I Delivered Uber Eats For 12 STRAIGHT HOURS.. How Much Money Did I Make?
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The video documents a grueling twelve-hour shift where the creator attempts to maximize earnings by working full-time on Uber Eats, aiming to prove if such an intense schedule can yield a substantial income. Starting early in the morning at 8:26 AM with no specific orders initially available, he quickly accepts his first delivery and sets ambitious goals centered around completing daily quests that offer bonus payments for reaching certain trip counts. Throughout the day, he navigates various challenges typical of gig work, including declining low-paying or difficult tasks like "pack and deliver" jobs early on to preserve energy for higher-value orders later. He also discusses wearing prescription sunglasses indoors due to fatigue from long hours without breaks, highlighting both the physical demands and mental endurance required to stay competitive in a driver-saturated market where only those who remain active can earn money per task rather than per hour.
As the day progresses into the afternoon and evening, the creator faces significant obstacles that test his resolve, such as receiving two massive grocery orders totaling thirty-three bags which nearly overwhelm his vehicle and force him to manually enter barcodes due to app glitches. Despite feeling cheated by these inefficient deliveries costing time and fuel without proportional pay, he chooses to complete them anyway because quitting would mean losing the momentum needed to finish quests that unlock extra earnings. He emphasizes how promotions and quest bonuses are essential for making side gigs worthwhile; without them, earning even $20 an hour might not be feasible given rising petrol costs around 9.5 liters per hundred kilometers. His strategy involves balancing quick trips with longer highway runs during peak evening hours when traffic lightens up after dark, allowing him to cruise at high speeds while listening to podcasts and avoiding congestion.
By the end of his shift at approximately 8:03 PM, having driven over three hundred kilometers across Townsville's roundabout-heavy streets, he successfully completes thirty-five trips totaling $531.78 before being forced offline by Uber’s driving limit policy after twelve continuous hours online. After deducting an estimated $67.50 in fuel expenses based on current prices and consumption rates, his net take-home pay settles at roughly $464 for the day—a figure that translates to nearly forty dollars per hour but lacks traditional employee benefits like sick leave or superannuation. He concludes that while some days could potentially yield up to six hundred dollars under ideal conditions with perfect quest completion and high-value orders, others might fall below four hundred depending on location-specific promotions and order availability. Ultimately, he advises viewers considering this side hustle to commit to long shifts if they want serious income but warns them about the lack of job security and benefits inherent in casual gig work compared to minimum wage employment.
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>> All right, guys.
>> [cough]
>> network in [clears throat] the Fairwinds
Credit Union Studios. This is the Ramsey
Show. This is the Ramsey Show and this
is yet another
Uber Eats
delivery video. We'll pause that. Yep,
Dave Ramsey is um
good to go.
Uh gets me in hustle mode. I I enjoy it.
I enjoy Dave Ramsey and um a 2-hour Dave
Ramsey Show gets me through the first 3
or 4 hours of a shift and today will be
no different. Now, today I'm locking in.
I'm locking in
because I've got
the whole day free. Um and I've got some
money to make and some money we will
make. Just how much money we will make
is yet to be determined.
But with Uber Eats
with DoorDash, with any side gig, with
any anything that you get you you get
paid
per
task. Not per hour, but per task. The
only way to earn money is to stay in the
game. You're going to get some good
tasks. You're going to get some bad
tasks. Um in this case, you're going to
get some good deliveries. You're going
to get some bad ones. You're going to
get some real doozies and those ones for
the most part, I decline and I would
recommend you do the same. Either way,
it's 8:26 in the morning. Um we have 12
hours of Uber Eats um delivery driving
staring back at us if I want to do that.
If I don't, I can pull the pin early.
But today's video, from the outset, I
believe is going to be titled how much
money can you earn doing a 12-hour day
shift with Uber Eats. Sounds okay. So,
I'm going to log in. It's 8:26 in the
morning. We've got two sets of quests to
achieve today. It's a little bit
different than
than what we've seen thus far. I'll try
and give you a quick look. It is a
Thursday. During the day on Thursdays,
it's not necessarily the busiest, but
uh certainly as it comes into late
afternoon, evening, it does heat up a
wee bit.
