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August 2020 Side Hustle Report – $2,447.68

Last Updated on August 28, 2021September 10, 2020 10 Comments
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Hello and welcome to another edition of the Financial Panther Side Hustle Report. Each month, I document exactly what I made from side hustling using sharing economy and gig economy apps.

In today’s report, I’ll be recapping what I made from the gig economy in August 2020. Here’s the breakdown of my side hustle earnings for each last month:

Side Hustle Income for August 2020

  • Rover: $0
  • Postmates/DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub: $2,148.67
  • Wag: $0
  • Shipt/Instacart: $0
  • Lime/Bird: $0
  • Selling Trash Finds/Flipping: $95.98
  • WeGoLook: $47
  • ProductTube: $35 
  • Gigwalk/EasyShift/Field Agent/Merchandiser: $19
  • Google Opinion Rewards/Surveys On The Go/1Q/Facebook Viewpoints: $27.03
  • Secret Shopping: $75

Total Side Hustle Income for August 2020 = $2,447.68

August was a bit of a down month for my gig economy/side hustle income, primarily because I took two weeks off at the end of the month to visit my parents. My wife and I were originally scheduled to fly to Greece for a friend’s wedding during that stretch, but that trip was obviously canceled due to the pandemic.

Still, since we had two weeks already blocked off, we decided to take that opportunity to drive home to visit my parents. Our son was born a week before the pandemic broke out, so, unfortunately, my parents have only been able to see their only grandchild via Facetime. We’re not flying anywhere with a baby during a pandemic, but driving is something we were comfortable with doing. So, that’s what we ended up doing.

I typically do a little bit of side hustling even when traveling and some of that income does appear in this report. For the most part, though, we spent our time at home relaxing with family. Even with those two weeks off, I still think I made some decent income for the month. 

Let’s take a more in-depth look at my earnings for the month.

 

Rover Income: $0 

I didn’t earn anything on Rover last month, although that’s not the whole story. In fact, what ended up happening was a nightmare scenario that I had hoped would never happen to me. Long story short, the dog I was watching for the weekend escaped from my house (spoiler alert, the dog was found a few hours later unharmed).

Here’s what happened. At the beginning of the month, I got a request to watch a new dog, a small Chihuahua mix that was a bit skittish but got along fine with my dog. The owner dropped her off at my house and my wife and I went about our day with no issues. A few hours into the stay, my wife was walking out the front door and this dog bolted from our living room and squeezed through the front door. We immediately followed her, but she got away and disappeared around the corner before we could get her.

I’ve never had an escape like this happen before, but my instinct was to be transparent and get as much help as I could get so that we could find this dog fast. The first thing I did was call the Rover emergency support line to see what help they could provide. They didn’t do a ton for me because when you’re working on Rover, you’re working as an independent contractor and Rover is acting solely as the platform. What they did do was put together a lost dog flyer for me and offer to give a $100 reward for anyone that found the dog. 

The next thing I did was call the owner to let them know what happened. The owner took the news surprisingly well and let me know that she would call some friends of hers that lived in the neighborhood. She also gave me some tips about how to potentially lure her dog out of wherever she might be hiding (based on her behavior, it was likely she was hiding in some bushes or under some stairs, rather than just running around the neighborhood). After speaking to the owner, I then posted the lost dog flyer on all of the local social media websites, offering a $100 reward for anyone that found her. 

With those steps taken care of, I then spent the next four hours biking around my neighborhood and asking anyone walking by if they’d seen a small dog running around. Unfortunately, no one had seen her, but they said they’d keep their eyes out. Unfortunately, by 9 pm, I still hadn’t found the dog and the sun was starting to set, making it difficult to continue my search. I headed home, resigned to the fact that I might have just lost someone’s dog and with no idea what I would do next.

Just as I reached my front door, I received a call from the dog’s owner, who gave all of us some great news – the dog had walked into her friend’s yard just a few moments ago and they’d snatched her up. Somehow, this dog knew where the friend lived and had made her way over there during the time we were looking for her.

I, of course, refunded the owner for the stay and apologized for what had happened. She surprisingly didn’t blame me for what happened and even thanked me for everything I had done to find her dog.

In the aftermath of this incident, Rover asked me to provide a statement about what had happened during this stay. I wrote a long statement explaining what had happened and after a short review process, Rover found no wrongdoing on my part and my Rover account remains active. 

If you’re dog sitting, losing a dog is definitely a possibility that you have to think about. I think I did a few things right here that made it so that I wasn’t kicked off the Rover platform. These are lessons that might help you if a situation like this happens to you.

