in Austin, they were doing a push for drivers so my 01 'Rolla qualified. While most times I do it I make $13-15/hr, they run guarantees for weekend nights that are $30-40/hr if you're willing to deal with drunkies.
In reply to thedanimal:
is the 13-15/hr after expenses or before? If before, that seems more like minimum wage rates.
I've heard it used to be good and easy money but not so much anymore.
Well, compared to making zero and hearing him whining about it, I can at least offer BIL a means to make something. For that matter, could probably fund a challenge car for working a few weekends - or sell the w211 and invest in building my consulting bus.
In reply to oldtin: That's pre-tax but after Uber takes their cut. Granted I drive very rarely and when I do it's for a few hours at a time, I'd imagine that if I put more effort into it and did it on a more regular basis at peak times I'd do much better. I plan on doing it full time next week. I have an overlap between when I start my new job so I have a paid week off so figure I'll try it out full time.
In reply to thedanimal:
Would love to hear how it goes with a concentrated effort.
My dad does it as a side hustle (he lives in Greensboro, NC). It's enough that he's driving his Prius for free and is getting a couple hundred dollars of extra cash flow a month, but it's definitely not a living for him.
That said, I have heard of people using their Uber gig to network their way into better things, so it may be worth doing just to find and open a door your BIL might not have known was there otherwise.
It just got legalized in St. Louis, and I talked to some drivers about it. This is for UberX (regular cars), not Uber Black (limos).
You're an independent contractor and file a 1099 for taxes. Keep all your gas receipts and use it as a tax write off, so expenses should be minimal. When working weekend nights, you will get close to $30/hr as you go from customer to customer. People aren't too rowdy as the passengers get rated by drivers too; if a passenger's rating goes down due to a bad review, their fare increases. Everybody, drivers and passengers try to keep that 5 star rating as it benefits both parties.
I was drunk in these conversations, but I believe it is accurate.
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