6 Deductions for Avoiding Doordash Driver Taxes

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[@j.t.downing3932]

You should make it clearer that you can either claim a standard mileage deduction or car expenses but not both. For most drivers the mileage deduction will be higher and also much easier. In fact the mileage deductible went up in July of 2022, so you have to calculate your mileage from Jan through June and July through the end of the year.

[@DoordashDiaries]

I agree.

[@sandysacrylicart6925]

Hi... so when doing taxes and using mileage... why would you have to figure for the different months? I see you said the amount increased, but when doing taxes don't you just enter the miles? Or, do you have to enter a dollar amount? And can you tell me what the power mile amounts are please.... Thank You!!!

[@hartrionosastrowardoyo1548]

Because it's two different rates. A rate of 58.5 cents a mile applies to travel from January through June last year, and it's 62.5 cents per mile for trips from July through December. So you would deduct how many miles you did between January through June multiplied by .585, and for the rest of the year your mileage for those months multiplied by .625.

[@marisagrimm4452]

@@sandysacrylicart6925 I just did mine yesterday and used TurboTax - if you use them, it'll ask you the total number of miles you drove for Doordash from January-June, then the total numbers from July-December. I keep my own spreadsheet and document the number of miles I drive per week, so it was easy to figure out for taxes!

[@itsasecret2474]

What are those 2 different amounts if you don't mind me asking

[@geneticsmatter3834]

I wish there was an option to just get taxed on every payout.

[@MeekMillisbendingoverrn]

Fr man I’m $3,000 deep rn smfh

[@BrownDynamite]

@@MeekMillisbendingoverrn bruh.. last year i didn’t pay quarter and after paying $480 for 20 minutes at H&R block they showed I owe $11k for 2022…

[@MeekMillisbendingoverrn]

@@BrownDynamite fuck how much did you make? I just redid mine on TurboTax and got it down to $1400 with my bank receipts…had a low audit score so I just sent that bitch in…I’ll know a year or two from now if I fucked up lol

[@erikhudson643]

@@BrownDynamite What?!!! Owed $11k in taxes just dashing in 2022, or was there something else that made it that high?

[@mahailonknight8361]

Right!!

[@triplesluck]

Very kind of you. I am glad I learned this early on. Got 100 back even this year lol. I don't care about the return, as long as I don't owe.

[@IM1EYE]

If you don’t mind saying, how much did you make? I want to get a rough ball park to see if I’ll have to pay or not.

[@robbman2007]

If you do this fulltime start and contribute to an IRA you can put up to 7000 a year away and get to take it off your income total for the year. DO THIS NOW AND DO IT EVERY YEAR

[@eliminate100.]

What's the point of it anyway ? Making that 7k a year really? That's a extra income sure but how do you actually avoid getting money taking out of you

[@alletona9829]

FYI you can't take both Mileage Deduction and anything done to your car Gas, oil changes, tires etc. You pick either or!! I always take Mileage Deduction is the best!!

[@FlameBrigadier]

Can you apply the standard mile deduction and still deduct car insurance? 🤔

[@lindseymarie8329]

​@Matt Lo no. The standard deduction covers everything vehicle related. Much easier to just keep track of your miles. (I use Everlance.)

[@BIGG91732]

Intuit turbo tax is fantastic for rideshare doordash taxes it has everything Bently was saying

[@Eastside318]

Yeah I use TurboTax and it's way easier and better than going to a actual tax person or H&R block

[@lorimast]

This is totally inaccurate. First of all, if you choose standard miles deduction, you can’t deduct anything else. Secondly, my tax advisor told me the first year that my cell phone can’t be deducted because I use it for personal reasons. All the other things you said can’t be deducted unless you choose not to use standard miles. And most of us will get more back with standard, and it’s a LOT easier. I’m tired of hearing all this hype on your channel. Strait lies and misleading info on taxes for people new to all of this.

