<prompt> Human: A friend of mine called me in a panic the other day because he got canned from one of his jobs. He had 2 jobs and the one he lost made up a significant portion of his monthly income so he called me for advice, inquired as to possible job openings I might know of, consolement, whatever. Anyway he said a friend of his worked for this sharing gig called Cleanly and pulls 125 a day for 4 hours of work driving around picking up and dropping off clothes for dry cleaning. He figured he could do the same and more than makeup for the income from his lost job.I expressed to him that the math didnt add up to me. He even told me that his friend wasnt including the cost of wear and tear on his car, gas, tolls or taxes as an independent contractor. When you add in all of that, that 125 turns to probably 50-75 and its up to the individual to determine if thats worth their time. He was adamant that its good supplemental income but I think it may have been rationalization due to his job loss panic. And yet, many people do these types of jobs, full time, so there has to be some worth. What does PF think? Wheres the break even point? Would you have to do these gigs for 14 hours a day to make it worthwhile? Is there some sort of optimization that giggers use to maximize their profits like maybe only driving during surge rate times etc?Edit: Very interesting input from you all. The general consensus seems to be its a good do it for now to not starve til I find something better job. Which is what my friend is doing sort of. Hes doing his driving training to get his CDL at a local trucker school and that job he lost went a long way toward paying for the classes, so hes in a bind. Guess hell be ok doing this Cleanly gig for a month or 2 till he gets his CDL.  <response>: Even if its not worth the maintenance of his car, hes essentially cashing in on its valuelongevity without losing the car. right now hes doing what he has to even if its a bad choice in the long run. 