  • First, I didn’t try to hide what happened. There’s probably a natural tendency to try to fix the problem without letting anyone know, but when I lost this dog, I immediately called both Rover and the owner to let them know what had happened. I think doing this was a big move because the owner was able to recruit her friends to help find the dog. If I hadn’t let them know what happened, her friends wouldn’t have been looking for the dog.
  • Second, it probably helped that the owner was ultimately appreciative of what I had done. She sent me texts letting me know that she didn’t blame me for the incident. I’m sure this helped me during the review process. And this was all likely a product of me being transparent and not trying to hide what happened.
  • Finally, it also probably helps that I’ve been dog sitting for over 5 years and have only five-star reviews. My guess is that if I was a newer sitter, maybe I would have been deactivated. 

Everything ultimately worked out in the end and I still have future bookings in the pipeline with my regular clients. I have no clue if the Rover search algorithm will punish me, but the good thing is that I have so many repeat clients that I’m able to stay solidly busy.  

If I haven’t scared you off with that story, you can sign up to be a Rover sitter or dogwalker using this link.

 

Postmates/DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub Income: $2,148.67

Things have been slowing down a bit on the food delivery front, but there’s still definitely money to be made out there, especially if you understand the best ways to work all of the different delivery apps together. Below is a breakdown of my delivery earnings on each platform for August:

  • Postmates: $94.54
  • DoorDash: $903.43
  • Uber Eats: $659.59
  • Grubhub: $491.11

I didn’t do any deliveries while I was on vacation, so I’m actually pretty pleased with what I was able to bring in for the month. I ended up averaging close to $40 per hour again, with most of my earnings coming from DoorDash and Uber Eats. To track my earnings, I use Gridwise, which is a great free app that can track your mileage and your earnings on each app (note, Gridwise only works in select cities, so if you aren’t in a major city, the app won’t work for you).

For the most part, my delivery strategy remains the same. I run all four apps at once, then stitch together different orders so that they’re all going in the same general direction. By doing this, I’m typically able to complete 5 to 6 deliveries per hour. If you do the math, if I average $6-7 per delivery, I end up making between $30 and $42 per hour. It’s not something I can do consistently over a whole day, but since I do these as a side hustle, I’m able to work only during peak hours.

For transportation, I use my RadCity ebike the vast majority of the time to do my deliveries. If you’ve never used an ebike before, you seriously need to try one out because they are life-changing – and that’s not an exaggeration either. I’ve had a good experience with my RadPower bike, but I’ve also seen other bikes such as Blix or Juiced, which all seem like solid ebikes as well.

Occasionally, I’ll bust out an electric scooter to do deliveries. I don’t own an electric scooter, so I’ve instead figured out ways to ride shared scooters for free. My Chase Sapphire Reserve gives me three free, 30-minute Lyft scooter rides per month, and since my wife also has the Chase Sapphire Reserve, that means I have 3 hours of free Lyft scooter rides each month. Since I’ve been averaging close to $40 per hour doing deliveries, getting three hours of free Lyft scooter rides essentially means I can make about $120 while riding scooters for free. 

Outside of those Lyft scooters, I’m also able to ride Lime scooters for free since I’m a Lime scooter charger. I’ve been trying to limit how often I do this just because I don’t want to get deactivated by Lime, but basically, when you’re a Lime scooter charger, you can scan dead scooters, charge them up at home, then ride them around for free. You’re not supposed to do this, but I’ve been doing this for several years now and haven’t had any issues yet. That said, do this at your own risk. 

Doing some DoorDash and Uber Eats on a Lime scooter.

Food deliveries are something that I think you should try doing, especially if you live in a dense area and you enjoy biking or getting around cities using bikes or scooters. Feel free to use my referral links below if you’d like to support this blog.

  • DoorDash: Sign up for DoorDash here.
  • Postmates: Sign up for Postmates here.
  • UberEats: Sign up for Uber Eats here.
  • Grubhub: No referral link, but you can sign up for it here. 

 

Wag Income: $0

Nothing to report on the Wag income front. I actually did do one Wag walk during my visit home to see my parents, but I didn’t receive that payment until September, so you’ll see that income reflected in next month’s side hustle report. 

 

Shipt/Instacart Income: $0

I didn’t do any grocery delivery gigs in August, so nothing to report here either. I know some people are able to make a lot from grocery delivery, but I haven’t really figured out how to make this a more lucrative side hustle compared to doing food deliveries.

