Since my next few installments of this series are going to require some research I have decided to put them off until next year. Thankfully for you next year is next month...
For now, here are some miscellaneous tips that I may have missed in my first four:
Unemployment:
In New Mexico, one can make up to 20% of their unemployment in other money before it affects your unemployment. As in, you can make up to $85 driving Uber before they reduce your $425 unemployment check.
Arizona deducts dollar for dollar. I don't know about other states, check with your local office for information.
Uber and Lyft:
Get used to many many smells. Between the food you pick up for deliveries and the potheads who obviously don't realize how much that stench sticks, you are going to smell many unusual and strong smells. You may want to keep an odor neutralizer around for the lingering ones.
And that one. And that one...
Which brings me to my next point. If you should happen to be able to tell that your passenger is enebriated, drive extra carefully. You wouldn't want them to create an extra long-lingering smell for you in your back seat. I have heard there is a substantial clean up fee that Uber will charge for this, but who wants the hassle to begin with?
Uber:
It looks like they have finally added a feature like the one Lyft has which allows you to go online from any screen. But I haven't been able to figure it out. So I would stick to the plan as outlined in my previous post.
Pizza:
Take a pen. Two pens if you can.
Wear a shirt with two pockets. One is to hold your wad of twenty ones (for change) and one is to put your tips. Pants pockets tend to get a bit more sweaty, particularly if you are running everywhere you go.
Which you should. Not only is it good exercise, it shaves off precious seconds.
Keep ten each of quarters, dimes, and nickels. And twenty pennies. This gives you plenty of change to give exact change. And if you dig enough your costumers often get impatient and say "nah, just keep it".
Keep it in a coin purse. There is nothing more annoying than dealing with loose change at the metal detector in the courthouse or town hall. Which reminds me...
This is a deadly weapon... Leave it in your car.
Any sharp objects, including can openers, should be left in your vehicle. A lot of security guards are jerks that won't hold something for you even if they can watch you walk in, deliver, and walk out.
Don't worry too much about non-tippers, eventually you figure out that most non-tippers are balanced out by good tippers. Two good tips can completely erase a non-tip. Besides, getting grumpy just makes you sloppy, and being sloppy is a great way to guarantee non-tips.
I hope these are helpful, keep checking back for more installments. If you haven't read the rest of the series, please do.
And if you have any tips or suggestions of your own, feel free to leave them in the comments section below!
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