[@PhobosPlace]

man my last dash tonight was a train wreck. got an order for taco bell, went there to pick it up and the girl said that someone had picked it up 15 to 20 minutes before hand so i went to my car and tried to contact doordash support, after 20 minutes of trying trying because it was saying connecting to agent but wasnt. i finally got a hold of an agent. explained what had happened, they said they would give me half pay and unassigned me from the order without it going against me. i said ok thank you for the help what about the customer they said i will contact them and give them a full refund i said ok thanks for the help and they instantly ended the chat. well turned out it being unassigned did go against me and i did not get half pay so i wasted 45 minutes of my time for nothing. kinda still furious about it

[@traditionends]

contacting support is almost always a waste of time. Only do it when absolutely necessary. If the restaurant says the order has already been picked up, just unassign it and move on.

[@terrymiller4907]

Some of the agents you have to stay on so if you didn't get half pay you need to call back and explain briefly what happened yesterday and tell them you still haven't received a play and also let them know that it affected your rate

[@raulgutierrez5862]

Never pick up from TB. Period.

[@BryanJ76]

@@traditionends When you do that, the order gets sent to another dasher, who then goes to pick it up and has the same experience. Maybe you think "not my problem," but when you do this, you contribute to the same issue for other drivers that you get upset about when it happens to you.

[@traditionends]

@@BryanJ76 sounds like a door dash issue that needs to be resolved. Their dasher troubleshooting is terrible and a waste of time in most cases

[@morrisvance5436]

Perfect timing. Putting taxes together now.

[@noramayers7671]

I have heard that if you are deducting mileage you cannot deduct gas, car maintenance, etc.

[@danielleduclos4647]

Best to ask a tax professional. Rules are different in each state. Example car registration is a valid tax deduction in say Virginia but not Pennsylvania.

[@robensonsaintard6283]

Yes that is right

[@gkdakid12]

You can claim both I’m not a tax professional suggest to speak with them but do your own research and you will find the answer

[@MurderMNation]

yeah I did mine through H&R Block and I do doordash I got scru3d got a advance every year of 3,500 this year doing door dash full time I only got 500 now Im behind on all my bill and risking getting kicked out of my rental not a happy person with H&R Block, I will be doing my own on turbo tax next year.

[@shawnwenzel1890]

And as far as car expenses, such as tires and maintenance, you can actually only deduct the taxes you pay on that kind of stuff

[@SteimieStinker]

I was told by my tax preparer can only use one or the other on gas or mileage. Can't write off both.

[@blossominginchrist]

I'm not sure why people can't just explain that lol but I still look at a few videos to see if I miss anything

[@shawnwenzel1890]

I was a Dasher until last August, for just under three years. Every year I've filed my taxes I've gotten money back and not owed anything. I make a list of all my deductions.. gas, food, clothes and shoes.. anything you use for dashing.. my tax lady helped me figure this out my first tax season

[@kristinalittles5613]

The tax lady we went to said we can’t deduct any of that

[@andresreyna4260]

Serious question: is that because you weren’t making a lot of money? I was around 35k last year in DD & UberEats, my mileage & etc knock about half of that….but I don’t see in most cases that your scenario would be applicable. Anyone doing this full time or part time & making good money, there’s no way you’d get money back from expenses

[@shawnwenzel1890]

@@kristinalittles5613 you can. I did it for the first two tax seasons and I spoke to my tax lady a few days ago. I only worked 4.5 months total last year of dashing.. .. so maybe not as many deductibles this time around. Definitely your gas and mileage

[@BrownDynamite]

@@andresreyna4260 agreed, i just went to H&R block and didn’t pay the whole year n holy shit man.. i made $92k both doordash and UberEats working fully time and after duductions i made $55k roughly. taxes and paying what’s not withheld like a normal W2 i owe $11.4k for the year.. i drove 29k miles too. if you’re working fully time there’s absolutely no way you can receive anything cause i even left my mile tracker on every time i went home and to work adding extra miles everyday. nothing can get you close to making money back let alone breaking even

[@nuguseteferi188]

@@BrownDynamite I made 58 thousand per year on grubhub and I paid 6,300 to both the state and federal. I think tax preparers experience and knowledge also matters on how much you pay taxes.

[@robensonsaintard6283]

I use stride it’s easy and it’s free

[@MyNameHere-mu7wc]

Why don't y'all just stop paying taxes? The US Government is horribly misusing our tax dollars anyway.

[@Torydenise0]

Thank you for the information, I have to make sure I take all those deductions 😂

[@kristinalittles5613]

They won’t let us deduct any of this. I just went through it yesterday

[@georgiacarry4748]

I'm surprised that no one here has stated the obvious that Taxation is Theft.