If you’re someone who uses a car, grocery deliveries probably make more sense since you’ll put less wear and tear on your car. It probably also makes more sense for someone who lives in the suburbs. In the winter, I tend to drift towards grocery delivery since it puts me outside in the cold for shorter stretches of time,

All things being equal, if I have a choice between delivering groceries or delivering food, I’ll always pick food deliveries since I can make much more from food delivery vs. grocery delivery. 

 

Lime/Bird Income: $0

I’m not making any money on Lime or Bird this year. Lime didn’t make it back to Minneapolis 2020 and is now only in St. Paul. I still grab scooters every once in a while just to rid them for free, but the drop off spots are all too far away for me to do any drop-offs.

Meanwhile, Bird stopped using independent contractors here in Minneapolis, so even though I’m still technically signed up as a Bird scooter charger, I’m not able to charge any scooters. 

 

Trash/Flipping Income: $95.98 

I cleared out a bunch of clothes and furniture from my childhood bedroom during my week back home. Since I was only home for a short time, I couldn’t get everything cleared out, but I did manage to get a few bigger items sold, which I was happy about. I also sold a bunch of old clothes on eBay. 

Here’s how it breaks down: 

  • Facebook Marketplace: $35
  • eBay: $60.98

That’s almost $100 just from selling old junk in my bedroom at my parent’s house, so it goes to show you that you probably have some money lying around your house if you’re willing to put in a little bit of work. My parents were very surprised to see that people were willing to buy this kind of stuff. 

 

WeGoLook Income: $47 

I brought in a solid amount in August from a couple of easy WeGoLook gigs. My strategy with WeGoLook is to take the easy gigs that aren’t far from my house or that are in places I’m already going to.

One of the particularly easy gigs that I’ve been doing on WeGoLook is the residential exterior gigs. These gigs pay $12 and take a few seconds to complete, so they work out really well if they’re nearby. The nice thing is that I can often work these in while I’m doing food deliveries, so when it works out, it’s an easy way to increase my earnings during my delivery runs. 

Note that WeGoLook isn’t consistent enough to act as a significant source of income, but it’s a nice app that I fit in when it makes sense.

 

ProductTube Income: $35 

ProductTube is another app that doesn’t have enough volume to act as a significant source of income, but that is very lucrative for the time it takes to complete each gig. I ended up doing a couple of easy ProductTube gigs this past month, making $35 for what amounted to 15-30 minutes of work. If you’ve never used ProductTube before, my recommendation is to download this app and try it out. It’s a really easy and extremely underrated app.

 

Gigwalk/EasyShift/Field Agent/Merchandiser Income: $19

I did two Field Agent gigs in August – one got me a free breakfast sandwich and paid me $5, the other got me a free case of beer and paid me $14. I did both of these gigs because they were at nearby stores and they were easy gigs to complete (I did one of my Field Agent gigs while I was on my road trip home since the store was next to the hotel). 

When it comes to this category of apps, Field Agent tends to be the best because of how easy the gigs are to complete. Gigwalk also tends to have easy gigs, although there aren’t very many of them. Easy Shift and Merchandiser, in my experience, are the two worst ones and you have to do them a few times to learn which type of gigs on those two apps are worth doing. One rule is that I never go out of my way to do these gigs – they always have to be either right next to me or on my way somewhere.

 

Google Opinion Rewards/Surveys On The Go/1Q/Facebook Viewpoints Income: $27.03

August was another good month for the short survey apps that I keep on my phone. Here’s the breakdown of my August short survey earnings: 

  • Google Opinion Rewards: $13.16
  • Surveys On The Go: $13.62
  • 1Q: $0.25

Google Opinion Rewards and 1Q are always worth doing and don’t require much strategy. Just answer the questions honestly and you’ll make a couple of bucks each month for a few seconds of work.

With Surveys On The Go, the general strategy is to earn money on the $1 or $2 surveys that don’t take much time to complete, then purposefully answer the questions in a way so that you won’t qualify for the surveys that take a long time to complete.

The thing about Surveys On The Go is that you automatically get 10 cents even if you don’t qualify for a survey. I know that certain surveys aren’t worth doing, so for those surveys, I’ll always purposefully answer the questions in a way that will disqualify me as fast as possible. This essentially makes it so that I get 10 cents for a survey that takes me a second or two to complete – which makes it worth it for the time 

I can’t exactly explain how to do this, but with enough practice, you will eventually start to understand which surveys are worth doing and which are worth purposefully disqualifying yourself.

