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Welcome New York Times Readers

If you read my recent op-ed in The New York Times, welcome! And if not, feel free to read it here.

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GetUpside App Review – Will This App Save You Money On Gas?

One major complaint of Uber and Lyft drivers is just how expensive gas is. Luckily, more companies are helping drivers save money and earn cash back for filling up, and one of those apps is GetUpside. We had RSG contributor Paula Gibbins review the GetUpside app and show us how this app can help drivers save more at the gas station.

Get cash back on every gallon of gas you buy. Click here to download the GetUpside app and get a 15¢/gal bonus offer using our promo code, WQ8JR.

Table of contents:

  1. GetUpside Review
  2. What is GetUpside
  3. Is GetUpside Legit
  4. Download GetUpside
  5. How GetUpside Works
  6. Getting Paid & Cashing Out

GetUpside Review

Savings and cash-back is something I’m always on the lookout for, especially if I don’t have to do anything different from what I usually do on a day to day basis. Today I’m going to review GetUpside, an app that helps me do just that.

GetUpside is an app that helps you save up to 25¢/gal of gas, 35% at restaurants, and 15% at grocery stores near you. I’ll discuss the app’s features, how it can save you money, and what I like and dislike about this app.

GetUpside Review: Will this app help you save you money on gas?

GetUpside App Review

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Are Driver Signs Tacky or Do They Educate Pax?

Recently, we asked drivers on Facebook what they thought of driver signs (like the one below). Reactions were mixed: some find signs for passengers helpful, whereas others think they’re tacky. Do driver signs actually work, or are they mostly ignored by passengers? Are they tacky? RSG contributor Paula Gibbins tackles the driver signs debate below.

There are two sides to the ‘do driver signs actually work?’ argument, obviously. One is for the signs, as they might incentivize more tips from your passengers if they notice all of the extra steps you’re taking to make them happy and because it may just provide helpful info to your passenger. The other is a big “NO” and that is typically from the people who do not provide those extras because they are not paid to do so by Uber or Lyft, so why bother?

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Lyft Announces New Changes to Driver Earnings Statement

Lately, Lyft has been implementing a lot of new changes to driver earnings, destination mode, and more. Senior RSG contributor Sergio Avedian covers how the latest changes to the driver earnings statement will affect drivers below.

The relationship between Uber, Lyft and their drivers has been a tumultuous one to say the least in recent months. Lyft has cut rates in a dozen or more cities since their IPO and with the passage of AB5, things may get more contentious.

But amongst all this turmoil, Lyft is introducing a new, more transparent and, in my opinion, improved version of the driver earnings statement so let’s take a look.

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