you oughta think strategically.
Your earnings are based on how much you’re free to work and how you manage your time.
Its also easier to make bank in a big city than in the suburbs or a small town.
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We wrote about one driver who made a quarter-million dollars one year, largely byselling jewelry to his passengers.
(Keep in mind that Uber is just a side gig for some drivers.)
Whats it really like to drive with Uber, and how can you make the most money possible?
She wrote about her experiences in Philadelphias (now defunct) City Paper.
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However, Guendelsberger found even more ways to cash in on the app.
Here are the strategies she recommends from her time on the job.
We also added a couple of tips of our own at the end.
9 Ways to Boost Your Uber Earnings
1.
Know the Local Bathrooms
Scope out available restroom facilities in the areas where you usually drive.
She found she actually made more money by ignoring these hot spots.
Logging out reduces the number of drivers in the area and drives up the fares.
She recommends sticking to a central area and avoiding the suburbs if possible.
Why does it work?
Use the Uber Passenger App
The passenger app offers some features not available on the driver app.
She logged into the passenger app and found herself surrounded by other drivers.
So she simply drove to the other side of the stadium and quickly got a notification for a ride.
Here are a couple of other general tips:
8.
Keep Your Ratings Up
Passengers rate Uber drivers on a scale of 1 to 5.
Drivers who continually score too low risk of being deactivated.
Take the obvious steps: Be friendly and professional, drive safely, and keep your vehicle clean.
Hereare our favorite mileage tracker apps.
you might take a tax deduction called the standard mileage rate.
For the 2023 tax year, the standard mileage rate for business use is 65.5 cents per mile.
you’re able to deduct that from your income when you file your taxes.
Ready to get started with Uber?Heres the link to sign up.
Mike Brassfield is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder.
Kristen Pope is a freelance writer and editor in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Freelancer Adam Palasciano contributed to this report.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