 

Secret Shopping Income: $75

Before the pandemic, I was getting hundreds of dollars worth of free food each month via restaurant secret shopping. I wrote about how I use this strategy to eat for free in a post I wrote last year, titled Restaurant Secret Shopper Jobs – A Strategy To Eat For Free And Hack Your Food Expenses. I highly recommend reading that post if you want to learn more about secret shopping and how you can use it to your advantage. 

In July, Marketforce once again started offering secret shops at a national fast-casual chain. I ended up getting 13 free meals in July. I received my reimbursements for these meals in August.

Marketforce also gives you small payments for completing the shops, so they can actually help you make some extra money as well. I ended up getting $75 worth of payments, all while eating for free.

Below is a screenshot of my secret shop earnings for the past month.

I’ve continued to do these secret shops as they appear and so long as they’re out there, I’ll keep snagging them. I recommend you do the same if you can. 

 

And that concludes the August 2020 Side Hustle Report!

Even though I took two weeks off in August, I still managed to bring in over $2,000 in side hustle income. That’s not bad at all, and when combined with my earnings on this blog, it’s enough for me to make a solid, (albeit modest), full-time income.

I quit my job last year to try my hand at blogging and side hustling full time, and even with the instability, I’m still able to make the same amount of money as I made when I was working my regular, full-time job. At, the same time, I have so much more freedom to make my schedule, which has really come in handy now that I have a baby.

We’re entering the home stretch for 2020, so we’re probably going to see my side hustle income take a dip as the weather cools off.

Hope all of this info helps. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about how I make all of this work.

More Recommended Ebike/Scooters

Check out these other ebikes/scooters I've had the chance to do a review for:

  • GEN3 Outcross Bike – The GEN3 Outcross is a solid, affordable fat tire ebike that does a good job of doing what I need it to do. It works great for city riding, giving me a smooth ride in all conditions. It’s works really well as a winter ebike since the fat tires give it good traction over snow and ice. Check out my GEN3 Outcross Review.
  • Himiway Escape Bike – The Himiway Escape is an interesting bike for anyone looking for a moped-style ebike. If you’re a gig economy worker, the Himiway Escape is particularly interesting and it’s possible to think of it as an investment, especially if you can opt to do deliveries with the Himiway versus using a car. It’s not cheap, but you can definitely make your money back when you compare the mileage you’ll put on your car versus using an ebike. Check out my Himiway Escape Bike Review.
  • Espin Sport Bike – The Espin Sport is a good ebike for someone who is looking for an ebike that feels and rides more like a regular bike. There are many ebikes that are really only bikes in name. In reality, they’re basically electric mopeds. The Espin Sport, by contrast, is a bike you could probably ride without the battery and you’d feel like you’re just riding a regular bike. Check out my Espin Sport Review.
  • Varla Eagle One Scooter – The Varla Eagle One is an excellent scooter that can make sense for a lot of people. It can work as a primary mode of transportation. You can use it to work on gig economy apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. And it can also be a recreational vehicle if you’d prefer to use it for that. Check out my Varla Eagle One Review.
  • Fucare H3 Scooter – The Fucare H3 is a fun scooter and I’ve enjoyed testing it out. For a daily commuter or quick trips or errands, the Fucare H3 is probably the scooter I’ll use. It’s portable and easy to maneuver, so it’s just easier to take on the road when I need it. Check out my Fucare H3 Scooter Review.

More Recommended Investing App Bonuses

For additional investing app bonuses, be sure to check out the ones below:

  • M1 Finance ($10) – This is a great robo-advisor that has no fees and allows you to create a customized portfolio based on your risk tolerance. You also get $10 for opening an account. Check out my M1 Finance Referral Bonus – Step-By-Step Guide.
  • SoFi Invest ($25) – SoFi Invest is an easy brokerage account bonus that you can earn with just a few minutes of work. Use my SoFi Invest referral link, fund your SoFi Invest brokerage account with $100 and you’ll get $25 of free stock. I also have a step-by-step guide for the SoFi Invest referral bonus.
  • Moomoo (5 free stocks) – Moomoo is a free investing app currently offering 5 free stocks (usually worth around $75-$100) if you open an account using a referral link and deposit $2,000. Read my Moomoo referral bonus guide for more information.
  • Webull (5 free stocks) – Webull also gives you 5 free stock valued between $3-$3,000 each if you open an account using my referral link. Here’s a guide I wrote about how to earn your free stocks using Webull.
  • Robinhood (1 free stock) – Robinhood gives you a free stock valued between $2.50-$225 if you open an account using my referral link.
  • Public (1 free stock) - Public gives you a free stock valued between $3-$70 if you open an account using my referral link.