[@ranelgallardo7031]

Not theft if you voted in people to the legislature who represent you to make the tax code.

[@MyNameHere-mu7wc]

​@@ranelgallardo7031Yup, y'all did this to yourselves. If you wanna stop paying taxes, you know what you have to do, but you won't do it.

[@sara31773]

But the car maintenance and stuff…. don’t you have to choose between the gas credit and the car maintenance? You don’t get both, right?

[@cw5451]

That’s how it is where I live - Texas. I use FreeTax USA and it asks me various questions about what I use for my business/delivery, and then it figures out my deductions for me. It also tells me that if I am deducting mileage, then I cannot also deduct car maintenance.

[@DoordashDiaries]

Right

[@Sentient_Atoms]

IRS standard deduction of $0.655 /mi is better for the majority vs actual expenses.

[@OdinSPL]

New subscriber and just got all signed up as a Dasher. I am relocating to the Minneapolis area and will be Dashing soon! Love your channel so far! Thank you so much for the inspiration :)

[@thisgirl9631]

I binge watched Bentley when I first started. He has very solid information. I hope it all goes your way! 🙂

[@WaltPowellEnt]

You are in the right place, I learned a lot from this channel when I first started. Good luck!

[@capoliveson5239]

Bentley you Al Haymon of DoorDash you’re appreciated beloved I tune in daily and tell everyone in my market about you keep up great work!!✌🏽

[@DoordashDiaries]

Thank You 🙏🏾

[@saeedarjmand6292]

Im not paying Taxes on Tips....I dont Give a Fck who tells me too.....Its a Gift!!!!

[@Silvermeow]

Everyone always talks about tracking tracking tracking. So what they'll except your words or do you HAVE to show them papers that you wrote down? Do the papers matters? I could literally just make it all up the day before. Like why does no one actually talk about HOW to do it and what they specifically will require

[@rgscomputers1]

unless you are audited you do not have to have proof and the likelihood of a broke ass driver getting audited are slim to none because there is no money to be recovered from a broke ass driver. so the IRS focusses on where they might actually recover big DOLLARS

[@jimmyc6946]

Turbo tax is better. Clear, concise, complete & correct 👌

[@entrecourier]

IRS is very clear on when you can use the home office deduction: If you have office space that is used exclusively for your business (cannot be used for personal reasons) AND it's used substantially for your business. Most Dashers fail to meet these requirements.

[@ginasheppard6974]

I use a room in my home that was empty. I put a table and chair and a few lamps in there. I use it for figuring out my milage and filing receipts for gas and other expenses. It's not used for anything else. I have a three bedroom home. My daughter lives with us for health reasons and I gave her the second bedroom. I do use the empty room for my door dashing. Does that qualify as a deduction?

[@Lostinspacepup]

@@ginasheppard6974 yes, I’d say that should definitely qualify since it’s not being used for personal reasons

[@miloc6507]

​@hvirginia27 how do they decide if you qualify? Audit?

[@kaylirubarts3715]

So, does the home office still count if you're in a rental or do you have to own your home? Also, can you deduct clothing that you purchase specifically for dashing?

[@jerkbeefy1]

I stopped paying taxes ,I don't own anything with value, so they can't do anything accept garnish my wages, which I'm ok with

[@mr.joeblack3831]

Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 3 years in prison for willful failure to file tax returns...

[@jerkbeefy1]

Eventually...

[@joeysmith5074]

DD reports your earnings to IRS… Good luck.

[@jerkbeefy1]

@@joeysmith5074 thank you

[@dasherjustin88]

That's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for him. 😅

[@simone1686]

Who's the sponsor of this video dordash you're trying to saturate our area Even more now ? Now I can see what team you're really Playing for end it is not us if you're encouraging people to sign up!

[@DoordashDiaries]

🤔 so you skip right over the whole 30 secs I said H&R Block paid for the video?

