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default_laura t1_izd4g20 wrote

Reply to comment by smoovgee in Local Uber/Lyft drivers: how much do you earn? by EPIC_FAIL_73

Ma’am, all due respect to your financial chops, but your view is limited.

Not everyone is solely looking at a spreadsheet to calculate their bottom line.

It may be incredibly stupid for OP to try and sell depending on outstanding financing. OP may be in a place where they absolutely require the flexibility that gig work offers, but may be limited by disability from doing the type of delivery that Amazon/UPS/etc requires. It takes maybe 4 days a week max to get $600, and you don’t necessarily put a lot of miles on your car, if you choose your trips wisely.

(OP, don’t forget to record your mileage and expenses for tax time)

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Puppies_or_Science t1_izd3upr wrote

Reply to Local gifts for family by TheBananaStan

Well... if you consider food related items:

  • Firefly Farms has some nice boxes with cheeses

  • Yes, Chef in Locust Point has all local products. They have their own stuff but also some other things from local retailers. They also do meal delivery, so you could consider that as a gift card or something.

  • Dulceology boxes of Alajors are pretty and delicious.

  • Atwaters has some nice Jams/Bakery Items and the like

  • Give some beer from one of the many local breweries

Oh and not food related:

  • Hunt A Killer makes escape the room style board games and they are Baltimore based.

  • Baltimore Box has some fun Baltimore merch (including Mr. Trash Wheel!)

  • And for a crafty type person, Lovely Yarns in hampden has a lot (if not all) local yarns and offers classes for things like learning to knit/crochet/etc.

  • I'm not sure if they do, but maybe Mobtown Ballroom does gift certificates for dance/circus lessons?

  • I love the ceramics of [Samantha Briegel!] (https://www.samanthabriegel.com/)

  • Plantacea in Fed Hill always has such nice plants!

Good luck!

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Wilmore99 t1_izd1faj wrote

Reply to Local Uber/Lyft drivers: how much do you earn? by EPIC_FAIL_73

I was in the same boat you are five months ago. You can easily make $600 Thursday-Saturday. 👍

I recommend sticking with Lyft; better reputation, better support, nicer clientele. It also seems to pay more than Uber. With Uber you’re more likely to get constant rides, but the riders are more likely to be assholes because it’s cheaper.

Lyft also has more bonuses such as “complete three rides in (timeframe) get a bonus $9-$21” etc. They also have surge zones where you literally get bonus cash for accepting a ride in that area. Uber does the same thing but not as much lately, it seems more common on Lyft. You also have more tools to drive where/when you want with Lyft as opposed to Uber. If you’re heading to the store you can set a destination and make some money on the way there by doing a couple rides. Uber has something similar but doesn’t work as well, and with less options.

Signing up for both is different. Submitting documents to Lyft can be easily done through your phone’s camera, but Uber will keep denying docs unless you scan them out and submit them via their computer website. You’ll get denied a few times, but just keep submitting. Basically you can drive for Lyft while you wait for Uber to stop fucking about, but they do eventually accept your submitted documents.

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biophazer242 t1_izcrk4b wrote

Reply to comment by Balmerhippie in My wife doesn't like our Christmas card. by Baltimore_Bill

In the early days my office was just a crappy little warehouse on wolfe right across from the dead end. Every long day started with coffee from the daily grind and ended with food at dead end or john stevens and shots at irenes. Weekends were more shots at irenes. That place defined my early to mid 20s. No wonder I am pretty much a functioning alcoholic at this point in my life :)

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Signal_13 t1_izcd6b4 wrote

Reply to comment by CaptainObvious110 in I’ve always wondered why is there a cop car always with its lights on on the intersection of Light and W. Conway St ? by Mxuw

She's ok. Two of them smacked her in the head with their squeegees when she told them that she didn't have any cash. I had warned her not to ever roll down her window for them, but it apparently fell on deaf ears. She's here for work from California and this is another world to her. She's learning...

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