More Recommended Bank Account Bonuses

If you’re looking for more easy bank bonuses, check out the below options. These bonuses are all easy to earn and have no fees or minimum balance requirements to worry about.

  • Chime ($100) - Chime is a free bank account that offers a referral bonus if you use a referral link and complete a direct deposit of $200 or more. In practice, any ACH transfer into this account triggers the bonus. This bonus is easy to earn and posts instantly, so you’ll know if you met the requirements as soon as you move money into the account. I wrote a step-by-step guide on how to earn your Chime referral bonus that I recommend you check out.
  • Digital Federal Credit Union ($100) – Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) is a free, nationwide credit union that I recommend to readers for two reasons. First, DCU has a $100 referral bonus if you open a free DCU checking account with a referral link. Second, DCU has a saving account that gives you 6.17% interest on your first $1,000. Check out my in-depth post on how to set this account up.
  • Upgrade ($100) – Upgrade is a free checking account that’s currently offering a $100 referral bonus if you open an account and complete three debit card transactions. These bonus terms are easy to meet, so it’s well worth doing this bonus as soon as you can. Importantly, this bonus says that it’s now scheduled to end on January 31, 2023. As long as you get your account opened before January 31st, you should be eligible. Here’s a post I wrote with more details: Upgrade $100 Referral Bonus – Step By Step Directions.
  • SoFi Money ($275) – SoFi Money is a free checking account from SoFi. They’re currently offering a $25 referral bonus if you open a SoFi account with a referral link and deposit $10. You can also make an additional $250 as well if you complete a direct deposit. This is a good bank that is also 100% free, so you won’t have to worry about managing this account. Here’s a post I wrote with instructions on how to earn your SoFi Money bonus: SoFi Money Referral Bonus: Step By Step Guide.
  • Current ($50) – Current is a free fintech bank that’s offering new users a $50 referral bonus after signing up for an account using a referral link.Current is an easy bonus to earn and also gives you access to three savings accounts that pay you 4% interest on up to $2,000. That means you can put away up to $6,000 earning 4% interest. That’s very good and makes Current an account I recommend to everyone. Check out my step-by-step guide on how to earn your Current Bank bonus.
  • Fairwinds Credit Union ($100) – Fairwinds Credit Union is offering a referral bonus for users that sign up using a referral link. Fairwinds has no fees or minimum balance, so this is a particularly easy bonus to earn. Since this is a smaller credit union, my gut instinct tells me this offer won’t be around long, so if you’re in a position to meet the bonus requirements, grab this bonus before it’s gone. Here is my step-by-step guide on how to earn your Fairwinds Credit Union bonus.
  • OnJuno ($60) – OnJuno is a fintech/neobank that is currently offering a $10 referral bonus if you open an account using a referral link and make a deposit of $50 or more. You will also get 1000 JCOIN. The 1000 of JCOIN is cryptocurrency. At the time I'm writing this, it'll be worth about $50. Check out my OnJuno referral bonus guide here.
  • Varo ($30) – Varo is a free fintech banking app similar to Chime or Current. It’s currently offering a $30 bonus to new users that open a new Varo account with a referral link. The bonus for this bank is very easy to meet, all you need to do is spend $20 within 30 days of opening your Varo account. Check out my step-by-step guide to learn how to earn this bonus.
  • Novo Bank ($40) - Novo bank is a free business checking account that’s currently offering a $40 bonus if you open a Novo business checking account using a referral link. In addition to being a good bank bonus, Novo is also a good business checking account. It has no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements and operates a good app and website. Indeed, it’s the business checking account I currently use for this blog. Check out my post on how to easily open a Novo account.
  • Albert ($150) – If you can manage to do a real direct deposit, Albert is an easy account you can use to earn a referral bonus. Here’s a review about Albert I wrote. And here’s a step-by-step guide on how to earn your Albert referral bonus.
  • Netspend ($20 + 5% Interest Savings Account) – Netspend is a company that provides 5% interest savings accounts. If you sign up using my referral link, you’ll get a $20 signup bonus once you make your first deposit into your Netspend account of $40 or more. That means you get a 5% interest savings account and a free $20 to start! Make sure to check out my in-depth guide on how to set up these accounts.
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Kevin is an attorney and the blogger behind Financial Panther, a blog about personal finance, travel hacking, and side hustling using the gig economy. He paid off $87,000 worth of student loans in just 2.5 years by choosing not to live like a big shot lawyer.