But, as far as the quests that we are
currently trying to achieve, we've got
15 trips for 60 extra dollars,
followed by an extra three trips for 17,
another three for 18, and another three
for 19. And this quest goes from 8:00
till 5:00. It's 8:27, so we're
pretty much perfect as far as timing's
concerned. We've got 21 trips to
complete by 5:00. That's the goal. 21
trips
in 8 and 1/2 hours, that's definitely
within within reason. If I don't
complete that, I'd be surprised. But,
uh, we've got 60, 77, 87,
uh, 95, 105,
114 extra dollars if we complete 21
trips.
That's not bad. That's the first stage
of today. Following that, we've got a
second quest
that begins at 4:30, runs till 9:30,
and, uh, we've got an opportunity to
earn 42, 62, 66, 86, 93 extra dollars if
we complete another 12 trips between
4:30 and 9:30.
So, what's that? 21 plus 12 is 33 trips
for an extra 200 something dollars.
So, that's what we're looking at today.
We're going to go online.
And we're going to hope that an order
comes through relatively quickly. And
we've got one.
16.50 for 23.8 km.
Next.
>> In Denver. Hey, Stefan. What's up?
Hey.
And we've got a pack and deliver. I
don't necessarily want to start my day
with a pack and deliver, so we'll
decline that.
>> uh, better than I deserve, man. How can
I help?
Come on.
Just while I'm waiting, I'm better get
some better get prepared for this.
So, we've got We've got the glasses when
it's just We've got these for when it's
just two Well, for when it's dark, of
course, but also when it's
you know,
Mhm. 864 for 9.3 km. It's going to take
me back into town, but I'm going to I'm
going to decline it. I just can't get
into this
declining mentality for too long. But
either way, these go on at night and
also when it's just way too weird
looking to wear uh sunglasses inside.
But for the most part, I will wear these
inside restaurants, inside supermarkets,
inside shopping malls just because
they're prescription
um and I can't be bothered changing
them.
$12.05 for 13.5 km.
I'm going to decline it.
I do need to get going, of course.
And we've got to remember that we've got
a quest running in the background which
adds an extra $4 per order if not a
little bit more.
Um so, you know, 12 $12.50 would
actually be
the equivalent of 16.50 and we've got to
remember that.
But um yeah.
Looks like there is orders rolling
through.
>> [music]
>> All right, I'm going to take this.
It's 14.63,
estimated 32 minutes,
15.5 km.
Little bit further than I'd like, but we
will you know, it's it's over $10 which
is nice.
Um I don't particularly like doing
orders for anything less than $10. It's
just like, what's the point? But if you
do bang them out nice and quickly, they
can really bump up those total trips
working towards a quest. So, either way
we're going to McDonald's. Order number
one, it's 8:32.
Let's get it.
All right, guys. It's 9:24. We're
closing in on the first hour
um of um
of deliveries. Uh we've got two complete
so far.
McDonald's and an iced mocha
from a coffee shop. I always feel bad
when I walk in there. I kind of
embarrassed, kind of bad because there
is always, especially in the morning,
especially lunchtime, a massive line at
this place. Massive line.
Like you've never seen it. I mean, you
probably have, but in Townsville, it's
got to be the longest line for a coffee
shop in the entire city. I mean, I'm
talking like 20 people. So, personally,
I would never wait for that. Although,
they are quite efficient.
But, uh they've got this little corner
this little corner that courier delivery
drivers can just sneak in and and go
around and never have I actually ever
had to wait for an order. They're always
ready. So, um
you know, it's obviously a very busy and
bustling place, but they're very
efficient. So, I was able to pick that
one up relatively easily. Now, I'm going
to Coles.
As you can see,
and I've got a double
uh pack and deliver order.
So, I'll get these ones done. There's
only I think there's seven items between
two orders.
Seven items between two orders and I get
paid 16.50 for the both of them.
So, that'll be four out of six
as far as the uh the first tier of
quest.
The first tier of the quest
will be completed at six trips. After
these two, we will have completed four.