[@kingzfamilygaming6722]

Learned health insurance is a deductible as well

[@steelphiltv4975]

Man Dashers been stealing Hella orders lately

[@8weezy78]

Ayy my boy u be clutch with the info 🤜🏽🤛🏽🔥🔥

[@greekhercules]

I've got a big 🎉 question im on disability and i wanna start Dashing but i don't wanna go over the amount im allowed to make a month. Which i won't have that happen or do that. How do u do taxes? Because they don't deduct any, do u set momey aside? What apps do u use to help you qith write offs? Like i said this would be a perfect job for me on disability. Can anyone help me out with how u guys hold the taxes each week? And do u use the app everlance? Its says i can dash right now. Im to scared 🏧 tho. Until i figure out how to manage the money thats mine and manage the money thats not mine that i pay back in taxes. I was working at fedex ground as a package handler for a year in a half i got a rotator cuff injury so I've been out of work. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO PUT AWAY FOF THE TAXES AND WHAT ALL AND HOW I WRITE OFF. THANKS‼️❤️

[@TheJayy420]

I need to know Im planning on getting a business card to only track my expenes from door cash Do you have any recommendations? Tax writes off mostly

[@codygoldade3984]

Free tax USA seems to be the most cost effective option.

[@dasherjustin88]

Cash App Taxes - 100% Free Tax Filing for Federal & State

[@julianromero547]

We all DoorDash approved this video

[@NikkiWhite28]

Can rain boots be a deduction? It’s raining all the dang time here and I’m tired of my socks getting wet

[@geminiqueen05]

If you didn't keep track of your miles during the year, is there a way to go back and check the miles you drove?

[@ILoveGaryOwen]

I’m wondering same thing. How do people keep track of miles?

[@ConsciousCloud]

I use the Stride app and turn it on to track my miles everytime I turn on Doordash or Uber. Makes it super simple to track your miles and also calculates how much you owe in taxes every week when you put your gross income in. I did that all last year and paid my quarterly taxes based on the numbers Stride came up with and I ended up only owing the IRS $13 this year and that's it.

[@stevenruiz465]

I downloaded the app everlance. You can get it the premium services for free for 3 months thru the doordash direct app. It keeps track of all of my miles for me either personal or work related.

[@ILoveGaryOwen]

@@ConsciousCloud I just downloaded it. It’s free. That’s crazy. Man this app is awesome & will come in handy. I really appreciate it. Thank you so much. Your awesome!!!!!!

[@ConsciousCloud]

@@ILoveGaryOwen Yep no problem! Glad to be of help :) I learned the hard way back in 2020 since I hadn't been tracking my miles and had to guess on the mileage, so I was really happy someone told me about Stride since it makes everything alot more accurate. You can even print out a sheet from the app that shows your income, mileage, deductions and individual trips that you can use for your taxes at the end of this year too.

[@cyb3rjake735]

0:28 instantly done on this vid total scam "help reduce your income"

[@garyCauser]

Buy a 3 or 4000 dollar car for DD and only use it for Business. Have a separate credit card, checking account and telephone. And traveling to Miami or Aspen to Dash is travel expenses

[@rgscomputers1]

For all you geniuses out there driving a car that is late model and over 5k in value. DEPRECIATION is huge deduct it better yet get a $5k car

[@michaelmorris3459]

Sorry I did H R BLOCK couple times never again overpriced extremely!!!!

[@greekhercules]

I've got a big 🎉 question im on disability and i wanna start Dashing but i don't wanna go over the amount im allowed to make a month. Which i won't have that happen or do that. How do u do taxes? Because they don't deduct any, do u set momey aside? What apps do u use to help you qith write offs? Like i said this would be a perfect job for me on disability. Can anyone help me out with how u guys hold the taxes each week? And do u use the app everlance? Its says i can dash right now. Im to scared 🏧 tho. Until i figure out how to manage the money thats mine and manage the money thats not mine that i pay back in taxes. I was working at fedex ground as a package handler for a year in a half i got a rotator cuff injury so I've been out of work. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO PUT AWAY FOF THE TAXES AND WHAT ALL AND HOW I WRITE OFF. THANKS‼️❤️

[@sriracha9305]

Is fast pay fee deductible and if yes would it be under commission and fees?

[@FreshBeatles]

ur actual name is Bentley Koup?

[@DoordashDiaries]

I wish!

[@Highsteel21]

Great video. Things I didn’t think about. What about mileage?