Kevin is passionate about earning money using the gig economy and you can see all the ways he makes extra income every month in his side hustle reports.

Kevin is also big on using the latest fintech apps to improve his finances. Some of Kevin's favorite fintech apps include:

  • SoFi Money. A really good checking account with absolutely no fees. You'll get a $25 referral bonus if you open a SoFi Money account with a referral link, and an additional $250 if you complete a direct deposit.
  • DCU. Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) is a free, nationwide credit union that I recommend to readers for two reasons. First, DCU has a $100 referral bonus if you open a free DCU checking account with a referral link. Second, DCU has a savings account that gives you 6.17% interest on your first $1,000.
  • Novo Bank. Novo bank is a free business checking account that’s currently offering a $40 bonus if you open a Novo business checking account using a referral link. It’s the business checking account I currently use for this blog.
  • M1 Finance. This is a great robo-advisor that has no fees and allows you to create a customized portfolio based on your risk tolerance. You also get $10 for opening an account.
  • Personal Capital. One of best free apps you can use to monitor your portfolio and track your net worth. This is one of the apps I use to track my financial accounts.

Feel free to send Kevin a message here.

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  1. JO BARTON says

    September 10, 2020 at 9:43 am

    So sorry about your lost dog experience. I had a near disaster over the long weekend. While walking my Rover dog he suddenly broke free and chased a cat. Broke my leash!! Luckily no harm done. This could have ended badly with the cat getting beaten up or killed. And my neighbors hating me forever!!!

    Reply
    • Financial Panther says

      September 10, 2020 at 11:33 am

      Glad it worked out for both of us! We got lucky.

      Reply
  2. Jean Rowley says

    September 10, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    I’m glad you found the pup. Our rescue corgi made a run for it when my son ran inside to get paper towels due to a spill in his car. He didn’t see her leave, and I was upstairs. We live on a busy street, and it was awful. Happily one of our neighbors had her! We had just adopted her, so they didn’t know she was ours. Thanks to the microchip, we got her back that night.

    Reply
    • Financial Panther says

      September 19, 2020 at 10:12 am

      Thank goodness the pup made it back safe and sound to you guys! Those are some scary moments.

      Reply
  3. Leeland D Thompson says

    September 11, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    Do you have to keep track of your earnings for taxes with side hustle income?

    Reply
    • Financial Panther says

      September 19, 2020 at 10:13 am

      Yep. I always set aside money from each payment I get in a separate savings account, which I then use to pay taxes. Catch is a great free app you can use to help you do this.

      Reply
  4. Jack @ Turtle PF says

    September 12, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    5-6 deliveries an hour is crazy efficient! I live in a suburban area and I would be lucky if I can do two deliveries in an hour with my car. Do you think it is harder to do food deliveries in the winter when the weather can be kind of rough (snow/rain)?

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    • Financial Panther says

      September 19, 2020 at 10:14 am

      Yeah, in the winter, I tend to slow down on the delivery front because it’s less comfortable and as tough as I like to think I am, I still don’t have as much fun biking around in the cold and snow.

      That said, the first real snow for us here in Minnesota typically comes around December, so I’m usually good doing deliveries consistently all the way into December.

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  5. Emily says

    September 30, 2020 at 8:33 pm

    Hi Kevin,
    Fellow pet-sitting side-gig-er here. Sorry to hear the pup you were sitting got loose, and glad everything turned out well in the end! From your post it sounds like you didn’t feel like Rover helped much during the incident, and I’m wondering what your thoughts are regarding whether it’s worth it to continue using Rover to book pet sits.
    I ask because I’ve used Rover in the past and feel the 20% they take in commission isn’t worth the services they provide – luckily I’ve never had to use the emergency line and it sounds like they wouldn’t be super helpful if I did have to use it.
    Have you thought about finding clients on Rover initially and then eventually transitioning those clients off of Rover if the clients are amenable? It’s something I’m debating myself.

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 6, 2020 at 1:04 pm

      So yeah, good question. The terms technically say you can’t go off-platform, but from a practical standpoint, almost no way they can figure that out so long as you’re not communicating in the app. I’ve just stayed on the platform myself due to ease, but I would have no beef if you can do that. The key is to figure out which of your clients are interested in that because if you approach the wrong one, I could see someone snitching.

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