This Walmart Spark Driver Makes $100,000 Per Year
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- This Walmart Spark delivery driver makes over $100,000 a year, but after taking a look at the numbers is it actually profitable and is it actually sustainable?
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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Meet Spark Driver Brenda
1:16 - Driving 25,000 Miles In 8 Months
1:42 - Investing In A New Vehicle
2:06 - Commuting Miles Between Walmart Locations
2:52 - Average Weekly Pay
3:20 - Driver Tips On Walmart Spark
4:04 - How Much Did Brenda Earn In One Year?
4:57 - Total Walmart Spark Mileage
5:44 - Earnings Per Day & Per Hour
7:42 - Tax Deduction (Assuming 2021 Rates)
8:23 - Important Considerations (Mileage)
8:57 - Vehicle Depreciation
9:40 - Is This Sustainable?
10:34 - Overall Verdict
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She Basically a Walmart truck driver in a car
@@N8TURES exactly.
Don’t believe the hype 🤧
@@roblemmon7531 pretty sure driving a car and driving a truck are ENTIRELY DIFFERENT and one is MUCH more difficult than the other. Also pretty sure truck drivers can’t choose when they want to work, DD can. You are both immature adult children probably working a job you hate. If it makes you both feel any better I get a check from the VA for the rest of my life and can choose whether I want to work or not making working MUCH easier. Enjoy that thought! Because I know I will🤣🤣
I could see this being ok for 3-4 months and than going thru ALL the data from doing those deliveries, i think it is very likely that you can find patterns on times and days of the week where you can drop from 10 hours a day to 6-8 hours a day 5 days a week and still maintain 60-75% of that income.
I'd be fine with $65 - $70k just to have more "me" time.
There is nothing wrong with working that hard and that much for a life season. I agree that it isn’t realistic forever but anyone can do it for a season to get out of debt, save for a house down payment, or to pay for a kids college etc. I wish more people could realize this. It’s just a season with a great opportunity! Use it. Don’t be afraid to work your butt off. And once that crazy season is over then you are in a MUCH better financial place and can live more relaxed and more securely.
so inspiring!
"Don't be afraid to work your butt off" would definitely be a good poster
pay for a kids college...is the dumbest thing I ever heard. If a kid wants to go to college they should figure a way to pay for it themselves.
@@Bri-nc8yp After all, they want to make the tax payers foot the bill for those who feel they are privileged.
Look at nearly every over the road truck driver, and they already are putting in this amount of time, but work for less.
Now I wonder if the numbers were this good because of the Covid factors?
I continue to do well on Shipt but it’s different than most gig apps. I have established regular customers that I shop for week after week. I’ll make over $80k and I only work 25-30 hours a week. It allows me to do other side hustles and raise my kids. A combo of working smart and hard in the beginning to just working smart.
Wow I would love to know how you do taxes
Does shipt allow customers to choose who makes the delivery?
Stop posting bullshit. Your numbers don't even add up. You would have to be averaging $60 per hour doing shipt to make over 80k a year if you're only putting in 30 hours a week. Compulsive liar much?
@@Shoot1ngStar I posted this over 5 months ago. I made incredibly good money with Shipt for over 2 years and then they changed the algorithm and I don’t get my regular preferreds now so did I whine or call others names, nope, I shifted. I now only do about 5-10 Shipt orders a week and I do Uber. I also took many of my regular customers off the shipt app as they weren’t happy not being able to get me as their shopper. Just because you live a miserable unsuccessful life doesn’t mean others do.
@@ArogonAro Not sure what you mean by that. Like everyone else. I have deductions, the biggest one being mileage at .625 per mile.
My main gig is lawnmowing, I've been doing it since I was 30. I cut 10 yards a day from April - November. I make about 500 a day 4 days a week( I keep one open in case I need to catch up for rain)
I also do spring and fall cleanups so I'm only off in January and Feb. I make about the same as she does, and probably gonna retire at 60 I save most of my income and just have 2 kids to feed. My wife works works with me and does the gardens, and mulch jobs with her own truck.