[@shellyannette7928]

I recently just started driving with dash. And I work a nine-to-five. Just wondering how much do I have to make in order to write off my car. How do I do it. I live in CA

[@cringecarnival5616]

4 times a year you'll be doing this paying a huge amount each time it sucks

[@carter8559]

Is stride a good app or is there other apps that allow more deductions

[@uniquez7308]

Do you have to use an app to get reductions on doordashing

[@carter8559]

@@uniquez7308 yes most likely. It makes it easier to track and submit evidence (receipts) and stuff

[@Youngk8_art]

I wonder how can you take a trip like to Disney let’s say and put it as a write off can you advertise DoorDash and make the trip as a business like giving out DoorDash refer cards what ya think?

[@eksrevolt]

😭😭 navigation on a… ipad.. 👀 that you bought.. 🤣

[@robr4379]

Is food we buy to eat while doing it tax deductible

[@DontDooTooMuch]

For the registration, would you have had to pay that during the time you were dashing or can i include it if i paid for it the same year?

[@Eddi3xBac0n]

h and r block wants 365 here in vancouver washington

[@bryanb5353]

Forget all that, just tell them that your smart. Oh, ya get a weird tan first

[@cindyhutchinson-willard716]

Do you feel it’s safe giving all that personal information to Rocket Money? Just checking. That always makes me nervous.

[@gigworkmama]

That's nice of you to pay for 3 people's taxes.

[@DontDooTooMuch]

But you'd have to have car insurance that covers door dash in order to use as a deduction right?

[@bevandted]

Help just went to do my taxes made 33 grand, 25,000 miles Owe 208state federal 219 But owe $2400 for social security for retirement?? Is this for real ???? 😳 help ! Do I really have to pay this much for social security for when I retire ? I need advise before I pay her 468 to file it lordy

[@htchero7]

Wow

[@tvirus9369]

Simple just double your mileage

[@adriandeharo8560]

Is rocket money completely free? Or do I have to pay some subscription

[@Julnlecs86]

Both. Free is limited but still worth using.

[@archercandy6122]

This is awesome thanks!!

[@dominicankid1001]

They charge to much

[@martinsmiracles2605]

How do you log miles?

[@magnusaiograndiademo2215]

Pardon me, but I'm not sure if you said We can or can't get a complete deductible for the year with a dedicated line. 🧐🤔

[@txdomino]

I would say a dedicated line just for DD would be deducible since it's a business expense.

[@DoordashDiaries]

You can take the entire bill for the year on a dedicated line

[@uniquez7308]

Where do I go to do the reductions when I'm doing my taxes

[@leececilia70]

You’re awesome, Thankyou!

[@a334boy4u]

My Dash mentor.

[@juswilvel]

Have you ever been able to write off enough to where you didn’t owe anything? Is that possible?

[@parallelpost]

For full time use, it don't happen. You can scoot under the max income for the year and claim mileage for first year use of the auto. Fed and State differ, you can limit state taxes and not owe on Fed for P/T tho.

[@hartrionosastrowardoyo1548]

It would be very tricky. Let's say for simplicity's sake you made $1000 and also for simplicity's sake all those orders were $1 a mile (so you drove 1000 miles). At roughly 65 cents per mile deduction, you can deduct $650. Now what deductions can you take for the remaining $350? In practice, and in reality, you would want to drive _fewer_ miles for more pay.

[@Paramedic92]

Solo

[@KC-gh1li]

Ok. Will do

[@robinb2901]

Been going there for years!

[@davidgilbert7853]

The interest on a car loan is also deductable.

[@kellio8087]

But I wonder if you can both deduct milage and loan interest at the same time?

[@duffdaoldhead2110]

Can I claim miles and gas???

[@tes420]

no...Pick one or the other

[@thisgirl9631]

Thank you Bentley 🙂

[@DoordashDiaries]

Already!!

[@The_Black_Anarchist]

Get to the point.

[@DoordashDiaries]

Fast Forward

[@DoordashDiaries]

Or skip it altogether 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@macbrebonicks8668]

Broke in my city wit a trash bag.

[@DoordashDiaries]

Why would you voluntarily run around telling people your business 🤭

[@macbrebonicks8668]

@@DoordashDiaries Now that I got your attention let have a discussion. I am out here working a full time job and using at least 5 different gig apps. Doordash was my go to and I am far from new to the game. 3027 deliveries 4.91 rating 61% acceptence.

