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billryan

Oct 10, 2016
1:49pm

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Originally posted by: clcjim

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Millions have left the old economy brick and mortar type jobs to drive for uber or lyft . . .

I've always wanted to drive for uber or lyft. It's been a secret lifetime ambition.

People are driving for uber because it allows them to pursue their dreams and passions. Work when they want, not when they have to. This allows them to develop their goals.
What exactly caused you to be so cynical?

hoops2

Oct 11, 2016
2:15am

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Billy continues to fantasize.

According to the Washington Post, 2/3rds of the people who drive for uber in order to supplement their income. The same article showed that drivers in Detroit makes less than $9 per hour. In Houston it was $10 & Denver was $12. So in Detroit in order to make the uber advertised income of $1k per week they would have to work over 100 hours per week.

Not the fastest way to reach one's hope & dreams.

billryan

Oct 11, 2016
5:18am

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I guess you should tell the dozen Olympians who drove while they trained. How silly of them. What were they thinking. It's hard to talk chess to people incapable of playing checkers.
It's a chicken or the egg dilemma. Are people losers because they have a losers mentality or did their mentality cause their life choices?

clcjim

Oct 11, 2016
6:46am

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Are people losers because they have a losers mentality or did their mentality cause their life choices?

But . . . but . . . you forgot to mention "Option 3": Some people are losers because they're big-mouth arrogant assholes who think they know everything.

billryan

Oct 11, 2016
9:42am

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I know what I know, and more importantly, know what I don't know. Not sure why you need to insult someone trying to point out something that would benefit you and others but that's just how you roll I suppose.
I'm 58 and I'm almost certain it's the first time in my life anyone ever called me a big mouth.
I guess you looked into the soul of my posts and used the secret power you share with RM.
What was my crime that set you off? Trying to explain tax advantages the IRS offers to people willing to take a chance on self employment. The horror.

clcjim

Oct 11, 2016
10:40am

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. . . I'm almost certain it's the first time in my life anyone ever called me a big mouth.

Trust me, it's not. The horror.

Dealer1

Oct 11, 2016
10:57am

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Originally posted by: clcjim

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Originally posted by: billryan
Are people losers because they have a losers mentality or did their mentality cause their life choices?

But . . . but . . . you forgot to mention "Option 3": Some people are losers because they're big-mouth arrogant assholes who think they know everything.

Now, now, don't talk about Donde Ego like that!

clcjim

Oct 11, 2016
11:39am

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DonDiego is not a big mouth. He is neither arrogant nor an asshole.

He does, however, have certain poop head tendencies.

BobOrme

Oct 11, 2016
12:43pm

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Driving for Uber requires assets that are not owned by everyone. I looked into it last year. In most locations (mine included), your car can't be more than 10-years-old. You also must have a smart phone, not just to drive for them, but also just to catch a ride. I couldn't, and still can't, afford to replace my 1993 Chevy Astro Van. I still have a stupid phone. My internet access is through a Verizon MiFi2200 aircard. That requires a data plan. A smart phone would require another, separate data plan for it.

Driving for Uber could be a way to add to your income or start on a different path for making a living, but you can't start doing it if you don't already have the existing resources to do so.

malibber2

Oct 11, 2016
12:58pm

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Originally posted by: BobOrme
Driving for Uber requires assets that are not owned by everyone. I looked into it last year. In most locations (mine included), your car can't be more than 10-years-old. You also must have a smart phone, not just to drive for them, but also just to catch a ride. I couldn't, and still can't, afford to replace my 1993 Chevy Astro Van. I still have a stupid phone. My internet access is through a Verizon MiFi2200 aircard. That requires a data plan. A smart phone would require another, separate data plan for it.

Driving for Uber could be a way to add to your income or start on a different path for making a living, but you can't start doing it if you don't already have the existing resources to do so.

You should ditch the aircard. Get a cheap smart phone (about $100-$200) and sign up for cricket wireless's unlimited plan for $65 a month including all taxes and fees. I push 30-40GBs of data a month through my mobile connection for $65. In the long run it would probably save you money over paying for the aircard + the dumb phone. When I am away from home, I can Bluetooth the mobile connection to my laptops.

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