If youve ever considered driving for Uber or Lyft, nows the time.
Both rideshare platforms are offering incentives to drivers as vaccinated consumers are out and about increasing demand for rides.
Uber drivers are making $25 to more than $30 an hour in 12 of its busiest cities.
And thats before any tips or incentives.
The money will take the form of special bonuses and new guarantees.
It will be in place for the next several months… She didnt specify how the money is awarded.
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?
On your first 100 trips with the Uber app.
She also didnt specify how much the incentives are worth or how they are distributed.
Uber addressed the shortage of drivers in a blog post.
Some drivers found other jobs when the pandemic prompted them to hang up their car keys.
When customer demand is up and the supply of drivers is down, rates automatically go up.
Katherine Snow Smith is a senior writer for The Penny Hoarder.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