[@DoordashDiaries]

Ok. Talk to me 🤗

[@macbrebonicks8668]

@@DoordashDiaries The bulk of my deliveries use to come from my nearest military base. I had the ability to Dash Now. Now I am have to schedule and those dashes are not paying out much. I get orders all day on Uber Eats. Doordash is in the black the majority of time. Doordash was suppose to pick up from the Comissary but I don't know how that fell through.

[@macbrebonicks8668]

@@DoordashDiaries I paid off $20,000.00 worth of debt in the past with help from Doordash earnings

[@cooti2488]

Don’t listen to this dude. He’s on DD payroll

[@dasherjustin88]

Aren't we all? 🤣

[@SwiftyNifty420]

Sorry to say but after two years of dashing and giging it’s not valid or worth it anymore. Money is not there incentive is gone. Back to real world and decent consistent pay plus working with people was missed ❤ stay strong guys but the time of the dasher is over

[@ruruvarela]

Everyone has a different market. I can't say the same. I am blessed to have consistent and good paying orders. Better for us who are sticking it out. Less drivers more orders for us who are flourishing

[@tes420]

Nobody cares

[@Ash-pm4zj]

​@@ruruvarela my area too, i just made $1800 last week!

[@1man2manynotes]

You Couldn’t be any more wrong. If you want to stop, cool. Just more orders for the rest of us. Idk where you at, but I dash part time in Charlotte & make between $300 to $450 a week

[@TheOneBadAssGamer]

​@1man2manynotes I did six hours this weekend and made 125 not bad for 3 hours on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday.

[@codygoldade3984]

I didn’t track miles I feel like an idiot what should I do? I do know how much miles I put on my car this year which was 7k so idk will I get audited if I take a bit of that and fudge it?

[@kristinalittles5613]

Don’t worry about that. I didn’t count miles for the last two years. This year I did and it still didn’t really help me. I still had to pay.

[@cyndibennett859]

I haven't kept track the past couple of years but I'm starting this year. How do you calculate miles is it just for during delivery or is it for whole dash?

[@AceEquality]

All Dash

[@gigtrek3926]

From what I've seen coming from many different sources(you should also do your own research, ask tax prep person etc): Food delivery gig workers cannot include miles driven from home to the first pickup point of the day. Also can't include miles from the last drop-off of the day to home. All other miles in between though can be deducted. I use the Stride app because it's 100% free. I just have to remember to set it to begin tracking miles when I get to the first restaurant or grocery store of the delivery day. I also must remember to close out the tracking after I make the final drop-off. I have a reminder note on my phone holder in the car 😅

[@ServantofGodElias]

Can I email you some questions?

[@DoordashDiaries]

Sure. [e-mail]

[@Mkvdeas]

What about your car note? Can we use this as a deductible?

[@kuroe-chan5190]

Thank you Bentley 😊 should we pay quarterly or yearly? I never get a refund for the last 4 yrs. We always owe :( my job just does t take close enough out as it should l haven’t been able to change it. I just want to get a refund again . At least I won’t owe much

[@GigTax]

Adjust your withholdings on your W-4. Request from your employer

[@mr.joeblack3831]

When you get a refund it means you've been lending the government money and not collecting interest. It's definitely not an ideal situation.

[@hartrionosastrowardoyo1548]

I'd rather get a refund rather than figure out how to pay the government if I owe. And with all the changing tax laws, having a W2 in addition to a 1099 as well as a 1098, it's just easier to overestimate and get a refund. Everybody's situation is different of course.

[@WaltPowellEnt]

@@hartrionosastrowardoyo1548 This!

[@johnbobak9263]

Deductions _______________ 1) Mileage 2) Cell phone 3) Car Insurance 4) Software 5) Parking fees/Tolls 6) Delivery/Catering bags

[@kristinalittles5613]

It has to be one thing or another. We can’t deduct all of it.

[@johnbobak9263]

@@kristinalittles5613 ...What i listed is the ONLY deductions IRS will allow us Dashers. ALWAYS do mileage NOT repairs!!!! 2022 mileage is 62 cents per mile,up fron last year. Mileage is a $6,000 write off.

[@Lady_fink]

Do you take 20% off every dash you do?!

[@DoordashDiaries]

Use stride and put your income in at the end of the week. It’ll tell you what to sit to the side