And so, I will check in with you guys
when we
reach the six trip mark.
Okay.
Peace.
All right, guys.
I made a mistake before. The first
uh first tier of the quest
is $60 for 15 trips. So, that is not
going to be achieved for quite some
time.
>> roundabout and take the first exit onto
Woolcock Street.
Okay.
That disaster of a delivery
or deliveries is complete and I've done
something that I haven't done
>> Continue straight through the roundabout
uh for quite some time. Now,
Townsville's spread out, you could say.
Uh there's certain areas of town that
are sort of at the end of the line. Uh
one
that uh has a few restaurants down
there, but not not so much. Normally,
you you drop something off out there and
you've got to work your way back into
the city to get back into
>> 300 m and take the roundabout and take
>> But, uh there have been moments in the
past where I've gone out here and then
I've spent, you know, two or three hours
out
in this area just getting order after
order. So, it depends, obviously, it all
it's all a game. It all depends on how
many drivers are out, who wants to
order,
um and and and so on and so forth. But,
I'm going to risk it. I've got a $17
order and I have to travel 23 km,
but it will be completed in less than 30
minutes because it is all highway
um highway case. So, I'm going to take
myself out there. Should be a pretty
easy pick up from this uh
shopping mall.
Uh I'll grab that. I'll take it out
there. $17 more in the bank.
>> and turn right. And we will see if I can
pick up another order prior eat like if
something comes if something comes
through
um prior to actually dropping this order
off, which is what happens quite a lot
of the time, then um then, you know, I
could stay out there for the next few
hours, but we'll see.
We will see what happens. You got to
take the risk for the reward sometimes.
$17, 23 km, 10th order of the day.
and right.
>> Let's go.
>> All right, my friends. This is what
highway miles
in Townsville actually look like.
We are sitting at 16.3 km to go. It's
going to take me 13 minutes.
So, it's coming up on 4 hours. The one
thing I wanted to mention is that foot
that first podcast that I've put on
has lasted me this entire time. So, I've
had something that I'm relatively
interested in listening to
to pass the time and and that's that's
what the freedom of this
this side gig or this part-time job or
for some full-time job offers, you know?
It really does offer a a level of
flexibility that is unmatched unless
you've got your own business. And I
effectively this is running your own
business.
There's expenses.
There's income. And at the end of the
tax year, those will be laid out and I
will be paying tax on some of my income,
but not all of it because I've, you
know, every single expense that's
associated with the car, with my
technology, um
you know, phones or phone holders or
fuel, obviously, maintenance.
Uh
There's a There's quite a few expenses
that do come up and I've tracked every
single one for the for the entire tax
year. I started doing this part-time in
July,
which was um right or July last year.
It's April now and tax uh the tax year
in Australia goes from
July 1st to June 30th. So, come June in
3 months, I will tally everything up and
I will submit it and I will have a tax
bill.
But, I'm going to do everything I can to
reduce
that bill as much as possible. I don't
have any set aside savings right now,
but I do have access to money if if and
when I need it. So, I'm not worried
about paying tax, but I am worried about
making it as as little as possible.
Um but yeah, back to Dave Ramsey.
Out to Bushland Beach, and we'll see
what's going on out there.
All right, guys, checking in. It's 1:23.
Uh we've completed 13 orders. We are two
away from our bonus $60. I keep on
harping on about it because if if it
wasn't for quests, if it wasn't for
promotions, this would not be
worthwhile.
I mean, yeah, if you were really bored
at home and you had a car that you want
to beat down, um and and and just, you
know,
beat
beat beat the price down as well through
[ __ ] depreciation, then yeah, by all
means go and do it, but I'm not about
working for $20 an hour, $25 an hour. I
would rather go and get a minimum wage
job where you get superannuation on top
of it. You get um
sick pay and holiday pay and all that
stuff. Like, a minimum wage job or it's
slightly above is actually not the end
of the world because you do get benefits
and stuff like that, but either way,
it's 1:24. We're almost 5 hours into
this. 13 deliveries down, and my plan
to take that that uh
that long delivery that was taking me
way out of the way worked slightly.
