The Gig Workers Fix Kit
Built for DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, Instacart and Grubhub drivers and other gig workers.
This lane runs on one thing — whether you know what the work actually costs you. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 13 leaks it covers
7 you can close it · 3 the other side owes it · 3 a pro decides
- Chasing quests and bonuses without counting the extra miles and hoursWhere to look first: For your next three quests or bonuses, write down: the bonus, the extra hours you drove to hit it, and your odometer before and after.Keep it from coming back: Price every bonus with your own cost per mile before you chase it.You can close it
- Phone, data and small driving subscriptions nobody has added upWhere to look first: Pull your last two months of card and bank statements.Keep it from coming back: Add any new driving subscription to your list the day you sign up, and review the list every three months.You can close it
- Working one app with no other offer to compare it againstWhere to look first: For two to four weeks, log every shift: app, hours online, miles driven (from your odometer), and what you were paid.Keep it from coming back: Keep at least two apps set up, and re-check your log by app each month.You can close it
- Driving with no cost per mile, so a losing order looks like a paying oneWhere to look first: Pull your last three months of fuel, maintenance, tires, insurance, phone and car payment (or rental).Keep it from coming back: Recalculate your cost per mile every month. Never accept an order without checking it against that number.You can close it
- Unpaid miles to the pickup, between orders and on the drive homeWhere to look first: At the start and end of each shift, write down your odometer (Worked out: total miles).Keep it from coming back: Log odometer at start and end of every shift, and judge every order on total miles.You can close it
- Maintenance and tires deferred because the calendar says it's too soonWhere to look first: Set your service schedule by miles, not months — use the mileage intervals in your owner's manual.Keep it from coming back: Fund repairs by the mile every week, and book service by the odometer, not the calendar.You can close it
- Car losing value every mile with no bill to show itWhere to look first: Write down your odometer today and the car's current trade-in value (from a dealer quote or a value guide).Keep it from coming back: Record odometer and car value every quarter, and fund the next car by the mile.You can close it
- Health insurance deduction lost or wrongly taken over the 'eligible' month ruleWhere to look first: Make a list of the 12 months of the year. For each month, mark whether you, your spouse, a dependent, or your child under 27 had a job with a health plan the employer helped pay for that you could have joined — even if you said no.Keep it from coming back: Each January, write down every health plan you or your family could have joined that month, and update it any time a job changes.The other side owes it
- Never adding up what share of the fare or order the app keptWhere to look first: Pick one full week. For every trip or order, write down what the customer paid (where the app shows it) and what you were paid.Keep it from coming back: Check one week a month: customer price vs. your pay.The other side owes it
- Instant cash-out fees taken several times a week on money already earnedWhere to look first: Open each app's earnings or payout history for the last month.Keep it from coming back: Set one cash-out rule for yourself (for example, once a day, or weekly) and check the fee total monthly.The other side owes it
- Nothing set aside from platform pay for self-employment taxWhere to look first: Open a separate savings account just for taxes.Keep it from coming back: Move the tax share out every payout day. Never let it sit with spending money.A pro decides
- Personal auto policy that may not cover you while the app is onWhere to look first: Call your auto insurance company and tell them you drive for [APPS] — rides, deliveries, or both.Keep it from coming back: Tell your insurer before you start driving for any new app, and recheck coverage at every renewal.A pro decides
- Weekly rental car payment that must be earned before any money is yoursWhere to look first: Write down your weekly rental cost plus fuel and any fees (Worked out: weekly fixed cost).Keep it from coming back: Know your weekly break-even before you take the keys. Re-check it every renewal.A pro decides
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 13 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Chasing quests and bonuses without counting the extra miles and hours
You can close it- For your next three quests or bonuses, write down: the bonus, the extra hours you drove to hit it, and your odometer before and after.
- Work out the extra miles times your own cost per mile (Worked out: cost of the chase).
- Subtract that from the bonus.
- Keep a short list of which bonus types paid and which didn't.
- Next time, only chase the kinds that paid on your own list.
Your part: Decide which ones to chase.
My bonus rule: "Before I chase a bonus, I estimate the extra miles and hours it will take. If the bonus is less than (extra miles × $[MY COST PER MILE]) plus (extra hours × $[MY MINIMUM PER HOUR]), I skip it."
Price every bonus with your own cost per mile before you chase it.
What this kit can't decide for you: Recommendations come only from your own log.
That's 1 of 13. The other 12 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When rideshare, delivery and app-based gig workers go looking for answers, they search things like “uber driver pay rate”, “uber driver pay”, “doordash taxes”, “instacart pay” and “doordash mileage deduction”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 13 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
How do I know if a DoorDash or Uber order pays?
Know your cost per mile and count the unpaid miles to the pickup, between orders and on the way home. The kit walks you through it.
What can gig drivers deduct?
Phone, data and small subscriptions, plus the car losing value every mile. The kit shows what to add up and bring to your preparer.
Do instant cash-out fees add up?
Yes, several times a week on money already earned. The kit has you total them.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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