All I use is a lawnmower, weedwacker and blower
I do food delivery on weekends if I feel like working
Impressive! Thanks for sharing!
This shows that if you are able to work smart and hard at the right times (in your case, you’ve found a perfect market where your supply is outweighed by the demand for your services), then you can pretty much make money in anyway. A regular job is clearly not the only way to make decent money out here, this video and your comments proves such
In Houston humidity I'd DIE!! But I applaud you. That's pretty impressive.
So that's great I'm happy for you but I'm trying to understand how it fits into what we are I don't understand where this is going but good job
@@joshuaolmstead5225 I'm just stating random gigs we could do that make as much or more
I have broke 100k TWO years straight. Unlike Brenda. I multi app. So, for her to break the 100K just on Sparks is impressive. I know people who have done it with doordash and Shipt too. But for me, I have to multi app. This year has been slow especially this summer. Still going to do about low 90K. I do about 10 hours 7days a week. But honestly I'm not "working" every minute on the hour. A lot of time I'm back home chilling waiting for an order.
My plan was to do this for three years. But the money is so good. I'm going to keep doing till it runs dry.
I did about 40,000 miles to make the 100K. I drive a used 2017 Subaru Forester. Get a dependable car to do this. You will be driving a lot. Learn to change your own oil. I do my own at every 3,000.
One thing that's very important is to learn your MARKET and look for patterns.
BTW I'm in NJ and I know gig worker in NYC who have broke 200K. Insane.
Let’s go you’re the 🐐
That’s awesome!! 😮🎉😅
Very impressive..for sure it can be done
What app do you use with spark
I think Brenda's story is great. I haven't seen the article, but maybe she has a goal of paying off a house or saving for retirement. Putting in all the hard work now is probably worth it to her. Essentially not having a boss and by the sound of it, building up a loyal customer base is paying off. Bravo to her.
This guy said she was studying for 2 hours every morning before going out.
I made $161 Saturday working from 11-9 and for this weekend I made $397 for 3 days
Another great video Mike! It's no doubt this is only the tip of the ice berg on your success that will follow in 2022.
When I used to drive for DD I used to average $200-$250 a day working 12hr days. Yeah one could make $100,000 a yeah if you do it full time but doing 10-12 hr days for 365 days? Yeah that is not an easy task to do.
You can't make that w DD anymore. They're paying between $2-$2.50 per delivery. Not even enough to cover gas. Ridiculous.
@@bt60613 hmmm, I'd say it depends on your location?
@@bt60613 wrong. That's base pay not including tip. I take everything over $5 or at least $1 per mile here in KansasCity
@@philipgentry6133 you're wrong. I've been door dashing full time for over 3 years and went from making 200 a day to about 60 a day at best. All my orders went from 6 or 5 base pay to 2-2.25 base pay. Door dash is also guilty of taking a percentage of out tips now for themselves in an unseen fee. Some locations pay more, but your tips are still being stolen and the base pays are less than before regardless. Youre bragging about how you can make $100 in 8 hours and not factoring in gas or wear & tear on your car, so you're basically making $8-10 an hour after all is said & done, which is literally a third of what we could have made from it 3 years ago. I don't even door dash anymore. No one should. Absolutely shameless company to work for.
@@sega64official well then you probably move to slow. Make another career move. I don't have a boss u will. Good luck with that.. why are you even watching these videos if u hate DD so bad. HEY EVERYONE, DONT LISTEN TO THIS BS NEGATIVITY!!
Really glad I found your channel. Great job! Incredibly useful information. I used to live in Pittsburgh myself in MT. Washington (Just above Station Square).
I like the breakdown. You have a new subscriber
Thank you so much for sharing 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I am 57, healthy, retired with a full pension, love to drive, have plenty of free time, and don't "need" the money. This seems like a deal I could get in to.
What was ur past job ? Just asking 20 year old here
theres a regular driver who is in the exact same position. He retired early and has all the money in the world. so he does walmart spark for fun and makes 1-1.5k a week
I’m in that same boat, retired and I love to drive. Trying to sign up, just waiting for a spot to open up in my area.