I was able to get three
uh relatively quick
um orders done out this way, and I've
just been given another order
for $17.
Sorry, $15
for 23 km taking me from all the way out
here back to where I basically started.
And I'm going to take this opportunity
to get back down there towards more
restaurants, more action,
and uh you know, take a $15 order that's
going to
take 23 km to to deliver. It's very
similar to the one that I took um on the
way out here. So, it's Krispy Kreme.
Uh Uh benefit of Krispy Kreme is that
the orders are always ready if not
if not, you know, a minute or two away.
I'd be very surprised if this isn't
ready ready to go for me. So,
uh let's keep going. Order number 14, 5
hours in on the road
to what I'm hoping is $450
for 12 hours work. It's a big call and
I've got a fair few hours still in front
of me, but I believe it's possible.
Wouldn't be the first time I've earned
400 500 bucks in a day, uh but I haven't
I haven't put in 12 solid hours in quite
some time. So, today is an anomaly. I
don't know when the next opportunity for
me to do this will be, but um
I want to make a video around it and I
need the money. I want the money. It's
going to be great when it's all done.
I guess that's the same with any
workplace.
But, uh yeah, just cruising along
listening to podcasts, delivering food,
packages, alcohol, whatever you guys
need.
I am your man.
Until I log off. And left on North Shore
Boulevard. And then someone else will
be.
I don't know. There's something There's
something special. There's something
magical. Certainly exciting. To the
roundabout, take the first exit onto
Nexus Drive.
>> a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts.
I don't know about you, but it just
makes me feel like a kid again.
You know what I mean?
All right, guys.
There we are.
Pick up zone at Woolworths. Now, there's
two types of Woolworths order. There's a
click and collect delivery to your boot.
Something like that. Either way, you
turn up, the delivery is already picked
um and you pick it up from a specific
collection point outside.
So, you can stay in your car and you
don't really need to do too much.
Um and then there's other click and
collect orders that you have to go into
the store and collect. I don't know why
there's any difference between the two.
I think every single Woolworths store
actually has one of these
areas where people drive up and collect,
but but we're running a little behind
time.
If I look
at the clock, it's 2:30, so we've been
online for 6 hours.
Um we've just reached 15 trips, which
gives us an extra $60, sitting at
$213.89.
And we've ticked over into the next
three trip quest level, which will give
us an extra 17. So, I took a $10 order
for 10 km. I also took an add-on for $4
because I really want to complete all
the quests available. So,
>> [sighs]
>> yeah, I kind of stitched myself up. One
order's got nine bags, the other's got
four. And in total, I'll I'll earn $14.
And I've been sitting here for like 5 or
10 minutes already because there were
loads of cars, and I thought about
canceling, but I've made that mistake
before, so I'm just going to stick it
out. But, once again, once these two are
delivered, I'll be very
very pleased.
Wish me luck.
Nah, bro.
Nah, nah, nah. Nah.
I'm trying to keep it together right
now. I am trying my best to keep it
together right now, but that this is
this is not it. This
If you were If you just started doing
Uber Eats and you you were you were
you were given
these two orders to begin your career,
your Uber Eats career, you would have
quit. You would quit.
It wasn't just nine and four bags. It
was nine and four crates.
Nine and four crates, and then they're
they're freaking in they're they're
they're they're um little
computer little tablet thing wasn't
wasn't wasn't bringing up the
the barcodes, and I couldn't scan it,
and they took me in the in the back to
bloody enter the barcodes manually, and
one worked, and two you know, one
worked, and one didn't. And now, now
I've got a backseat full of full of
groceries. Oh.
And I've got a boot completely full of
groceries. If I didn't have the car, the
size of car that I do, I would have had
to cancel and leave one there, but um
look,
the name of the game is to stay cool
and stay in it.
And when we look back after doing 12
complete hours, this moment will be in
the past. It'll be done. And hopefully
we can get a couple of beefy ones to to
sort of
even this out, cuz at the moment I feel
cheated. I feel completely cheated. Um
600 m, turn right on Rosewood Avenue.
>> I've got about 35 shopping bags
um in my in my vehicle.
