Trading Time for Money

I tried driving Uber for a month.

The Numbers

• Revenue: $2,000
• Gas: -$400
• Depreciation: -$300
• Taxes: -$500
• Actual Profit: $800

For 80 hours of work, that’s $10/hour.

The Lesson

Don’t pick side hustles that scale linearly with time. Pick hustles that decouple time from money.

• Bad: Driving, manual labor.
• Good: Digital products, consulting (high rate), content creation.

Your time is your most scarce resource. Don’t sell it cheap.