Doordash drivers can not see the amount of the tip before completing the delivery. However, in most cases there’s enough information for them to have a pretty good idea how much the tip is on a given order. If you’ve ordered from Doordash, you probably have noticed that Doordash asks you to add your tip …

Does acceptance rate matter as a Doordash delivery driver? Doordash cannot require you to maintain a certain acceptance rate as an independent contractor. They CAN offer incentives (like the Doordash Top Dasher reward program) in return for accepting a percentage of delivery offers. That means that it depends a lot on your personal situation, your …

Filling out Schedule C is possibly the most essential part of figuring out your taxes on Doordash. It’s even more critical than the Doordash 1099 you get early each year (or any other 1099’s from other gig economy companies). That’s because your Schedule C, and not your form 1099-NEC, is the form that determines your …

What accessories and tools are absolutely necessary to Deliver for Doordash? There are two “can’t do it without these” items you have to have: a smart-phone and a car. Maybe a bike, scooter or just your feet depending on where you are. That’s the bare minimum. There are other things that I believe are absolutely …

Does Doordash provide car insurance? Does your own car insurance policy cover you while Dashing? In reality, they do NOT provide car insurance for Doordash delivery drivers or their cars, and most personal car insurances will not insure Dashers while they deliver. But you’re just taking food or packages to people. This isn’t rideshare with …

You’d like to make a little extra cash, or maybe you need to make a lot more. You’ve heard that Doordash can pay pretty well at times, so it makes sense to find out how easy it is to get started with Doordash. What does it take to qualify as a Doordash driver? All it …

Yes, delivering for Doordash is self-employment. If you deliver for Doordash in the United States, you do so an an independent contractor. That’s a form of self-employment As a general rule, a Dasher (Doordash’s term for a delivery driver on their platform) is an independent contractor. There’s some controversy around whether Dashers are misclassified, or …

With the economy as crazy as it’s been in recent years, maybe you’ve started thinking about becoming a Doordash delivery driver. (Doordash calls us Dashers) Or maybe you’re already a Doordash driver and you’re looking for information about Dashing. I’m sure by now you’ve heard a lot about Doordash. And I’m sure you’ve heard all …

What can you expect to earn delivering for Doordash? How much money does Doordash pay? Is there a salary range to help you figure out if signing up for Doordash delivery makes sense? One viral video TikTok showed weekly full-time earnings of as much as $1,900. On the opposite end of the spectrum, some have …

I’ve had a lot of people tell me they get better delivery offers from Doordash when they are Top Dasher. I’ve also heard from enough who insist their experience is just the opposite. Who’s really right here? They can’t both be right, can they? How can two different groups of people get results that are …

Those of us who drive for a living are hit the hardest by rising gas prices. Independent contractors especially, since we’re on our own for our expenses. As delivery drivers for Doordash, Instacart, Grubhub, Uber Eats, etc., rideshare drivers for Uber and Lyft, or delivering for last mile platforms like Veho package delivery or Curri …

DeliverThat might be the largest food delivery gig you may never have heard of. As of this writing, they operate in 38 states, the District of Columbia, British Columbia and Ontario. Are they a good option for delivery drivers? How does it compare to delivering for Grubhub, Doordash, and Uber Eats? Does it make sense …

Just Eat Takeaway, who purchased Grubhub less than a year ago for $7.3 billion, has announced that they may consider selling off part or all of the Grubhub. What happened here? Did Jitse Groen (CEO of Just Eat Takeaway) buy a lemon? This is an expensive case of buyer’s remorse for the Dutch delivery giant. …

Skyrocketing gas prices have put the squeeze on a lot of gig economy drivers in early 2022. Doordash joined many other Gig Economy companies by creating their Gas Rewards challenge to supplement the additional cost of higher fuel prices for Dashers. There were two parts to the program. One was the fuel rewards challenge which …

As I write this, gas prices have gone crazy. There are a lot of reasons. Part of the immediate problem as I write this is the ban on Russian oil in response to their invasion of Ukraine. As delivery drivers and rideshare drivers in the gig economy who rely on our cars to earn money, …