And half of those are being delivered
for a measly sum of $4. Simply not worth
it. Anyway, that's my one and only rant
for today. I think this order would have
to take the cake as being the biggest
doozy of the lot. And um I wouldn't
recommend it. Would not recommend it.
Sup, guys?
2:56
in the afternoon.
>> Riverway Drive. I I I'm
not sure if I've got my second wind
about me, but this order has most
certainly helped.
Uh $23
for 22 km. It's taking me all the way
over the other side of town again.
But, it's $23.
And with this we will uh have done uh
18 trips.
And that'll leave us
Jeez, probably an hour and maybe an hour
and 40 minutes to try and complete six
more.
It's possible. Definitely possible. I've
done I've done that in the past.
And it's in those moments where you're
chasing down a a
that you do willingly take $4 orders, $6
orders,
a double stacker for $10, you know, when
when normally you'd you'd probably
cancel that because you're not so
desperate.
But that's that's the game. That's how
they keep you coming back
is to try and get these quests. So, if I
can complete six more orders after this
one
in a time frame of an hour 40
uh an hour 35 maybe maybe even as little
as an hour 30.
And it's not completing the orders, it's
actually just accepting them.
So, what we really need to do is have
four or five completed in an hour and a
half and leave ourselves maybe 5 minutes
5 or 10 minutes at the end of that time
period to just accept
an order um and it you know, following
that it doesn't really matter how long
it takes you
to actually deliver it.
It's just a matter of accepting it
within that time frame. So, I hope all
this makes sense and I hope this video
comes across well. I hope you've enjoyed
it cuz I've enjoyed myself. At the end
of the day I have enjoyed myself. It's
fun.
ish at times.
All right, guys. We are on the way to
Coles
to do a pack and deliver. It's just gone
4:00
and at this stage we need to complete
five Well, sorry, we need to accept
five deliveries in the next hour. I
don't think I've ever done that in my
life. So, I'm heading to Coles
to do a pack and pack and deliver. It's
only two items. It's only two items with
the hope that they load me up with maybe
one if not two
more orders. And with that in mind, best
case scenario I could get I could get
three orders packed and delivered in 40
minutes. That would leave me with 20
minutes to accept two orders. I don't
think that's going going
That is my only hope. That is my only
hope. And at the end of the day,
a new quest actually begins at 4:30. So,
in half an hour,
uh
any trip that I take, any trip that I
accept, will be working towards the
second um quest, which goes from 4:30 to
9:30. meters continue straight through
the roundabout onto Harvey Range Road.
God, that's annoying, isn't it? That is
so annoying. Ah, there's so many
roundabouts around here. The thing about
Townsville, right? There's so many
roundabouts. They get away with having
minimal
traffic lights. Well, I yeah, I take
that back, but there are a hell of a lot
of roundabouts. And
every single time I come up to one, this
happens.
Continue straight through the roundabout
onto Harvey Range Road.
>> Okay, I will. Either way, guys, we've
got quests upon quests upon quests.
And we will achieve as many as we
possibly can. I'm going to keep going
until 8:30. Uber kicks you off after a
12-hour shift anyway. They force you to
take 8 hours off,
uh which I will happily do. But um yeah,
we're just we're look I'm going to keep
rolling. I'll probably check in in
another hour, let you guys know how
we're going, look at the total,
uh look at the quest progress.
>> meters turn left onto Thuringowa Drive.
And
that's us. See you.
Okay, guys.
I've got some good news,
some hopeful news, some optimistic news.
Um I'm giving myself a chance. At this
stage, I will be in with a shot of
completing all quests. Okay, now we've
really got a shot.
Um
Okay, so I've got a a triple stacker, a
triple stack of alcohol
at Sorry, I can hardly speak.
I should be focusing on the road at this
point. A triple stack of alcohol orders
I'm about to pick up
from Dan Murphy's. Time is running out.
Time is of the essence. I've got 35
minutes to deliver
all three
um and then possibly get one more order.
So, I've got 30 I've got 35 minutes to
pick these up, deliver them
successfully,
and then accept another order, and then
I will have completed all of the quests.
