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Have A Car? Do This To Earn Good Money On The Side

By Genevieve Hayes

Former realtor and housing counselor based in Texas

All you need is a car and some time to earn as much as $15 per hour with these in-demand side hustles.

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    What can you do for income if you have a limited schedule or lack experience? For instance, let’s say you’re a single parent who needs to be home most of the time. You can work some hours, but not too many, since the cost of childcare is too high. And as for experience, you don’t have too much of it, meaning you can’t qualify for too many jobs out there.

    As long as you have a car, this is what you can do to make money: Become a driver. That doesn’t necessarily limit you to driving other people around either, as we’ll see with the following examples:

    Driving Gigs That Earn Good Money

    Work for Amazon Flex

    Amazon is everywhere nowadays, and it seems like people are using it to purchase items more than they do brick-and-mortar stores. What does Amazon need to get products to people who bought them? Delivery drivers, which is where you come into play.

    Amazon Flex is a delivery service that pays its drivers around $15 to $19 hourly. Those are excellent wages for work that isn’t too demanding in terms of experience and other qualifications.

    As its name suggests, Amazon “Flex” gives you the power to choose your schedule and pick shifts. This flexibility combined with up to $19 per hour makes it a very attractive side gig.

    As you can imagine, Amazon Flex is a service many people want to work for. So if you can’t find a gig with them, try Postmates or TaskRabbit.

    Work for Uber Eats and DoorDash Delivering Meals

    Gone are the days when you have to pick up your own takeout from a restaurant. Why? Because companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash will pick it up for you and deliver that food to your door.

    You can work for those companies as a delivery driver making approximately $15 per hour. Caviar, Bitesquad, and Postmates are similar options.

    This gig is best if you want to drive and earn side cash without having to do a ton of extra work.
    Think of it as delivering pizza, but with a lot more flexibility in terms of the food. And since much of the orders come from restaurants, those more expensive tickets can lead to bigger tips.

    Deliver Groceries via Instacart or Shipt

    While working for Uber Eats and DoorDash delivering restaurant food is rather straightforward, this gig involves more hustle. Not only will you be delivering groceries to customers’ doors, but you’ll be shopping for them too.

    If you’re looking to get out of the house and make a decent hourly wage in the $15 range, being a grocery delivery driver for Instacart or Shipt may be just what the doctor ordered.

    Drive for Uber or Lyft

    What should you do if you don’t want to deliver food or packages, but still want to turn your car into a money-making machine? You guessed it – drive for Uber or Lyft.

    The hourly wage for this gig can average out to $15 per hour. You can also meet cool people along the way, making it ideal for someone seeking social interaction and extra income.