Become a Lime Juicer and make $50 to $120 a night while you sleep.
No, we arent talking about dreaming of margaritas.
Thisside giginvolves charging scooters.
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The rate depends on the amount of charge the battery needs.
Even collecting just 10 scooters a week could earn you around $200 a month.
Probably not as good as youd like.
It always seems like an uphill battle to build (and keep) a decent amount in savings.
But what if your car breaks down, or you have a sudden medical bill?
Scan the barcode and the scooter is assigned to your possession while you charge it.
You pick them up and load them in your car.
I used a Toyota 4Runner because thats what I had, Coughlin said.
People with a truck or a van can fit a lot more.
The scooters are pretty heavy and bulky.
You then take the scooters inside your home or garage and charge them with a scooter charger.
A completely dead scooter takes about six hours to charge the battery until its full.
(This is when you get to sleep while you make money.)
So you want to pick up the ones that are completely dead, Coughlin said.
Its most profitable at night.
After a long day of numerous riders, those abandoned scooters have drained batteries in need of charging.
The Lime app tells you where to return the scooters the next day and by what time.
Usually its before 8 a.m. Once the scooter is checked back in, money goes into your account.
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What Do I Need to Be a Scooter Juicer?
The larger the vehicle you drive, the more scooters and money it’s possible for you to harvest.
But, unless you share a bank account or common cause, youll probably have to share your profits.
Youll need a scooter charger, too.
Lime sells chargers to its Juicers, but you’re free to find better deals on your own.
You also need a power source and your power bill will increase, but only slightly.
Its scooter charging calculator lets you determine the exact cost of charging a specific scooter.
It now contracts with individual fleet managers and says they can make as much as $1,500 a week.
The company calls it running your own business and not a gig.
A fleet manager is responsible for managing around 50 scooters at a time.
They often have one or more part-time employees.
Katherine Snow Smith is a contributor and former senior writer for The Penny Hoarder.
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