But, only time will tell.
I'll tell you what, you wouldn't read
about it. You wouldn't read about it.
But, we've done it. I've officially done
it. I have played the game.
I've played the game. We've had wins,
we've had losses, we've had ups, we've
had downs.
But, at 4:57 p.m.
I have accepted
my 21st and final delivery of today's
well, the first lot of quests. So, I
have completely maxed out
uh my promotion income
for the 8:00 till 5:00 o'clock window,
which makes me really happy.
And as well as that, this order being my
first
accepted order between the hours of 4:30
and 9:30, hopefully this all makes
sense. This order goes towards the
second lot of quests, in which I have an
opportunity to earn about an extra $100
if I complete 12 trips.
At this point, uh I don't know if that's
possible, but hey, stranger things have
happened.
And uh I certainly wasn't expecting to
be able to max out this quest. The
triple alcohol order
really came in clutch. And normally,
like, alcohol orders I'm not hugely keen
on.
Uh kind of unpredictable as far as what
you're going to, you know, what you're
going to find at the address. Some
people's IDs aren't valid,
for example, which means you got to you
literally got to
take the alcohol back. You got to see
the
like I mean they're obviously 18, but if
you can't verify the ID through the Uber
app, you've got no choice but to take
the alcohol and take it back to the
store. And I've done that a couple of
times and it is absolutely horrible.
They're clearly over 18,
but for whatever reason
the the ID is not verifying properly.
So, I've done that before. I've been
there before.
And uh
Luckily in this case, all three drops
were pretty smooth. And so, we're off to
Red Rooster to complete the 21st trip of
the day.
And I will check in with you guys around
about around about 7:00. So, I'll give
it another couple of hours, try and
complete as many as possible, and I'll
check in probably one or two more times
before
finishing this day off. Overall, it's
been fun. Making this video has been
fun. It's kept me going. It's I I enjoy
it. You know, a 12-hour shift without
making a YouTube video just wouldn't
feel the same. But I think overall, if
you do want to make decent money doing
UberEats, you're going to have to lock
in for some 12-hour shifts at least,
especially if it's going to be
a full-time income. So,
let's keep going, guys. All right, guys.
Just keeping you as updated as I
possibly can. I've got another three
orders on board. We've got grilled
burgers. We've got a pizza, and we have
some sushi. So,
yeah. A bit of everything.
A bit of everything you could say, but
all three orders were ready as soon as I
got there, which is amazing. So, we've
got them here.
Uh this is going to be a $20 order in
total, but if we add
the quest earnings on top of it, it's
going to be at least another $7 per
order. So, overall, this is worth
effectively $41.
And when you look at it like that, it's
going to take about 40 minutes to
complete, worth about $41,
it just makes sense.
It just makes sense.
And cents make dollars.
And dollars we are accumulating. And I
will let you guys go now. I don't want
to ramble too much more, but just know
just know
that we are rolling.
And all going well, I mean it's a
Thursday evening. People are people
people are settling in for the Easter
weekend. It's Easter Friday tomorrow.
You'd expect a few drinks to be flying
here and there and um Stay ahead
continue straight through the roundabout
onto Kern Brothers Drive using the left
>> and and and and a few Uber Eats orders
to be made. It's 6:26. I will see you
guys in another hour and update you on
how things are going. But at the moment,
look I've had to take some disgustingly
cheap deliveries to get my total number
of deliveries up, but
like I said man, you take the good with
the bad and in the end you take your
money home and that's what I'm going to
do. 500 of it. That is the goal. $500.
Obviously less petrol, but we are
currently on track to be taking home
$500 less expenses and we will run
through all of that at the end of the
shift.
Sup guys? The time is 7:35.
And
finally, you know, it's been 11 hours.
Hopefully this will focus.
It's been 11 straight hours of driving
and finally the ball is back in my
court.
