Comments on: I Give Strangers Rides, They Give Me Money http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/ Everything About Money You Were Too Polite To Ask Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:30:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tuntastic http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35614 tuntastic Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:55:00 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35614 No but wait is this your name for realsies though? It's a pun right? It's got to be a pun. No but wait is this your name for realsies though? It’s a pun right? It’s got to be a pun.

]]> By: chic noir http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35566 chic noir Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:18:20 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35566 In Baltimore, this sort of thing is called a "hack" or unlicensed taxi drivers aka anyone with a car looking to make a few extra bucks. In Baltimore, this sort of thing is called a “hack” or unlicensed taxi drivers aka anyone with a car looking to make a few extra bucks.

]]> By: julnyes http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35538 julnyes Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:09:16 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35538 @Kate Dollarhyde@twitter I know a lot of East Coast people who transplanted to SF, so of course that is a thing. I just don't get how they are a type of person who uses ride shares. Maybe I just don't see "From the East Coast of the USA" as a type. But, I am an East Coaster, so I wouldn't know what is being said about us in San Francisco :) @Kate Dollarhyde@twitter I know a lot of East Coast people who transplanted to SF, so of course that is a thing. I just don’t get how they are a type of person who uses ride shares. Maybe I just don’t see “From the East Coast of the USA” as a type. But, I am an East Coaster, so I wouldn’t know what is being said about us in San Francisco :)

]]> By: NeenerNeener http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35512 NeenerNeener Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:08:52 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35512 @Kate Dollarhyde@twitter You should get a 1099 for anything over $600. If you're not already, you should keep a mileage log so you can write off mileage against the income. (I'm a tax/accounting lady) @Kate Dollarhyde@twitter
You should get a 1099 for anything over $600.
If you’re not already, you should keep a mileage log so you can write off mileage against the income. (I’m a tax/accounting lady)

]]> By: Kate Dollarhyde@twitter http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35481 Kate Dollarhyde@twitter Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:27:20 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35481 @redheaded&crazy Right now Lyft is only in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and I thiiiink they're working on Seattle next. There might be a similar service in Toronto, though! @redheaded&crazy Right now Lyft is only in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and I thiiiink they’re working on Seattle next. There might be a similar service in Toronto, though!

]]> By: Kate Dollarhyde@twitter http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35480 Kate Dollarhyde@twitter Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:26:13 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35480 @kthkskddn Lyft recently reached an interim agreement with the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates taxi services. The interim agreement allows Lyft to continue operation on the edge of law while the CPUC and services like Lyft (Sidecar and Uber) hammer out an agreement that suits the needs of the state, the law, and the ridesharing industry. As for BART and MUNI, I hear you! I used to take MUNI everyday to get to school. A trip from Castro station to !9th and Holloway could often take more than an hour. Now I live in Oakland and commute to school with BART everyday and that usually takes about 50 minutes. BART is much more reliable than MUNI, and they've been trying out a new pilot program that will allow bikes on the trains during rush hour. Unfortunately prices are about to go up on BART as well, but they've had record ridership for the past few years and desperately need to upgrade their trains and facilities, so I'm not sweatin' it. @kthkskddn Lyft recently reached an interim agreement with the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates taxi services. The interim agreement allows Lyft to continue operation on the edge of law while the CPUC and services like Lyft (Sidecar and Uber) hammer out an agreement that suits the needs of the state, the law, and the ridesharing industry.
As for BART and MUNI, I hear you! I used to take MUNI everyday to get to school. A trip from Castro station to !9th and Holloway could often take more than an hour. Now I live in Oakland and commute to school with BART everyday and that usually takes about 50 minutes. BART is much more reliable than MUNI, and they’ve been trying out a new pilot program that will allow bikes on the trains during rush hour. Unfortunately prices are about to go up on BART as well, but they’ve had record ridership for the past few years and desperately need to upgrade their trains and facilities, so I’m not sweatin’ it.

]]> By: Kate Dollarhyde@twitter http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35477 Kate Dollarhyde@twitter Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:18:40 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35477 @NeenerNeener The payments go through Bill.com, who issue a 1099 if you've made over X amount of money, I think it's $2,000. I didn't hit that in 2012 because I starting driving right before Christmas. Lyft strongly encourages use to pay taxes on our income from them (but they can't make you do your taxes, obviously) and says we're supposed to file as self-employed. I'm in the depths of my taxes right now, actually, and figuring the Lyft money in without a 1099 while also trying to correctly report income from an unrelated 1099-MISC is driving me CRAZY. @NeenerNeener The payments go through Bill.com, who issue a 1099 if you’ve made over X amount of money, I think it’s $2,000. I didn’t hit that in 2012 because I starting driving right before Christmas. Lyft strongly encourages use to pay taxes on our income from them (but they can’t make you do your taxes, obviously) and says we’re supposed to file as self-employed. I’m in the depths of my taxes right now, actually, and figuring the Lyft money in without a 1099 while also trying to correctly report income from an unrelated 1099-MISC is driving me CRAZY.

]]> By: Kate Dollarhyde@twitter http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35476 Kate Dollarhyde@twitter Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:14:40 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35476 @julnyes The East Coast transplant people definitely have their spot on the San Francisco Wheel of Stereotypes, but maybe it is a wheel we only share with ourselves? In any case, I meet a lot of former Midwesterners and East Coasters while driving who went to school for some kind of computer thing or finance thing. Hardly any Southerners, though. None, now that I think about it. @julnyes The East Coast transplant people definitely have their spot on the San Francisco Wheel of Stereotypes, but maybe it is a wheel we only share with ourselves? In any case, I meet a lot of former Midwesterners and East Coasters while driving who went to school for some kind of computer thing or finance thing. Hardly any Southerners, though. None, now that I think about it.

]]> By: kthkskddn http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35472 kthkskddn Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:56:28 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35472 @NoReally There is pushback from the CA public utilities commission and the taxi industry because services like Lyft don't have commercial licenses (SF transportation agency keeps a pretty tight lid on the number of operating permits it gives out). Companies like Lyft argue that it's more of a ridesharing service than a taxi service (because you use their app to arrange a ride, rate the driver etc.). I don't really know how to feel about this issue. I feel bad for cab drivers whose business is getting swiped, but pretty much anything is better than trying to hail a cab in SF. No, I know how I feel about this--I want them to fix MUNI and BART. @NoReally There is pushback from the CA public utilities commission and the taxi industry because services like Lyft don’t have commercial licenses (SF transportation agency keeps a pretty tight lid on the number of operating permits it gives out). Companies like Lyft argue that it’s more of a ridesharing service than a taxi service (because you use their app to arrange a ride, rate the driver etc.).

I don’t really know how to feel about this issue. I feel bad for cab drivers whose business is getting swiped, but pretty much anything is better than trying to hail a cab in SF. No, I know how I feel about this–I want them to fix MUNI and BART.

]]> By: julnyes http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/i-give-strangers-rides-they-give-me-money/#comment-35454 julnyes Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:36:27 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23623#comment-35454 @NeenerNeener and where do the East Coast transplant people fit in? @NeenerNeener and where do the East Coast transplant people fit in?

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