# Make Big Money in Your Spare Time: Earn $3.37/Hour Driving for Uber or Lyft!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924 "2018-03-02T20:34:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/41 "2018-03-04T15:43:32Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Yes, the mistake is in acting like this is a career and not something you do in your spare time for some extra cash. You might as well complain about the poor wages you are paid for selling on EBay. Problem is, as I see it, the system only works at all because there are drivers trying to use it as a full-time job. If nobody was willing to work during the slower times, Uber as a means of transport would be pretty much useless. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/42 "2018-03-04T15:45:08Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Nissan Rogue](https://www.nissanusa.com/crossovers/rogue) Check his spelling again. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/43 "2018-03-04T15:46:38Z")
It does seem like all the people who say they are making good money on Uber are only considering their income and not all the hidden expenses, such as: - Needing tires more frequently - Mechanical repair costs - Lower resale price of the car because of higher mileage - Higher insurance rates based on higher mileage driven per year - Higher risk of an accident, which leads to higher insurance cost and lower resale value If you’re only doing Uber as a side gig to make a bit of pocket money, those expenses may not be significant. But if someone is trying to make Uber their full-time job, they will need to take those expenses into account. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/44 "2018-03-04T15:51:40Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Check his spelling again. 😃 I’ll bet his face is red. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/45 "2018-03-04T15:54:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Check his spelling again. 😃 people do that so often I have to believe auto-correct is getting in the way. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/46 "2018-03-07T18:55:24Z")
The researcher cited in the original article has now agreed that there is some kind of major error in his methodology, so that some drivers are apparently making as much as $10 per hour. Makes more sense, even people bad at math probably would get the idea, after a while, that driving Uber wasn’t worth the time spent, if they were really only earning $3.37/hour. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/47 "2018-03-07T19:26:19Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > The researcher cited in the original article has now agreed that there is some kind of major error in his methodology, so that some drivers are apparently making as much as $10 per hour. > > Makes more sense, even people bad at math probably would get the idea, after a while, that driving Uber wasn’t worth the time spent, if they were really only earning $3.37/hour. [Interesting](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/07/591430857/researcher-says-criticism-is-valid-will-revise-study-finding-low-uber-and-lyft-p). Looks like the “have no idea what they are doing” is on the other foot. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/48 "2018-03-07T21:35:29Z")
_“The report – which factored in insurance, maintenance, repairs, fuel and other costs – found that 30% of drivers are losing money on the job and that 74% earn less than the minimum wage in their states.”_ “Maintenance”? “Repairs”? Pfft! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924/49 "2018-03-07T22:17:55Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > The researcher cited in the original article has now agreed that there is some kind of major error in his methodology, so that some drivers are apparently making as much as $10 per hour. That’s not even minimum wage in the state next to me (20 miles away). So, “as much as $10 per hour” still leaves a lot to be desired. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-big-money-in-your-spare-time-earn-3-37-hour-driving-for-uber-or-lyft/809924.md?page=2)