I've got
55 minutes to complete
or to accept
two deliveries. 55 minutes for two
deliveries that will take us to 12
hours. Uber will kick me off the
platform
and
that'll be it for today. And we will
[music] complete all of the quests,
which is nice. So I'm hoping to get
something that's going to take me
towards home
and then we'll finish it off with
whatever comes through. But yeah, the
ball's in my court and it's It's nice
feeling. So I was able to hustle my way
through um through that
and um get a few cheapies done
in quick succession. And now I can
freely
cherry-pick my way through these last
couple and finish the night in style.
Oh. Oh, that that's okay.
That's okay.
That's two deliveries, 16 bucks, 14 K's.
It's going to take me all the way over
here. I need to come back towards home.
But, it will take me towards home most
of the way. So, I'm going to accept
that.
I'm going to accept it.
Head to your pick up at Yo Hash Burger.
Oh, no. They're [ __ ] They've done me
in here.
They've done it again. They're not from
the same restaurant. Uber has stitched
me up once again. They They will make it
look like uh both pickup points are at
the same location, but they will be
different.
And unless you zoom right in, you are
not going to know that until you've
accepted it. And then it's up to me. Do
I want to ex- Do I want to keep it? Do I
want to keep this order?
Go to two locations for $15, or do I
not? It's a tough one.
It really is a tough one, but because
this is taking me towards home
and because petrol is so damn expensive
at the moment, I am going to continue.
Let's do this. Let's finish strong.
Ah.
>> [sighs]
>> All right, we've got the goods on board
and we're cruising. We're cruising
towards home with
uh
minimal traffic on the roads. And I did
actually do a few night shifts back in
the day. And uh this is reminding me why
I so much prefer
driving at night.
And it's because the traffic dies down
heavily.
Basically, as soon as it gets dark,
well, I'd say 7:00, maybe 8:00, there is
so much less traffic on the roads, there
are so many less red lights because of
that. And I'm on I'm on you know, I'm on
this road called Ross River Road at 60
K's and you know,
at 9:10, 11:12 o'clock at night, it is
green light after green light after
green light. I put my car in cruise
control, I cruise along, I'm not going
to get any speeding fines, I am just
listening to my podcast,
cruising along,
no cars, no red lights and it's it's
pleasurable. I'm going to go as far as
to say it is pleasurable.
And also, the premium on night time
orders seems to be
um there as far as how much you earn.
So,
>> [snorts]
>> you know, a night shift is where it's at
driving Uber Eats. Either a quest, if
there's no quests available, definitely
driving at night is where it's at. But,
of course, with any night shift, you've
got to be up all night and that's where
it gets tiresome. So, you've got to be
able to recover, you've got to be able
to get enough sleep.
But, I would say my favorite times that
I've ever had driving Uber Eats have
been during the night.
And this run that I'm having down this
road at the moment,
this very familiar road,
is reminding me exactly why. So, I'm
just going to keep cruising. I've got
just got another another green lights. I
can see I can see the red light down the
road a wee bit.
Um but, that'll turn green by the time I
get there and
we'll keep cruising, man. It's 8:03.
I've got 20 I think I've got 25 online
minutes left. So, I should deliver this
within about 7 or 8 minutes
and then it'll be up to me.
Do I want to take another order?
>> m, continue straight.
>> Or do I want to go home?
>> Turn left onto Harvey Range Road. Well,
I think I want to absolutely max out the
most amount of money I can possibly make
in 12 hours, right?
That's the title of this video and
that's exactly what I'll do. So, I'll
drop this off, I'll take one more order,
and then I will go home. We will look at
how many k's I've done, how much petrol
we've used,
how many trips I've done, and most
importantly,
how much money we've made.
All right, guys. I'll tell you what,
it's amazing what happens when you
when you're actually not having to rush
around and take shitty orders. You start
declining them, and that's exactly
what's happened.
So, I've literally got 1 minute of
driving time available
of 12 hours,
and following that, you need you're
forced to take at least 8 hours off of
the platform.
So, I guess we'll just wait it out.
Um but, as you can see,
$531.78,
35 trips completed.
Uh and now we're six points away from
reaching platinum status, which gets you
pretty much next to nothing.
But, um it's going to throw me offline,
I think. Should do. And
Oh my god. See, these are the orders
I've been thrown recently. It's like,
nah, I honestly can't be [ __ ] I want
to go home.
