Why the hell would anyone drive for Uber or Lyft?

Some people do really well. Some do it as a side job.

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No way does Uber/Lyft pay enough to where you come out ahead in the long run.

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Well that simply isn't true.

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To put food on the table

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But when its time to pay the piper in terms of repairs, maintenance, and all of that - how will you then put food on the table? I see it as a net loss.

Apparently the rates in New Orleans is $0.68 a mile. Federal tax calculators estimate wear and tear on a car is $0.58 a mile - so if you profit $0.10 a mile - that means for every 10,000 miles you drive you are profitting $1,000.

I don't see how that is worth it

I would just do what Carl on Shameless did.

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But when its time to pay the piper in terms of repairs, maintenance, and all of that - how will you then put food on the table? I see it as a net loss.

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Takes $ to make $

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Federal tax calculators estimate wear and tear on a car is $0.58 a mile - so if you profit $0.10 a mile - that means for every 10,000 miles you drive you are profitting $1,000.

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The Fed is full of shite. Not all cars have the same cost to operate.

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Uber eats is even shittier. Saw some baw record his first few days doing uber eats and vlogged it on YT. Poor dude worked like 8-10 hours and cleared like 50 bucks before gas expense.

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What did he expect? You're talking about delivering food to people who are so lazy they can't take the short trip to the closest McDonalds that is less than a mile away

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But when its time to pay the piper in terms of repairs, maintenance, and all of that - how will you then put food on the table? I see it as a net loss.

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I don't understand this thinking. I drive 80 miles for work, sometimes more.

If you are driving 80 miles in new Orleans you've done about 20 trips and made more money in that day than I have.

And not sure what extra maintenance I've needed other than more gas. And I still only need to change my oil once a year.

I guess new tires? But then again I just got new ones a few months ago, 5 years after buying the vehicle.

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You drive 80 stop and go city miles per day?

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On the way home to Nola, the traffic is pretty shitty in the afternoons.

Morning drive is a breaze.

But still, what more maintenance would I need if I was doing a few trips in the city at night? A lot of people have it as a second job.

I wouldn't do it, just because I don't like strangers. But you don't have to have any experience, don't have to have a resume, no interviews, no dress code, no going into an office. It's an easy job to land.

I did it for about a year and yes it is a losing proposition if you want to do it full-time. Now it is a fantastic way to lower your tax burden and possibly make some extra coin out of your daily commute to work.

Uber allows you to only take rides that will get you on your way to your destination whether it is home or work. So what you can do then is flip the switch on for Uber and configure the system to only give you rides that are on your way. You are then on the clock and those miles that you drive can be used as an expense at the rate that is allowed by the government.