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re: How many here currently work side hustles?
Posted on 5/23/26 at 8:22 pm to doublecutter
Posted on 5/23/26 at 8:22 pm to doublecutter
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I do Uber Eats 6-10 hours a week. Only work weekend nights from about 5:30-8:00. If orders are good, I’ll sometimes work till 9:00. If orders are shitty, I’ll sign off at 7:00. 90% of my orders are Metairie east of Transcontinental and Lakeview up to the Orleans Canal. Always take orders paying at least $2 a mile. I’ll take a well paying order to Harahan/ River Ridge and occasionally to Kenner. I try not to deliver to any apartment complexes. After doing it awhile you learn the restaurants to stay away from because they always make you wait for the order.
I’m able to average $20-$40 an hour. And I don’t work in the rain, like tonight.
I think there's this perception that there's more "clout" to working in a restaurant than doing Uber/Lyft/Uber Eats/Door Dash, etc...but so long as you're doing it as a side gig, it can be very profitable.
You have a great system in place. You need a system on what orders (or rides) you're accepting, what the financials need to look like to accept a ride/order, etc. If you're accepting every order/ride, you're going to be in trouble after expenses.
Working as in rideshare has made me appreciate customer service workers more and given me more appreciation for Uber drivers and what they go through when when I'm an Uber passenger now.
Really happy I decided to start driving and can't believe I've done it for a few years already and that I've done a few thousand rides.
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Posted on 5/23/26 at 8:50 pm to TheWalrus
Arbitrage betting?
Posted on 5/23/26 at 8:52 pm to pelicansfan123
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Working as in rideshare
Not working in this space, the videos highlighting charge backs, non deliveries, harassment complaints, etc., make me think this costs people more money than they make doing the work. "The restaurant didn't include ranch, 1 star, no tip!" kind of crap directed at the driver. How prevalent?
Posted on 5/23/26 at 8:56 pm to TheBob
Never had to.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 8:57 pm to Loup
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I mow a few lawns for boomers in my neighborhood. Make 150/week on it. Takes me about 2 hours. They keep trying to jew me down on the rates.
I found a great guy to do my lawn, I always pay him $20 a week more than he quoted me. Pay good service people well, you'll never regret it.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:14 pm to LemmyLives
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Not working in this space, the videos highlighting charge backs, non deliveries, harassment complaints, etc., make me think this costs people more money than they make doing the work. "The restaurant didn't include ranch, 1 star, no tip!" kind of crap directed at the driver. How prevalent?
I don't do deliveries, but you will occasionally get someone who just makes up a BS excuse "Not Polite," "Illegal Driving," etc because they want a free ride or because they have some ridiculous vendetta because they set the pickup/drop-off wrong, or whatever the stupid reason is.
But, generally, if you're nice, have a semi-clean car, and don't smell, a driver should never fall below 4.95 stars (unless they're just starting out) and CERTAINLY never fall below 4.90 stars. It's very hard as a driver to fall below 4.90 stars. I am a 4.99 right now.
This post was edited on 5/23/26 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:19 pm to Gee Grenouille
quote:that sounds like my personal hell.
I paint houses on my days off
Nearly the only project I refuse to tackle on my own as a diy, is painting. The prep and even more so the clean up makes the juice no where near the squeeze.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:24 pm to pelicansfan123
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But, generally, if you're nice,
My favorite drivers are former Eastern Europeans and Africans that can't stop talking about how much they love America, followed by Latinos that speak zero English.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:33 pm to TheBob
Stall time for the glory hole at the truck stops is at a premium.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:39 pm to TheBob
I have a specialized cleaning service called What Evidence? LLC
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:47 pm to TheBob
I built and manage the sales team for a supplement brand that sponsored me for BJJ
Was a ton of work up front but now I clear an extra 10-15k per month for what takes me about 4-6 hrs a week
Was a ton of work up front but now I clear an extra 10-15k per month for what takes me about 4-6 hrs a week
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:48 pm to deltaland
Worked 40 years as a Plant Baw. Don’t need the money. My investments make me more than when I worked. Originally thought I’d work event staff for LSU. Thought it was volunteer work. It pays an hourly rate which means to me that I have to be obligated to a schedule. I don’t want or need obligations.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:52 pm to TheGeauxt9
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Female oyster shucker
What is the difference between an oyster shucker with epilepsy and a whore with diarrhea? The oyster cleaner shucks between fits and the whore fricks between shits.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:52 pm to TheBob
I donate plasma twice a week at Biolife and make $110 to $130 a week, but don't really do it for the money, there is a reason they pay that much for plasma, it helps save lives. In and out in a hour each time.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:53 pm to TheBob
I’m a stay at home mom and I work at my church part time
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:56 pm to SuperSaint
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Nearly the only project I refuse to tackle on my own as a diy, is painting. The prep and even more so the clean up makes the juice no where near the squeeze.
If you know how to use a paint brush you don’t have to tape and you don’t get paint everywhere to clean up. Don’t be an animal man.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:57 pm to TheBob
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For additional income
My time is better spent put toward my main job if I’m gonna work extra. Way more upside, I work in sales/commercial development.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 9:57 pm to TheBob
Full time teacher that just finished my 19th year. Started a Stump Grinding business August 2024 and it's doing pretty good for part time. About to hit my 300th job
This post was edited on 5/23/26 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 5/23/26 at 10:02 pm to andouille
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, I always pay him $20 a week more than he quoted me. Pay good service people well, you'll never regret it.
If he wanted twenty bucks more he would’ve just quoted you twenty bucks more. He’ll still cut your lawn at the originally quoted price.
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