>> [laughter]
>> I'm done. I'm absolutely done. I've had
a gutsful.
Even though it has been fun.
So,
put that back up there. Still says I'm
Oh, no. There we have it.
What does that say? Driving limit
reached.
Your app will now be offline until 4:29
a.m. Well, that's all right. That is
okay. Yeah, I mean, have a look at I
think we can
I think we can look at the weekly
summary and then go by days.
So, today,
2nd of April, $531.78,
12 hours online, less than an hour
inactive. Now, that's surprising.
35 trips, 115 points,
$324.78
base,
and $207 in total um promotions.
So, as you can see,
to put in 12 hours and get $324 would
probably not be worth it with petrol
included. So, uh 531
$531.
That's actually That's That's a
fantastic day's work. I'll take it. You
know, it's better than a kick in the
teeth. Tell you that much.
Um as far as kilometers,
we have traveled
uh 302.9
km,
and we have been traveling at
an average of 9.5 L
per 100. So, let's just call it
Let's just call it 10 L per 100, and
let's call it
um 300 km. So, that's 30 L of petrol,
and when I did put petrol in my car
earlier today, I paid 2.25.
So, 30 L, 2.25 * 30 L would be 60. 25
cents * * 30 would be um
would be um um 70 $7.50.
So, 60
30 67 $67.50
in petrol costs. Sorry, my brain My
brain's kind of fried, I'm not going to
lie. I've got I've I've brought the
energy today, I'm happy with that, but
my brain is fried. 531.78
less 67.50
is We'll call it $464
from 12 hours work. 464
total dollars
in the bank, in the pocket after
expenses
in 12 hours.
That's just under $40 an hour. And if
every single Uber Eats shift I ever did
averaged
38, 39, 40 bucks an hour, I might even
consider doing it full-time.
But that's not always the case. And on
on a really, really good day, on a
really good day, that could have been
upwards of $600. On a really bad day,
between three and $400. And really is is
that a bad day? No, it's not because
it's money in your pocket.
So, if you if you're looking for extra
money
I'm going to say this now. I don't know
when I'm going to make the next video.
This was kind of
This has kind of taken it out of me and
I think jeez, it could be an hour-long
video. So, I'm going to I'm going to
I'm going to continue working when I've
got the spare time, but I'm not going to
make any videos around it.
Um unless I don't know. I
You never know. A good night's sleep can
change everything. I could wake up
tomorrow morning and
and want to make another video, but I
don't think I'm going to.
It's Easter Friday tomorrow. I'm going
to spend some time with my children.
And um
and yeah, do that.
And not really worry about making money
because I've made enough today.
So, I'm going to go to sleep tonight.
I'm going to put my head on the pillow
feeling really accomplished. Um
really happy with today's efforts. And
you know, if you are looking for some
spare income
some extra money
give it a go. Give it a go where you
live because I mean, I'd be very
interested All I've All I've done
is drive in Townsville and I'd be very
interested to see what
the lay of the land is like in other
areas. But not only that, what
promotions are offered because I'm led
to believe there are different
promotions in each city.
So, if you've got any experience, if
you're still watching this video, I
mean, congratulations on that. I
appreciate the support. But, if you do
have any experience driving Uber Eats or
DoorDash or any of those side hustle
gigs
gig apps
um
then let me know. Let me know, you know,
what
what's it like? What's it like where
you're from?
Because all I know at this point is
Townsville, but I'd love I'd love to
give it a go in other places cuz
I mean, yeah, if you can make $40 an
hour
obviously, there's no holiday pay,
there's no sick pay. Call it casual
work.
There's no superannuation, which is
retirement contributions from your
employer.
Um
there's none of that, but if you can
wake up whenever the hell you want jump
in your car
pick and choose the orders that you take
keep an eye on the quests. And at the
end of the 12-hour shift, go home with
at least $400.
That's not bad.
That is not bad. So, I've proved to
myself today
many things.
And um I just hope you've enjoyed the
video. Thank you for watching.
I'm heading home.
And I will see you in the next one.