Curri has sometimes been billed as the Uber of the construction supply industry. What is Curri like for the independent contractor? Is it profitable to deliver building materials for Curri? Do you really make more delivering for Curri than you can with Doordash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Instacart or others? I decided to give it a …

Doordash rolled out a pilot program in some areas recently to test out a new mileage tracking feature. Fortunately, my market was one of those test markets. This gave me a chance to test it out. We’re three weeks into the four week program and I thought I’d offer my thoughts on what I’ve seen …

If you are like most people who are trying to figure out this whole Uber Eats tax thing, you may have had a bit of a surprise the first time you read the words “Self-Employment Taxes.” Wait, what? Maybe like some folks, you didn’t realize you were self-employed to begin with. Perhaps you’ve discovered some …

In the first part of this series on Uber Eats Taxes we said Schedule C is the most important tax form for your delivery work as an Uber Eats independent contractor. It’s even more important than the Uber 1099 forms you get . That’s because Schedule C, and not your 1099, is what determines what …

Grubhub just emailed their drivers to introduce their new contract violation policy. It’s a sham. Wanna know how I really feel? I will give Grubhub some credit. For years they’ve always done this stealthy passive aggressive control thing with drivers. At least with this new policy, they’re being honest. But have they crossed too far …

The biggest money mistake Uber Eats drivers make is to not write off car expenses on their taxes. Either they didn’t know how or they didn’t know they could. Don’t make that mistake. Every mile that you track and claim can shave 9 to 14 cents off your tax bill (possibly more). Fourteen pennies doesn’t …

If you drive much as a rideshare contractor for Uber or Lyft, or as a delivery independent contractor for companies like Doordash, Instacart, Uber Eats and Grubhub, you can wear your car out quickly. Repairs and replacement for all that wear and tear can be expensive. It can also keep you off the road. Sometimes …

As a gig economy independent contractor in Delivery (Doordash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Instacart etc) and Rideshare (Uber, Lyft, etc.), it’s hard to know what you can write off outside of miles and a few minor supplies. You may have heard other drivers tell you that you can take several hundred dollars in home office deductions. …

Delivering for Uber Eats can be a great way to make some extra money or part of a larger full time delivery strategy. However, it’s not technically job as couriers are independent contractors rather than employees. There are a lot of factors in determining if delivering for the popular food delivery service makes sense for …

Uber Eats has started hiding upfront address information in some markets for drivers with less than a 50 percent acceptance rate. At this point it appears to be a test. Drivers in the test markets who have rejected more than five of their last ten offers will no see all of the delivery information when …

GetUpside is a popular money saving app for gig economy contractors who drive a lot for platforms like Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Instacart, Uber and Lyft. With GetUpside, you can earn cash back every time you put gas in your car. When higher gas prices make it harder for delivery and rideshare workers to be …

As an independent contractor on the Doordash platform, your customer ratings can be the difference between making good money as a Dasher and not earning anything. Customers can grade us on how we did, using a five star system. Those ratings can make a big difference in a couple of ways. Unfortunately, things happen as …

The Stride Tax mobile app is one of the best known free mileage tracking apps for self-employed individuals. It’s especially well known in the gig economy, if you’re a Lyft or Uber driver or contract with food delivery services like Doordash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Instacart and others. How does the Stride app stack up? Is …

Outside the big three on demand delivery companies, I’m not sure anyone else has reached into as many markets as catering specialist DeliverThat. Aaron Hoffman joins us today to talk about DeliverThat and the opportunities available to delivery drivers.  How he started DeliverThat from his dorm room in college Challenges of starting his first deliveries …

Do you need to maintain a high acceptance rate when delivering for Uber Eats? What happens if you decline too many delivery offers on the Ubereats driver app? With as much as we hear about delivery drivers having their contracts deactivated by companies like Uber Eats, that’s a question that can make you nervous. We …