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Save $20 Now So Future You Won’t Die Driving for Uber

In the majority of cases, you aren’t going to get rich driving for Uber. However, there are ways to plan for your financial future so that you’re not dependent on Uber when you’re 65. Senior RSG contributor Christian Perea covers what younger rideshare drivers can do right now to prepare themselves financially – and all it starts with is $20 a week.

I recently took a ride as a passenger with a driver who was 75 years old. He told me he’d had several heart attacks and back surgeries and was living off a combination of his Social Security and Uber income. Without a steady Uber income, this man wouldn’t be able to pay for his daily expenses, putting him in a tough position.

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Unfortunately, he’s not the only one I’ve met with this type of story; there are a lot of 65+ year old drivers supplementing their retirement income with rideshare earnings. And according to our 2018 Rideshare Survey, nearly 35% of drivers are over the age of 61.

In the majority of cases, you aren’t going to get rich driving for Uber. However, there are ways to plan for your financial future so that you’re not dependent on Uber when you’re 65. Senior RSG contributor Christian Perea covers what younger rideshare drivers can do right now to prepare themselves financially - and all it starts with is $20 a week.

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3 Things to Never Talk About as a Rideshare Driver

One question we occasionally get at RSG is ‘what should I talk about as a driver?’ While there are many things you can talk about as a driver, should you talk about everything? Senior RSG contributor Jay Cradeur covers the three things you shouldn’t talk about while rideshare driving. Let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree!

The First Amendment guarantees all of us US drivers and citizens the freedom of speech.  You and I can say just about anything we want while we are driving around in our cars, ferrying passengers from here to there. But does that mean we can and should talk about everything?

One question we occasionally get at RSG is ‘what should I talk about as a driver?’ While there are many things you can talk about as a driver, should you talk about everything? Senior RSG contributor Jay Cradeur covers the three things you shouldn’t talk about while rideshare driving. Let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree!

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Rising Gas Prices! What Can A Driver Do?

Gas prices have been increasing since the beginning of the year and, for now, show no signs of slowing. However, there is no sign Uber/Lyft are willing to increase commission rates for drivers to offset these increases, so how can drivers handle this cut into their earnings? Senior RSG contributor Jay Cradeur offers some tips on how drivers can save money at the pump and while driving.

As drivers, we need gas to fuel our cars and it is no secret that the price of gas is going up.

Gas is the second biggest expense in my rideshare business, behind only the cost of my rideshare lease ($149 per week).  I drive a 2013 Toyota Prius, which gets 50 miles per gallon (MPG).  This certainly helps to offset the increase in gas prices.  But for many drivers, a vehicle that gets 20 to 30 miles per gallon means this price increase is even more significant.

Gas prices have been increasing since the beginning of the year and, for now, show no signs of slowing. However, there is no sign Uber/Lyft are willing to increase commission rates for drivers to offset these increases, so how can drivers handle this cut into their earnings? Senior RSG contributor Jay Cradeur offers some tips on how drivers can save money at the pump and while driving.

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Become an Uber Driver: 6 Tips for Becoming an Uber Driver

Harry here. Sometimes it’s not the strategy, spreadsheets, or analysis that make Uber and/or Lyft drivers great. Sometimes, it’s the intangible things it’s hard to put numbers to. Today, senior RSG contributor Christian Perea gives us tips on how to become a better Uber/Lyft driver – no spreadsheet needed.

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Become an Uber Driver

We talk a lot on this blog about ways to become an Uber Driver and to earn more as a driver, and a lot of our writing involves analysis, strategy, and generally trying to be more clever than the average driver. But some of the most important keys to being a successful driver are actually pretty simple: things like health, sleep, and food can have a big impact on your ability to earn.

I know its not simple, the odds can feel stacked against us when our job involves spending long, strange hours in a rolling metal box. Our sleep schedules are often regulated by “Peak Hours” and “Quest Pay” that require driving strange hours.  We become prone to processed fast-food to save time since we need to get to our next fare. If you smoke, it’s harder to quit when your job involves “navigate rush hour traffic 2x a day” and “don’t threaten your passengers.”

Become an Uber Driver

Become an Uber Driver

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What Happens After You’re Deactivated By Uber?

Back in December, RSG contributor Jay Cradeur was deactivated by Uber for seemingly no reason. Jay chronicled the saga here, and today he has an update for us: he’s been reactivated! Here, his warning and advice for drivers who find themselves deactivated by Uber (or Lyft).

A couple weeks ago I received a call from a Customer Support Representative at Uber to tell me my account had been reactivated.

“You are back online!”

She said the background check issued had been resolved, but the rep did not tell me why I had been deactivated.  I can assume there was some sort of technical glitch that impacted me and many other drivers.

In total, I was offline for 6 weeks, having been deactivated on December 6 for no apparent reason and during that entire time, I drove solely for Lyft.  I completed my first 3 Uber rides the following morning, 6 weeks to the day after being deactivated.

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