It has its pitfalls. The key: Start off with one app, then try two and then expand if you want to. UberEats is probably the easiest to get on to. I started in about a day. Doordash takes longer.
@@4gedcarbon537 Don't wait for one to open up. Look at all the apps in your area and try one. I made this mistake. I waited 7 months for Doordash. UberEats hired me in a day.
Great value with your videos thanks
I said ouch hearing 48k miles! 🤯 I'm at 2,374 business miles, but I only started my gig (medical transportation) in late August. Right now, with the rise in Covid... I'm transporting primarily covid exposed clients, making between $100 to $400 per day. The pay depends on the distance. Today, I will make $340 picking up 2 clients. But honestly, we all need to take time to take care of ourselves as that is important for ones mental health and wellness.
If you don’t mind me asking you Dawn how did you get into that?
I would like to know too
I don't care about miles. I drive a 2017 Chevy Colorado with a 2.8 turbodiesel. I drive about 28000 miles a year and I have no problems with it. All I've been doing is oil changes and I've done the brakes. It gets 600+ miles on a tank
Hi, could you give us more info on this job. It sounds great 👍
@@arletha9749 check with AVERY. I think that is the name. They give rides to appointments and such
Love it. I deliver full time after being a regional Manager for a restaurant of 20 years plus working 60 hrs a week. Now I drive 60 hrs a week. Two days a week I work 15 hr days other 4 7 or 8. Average 60 hrs week. One full day off and I can usually Average 23 an hr for the total week. My goal one year is to make 100 grand. But you would have to work a lot more hrs. Anyway anyone who has worked like me in management all those years...delivering food is a piece of cake. Also I drive an 06 Scion xb. Perfect car for food delivery.
I've been doing this for several months now. Your numbers are more of what I'm seeing.
@John O I officially worked one full year last year and my # are pretty accurate. Drove about 53,000 miles and made around 67,000. About what I expected. With taxes I did put away about 20% a month but hopefully with all the millage can write a lot off. Also I put aside about 400 a month for car maintenance too. But this is the easiest job I've ever had and plan on doing it until I retire in 20 years. Lol
@@roblemmon7531 I agree, but there's a lot of frustration with some apps, i.e. some Walmart wait times.
@John O I strictly do door dash and uber. Tried other apps. Didn't like them. These two keep me busy. Anything with Walmart i avoid. Lol
@@roblemmon7531 I do four right now, but trying to get on two more.
Really would've liked to hear about her net take home pay after deductions. What were her average fuel costs per month? Did she have any breakdowns and what were the costs for them? How many oil changes with the higher rate of mileage and costs? New tires? Etc.
Me too what did she actually make at end of day deductions
id assume the actual take home pay after just taxes alone would be around 75 to 80k, not including gas and other car expenses
@@NickDrinksWater no she would keep a little over 90k after taxes. She prob has dependents car maintenance and gas are also deductible but not as much as the mileage. She was prob spending $250 per week on gas $500 for new tires with installation new break pads twice per year with that type of mileage so thats another $700 and oil changes prob 6 for the year since so many miles driven $240 and full cover insurance lets say $130 per month. She was netting roughly $75k after everything i mentioned. Not bad but has no life working 70 hours per week no days off.
@@robmen1402 you're WAYYY off on gas prices. I do spark full time 7 days a week. I drive a civic and only spend about 60/week on gas. She drives a small Kia, which is probably the same on gas as my civic.
And brake pads TWICE a year? That's ridiculous. Once, tops.
Did you make 113k? Did you drive 48k miles per year? Brakes are typically rated for 25k-50k miles. If she got the best ones, she might get out by having it done once, if she didn’t, she’d likely need it twice. Also, deliveries are a lot of stop and go, so you’re using your brakes more often/more wear and tear. Just because it’s not your reality, doesn’t put it out of the question
then the deliveries were from 745am to 645pm now its 745am to 845pm they added 2 hours about 9 months ago, 12 or now 14 hours sounds like a really long day, but if you're in the walmart parking lot your 1st offer comes at 725am for pick up at 745am, you can pick that order up at 740am, providing walmart brings out the order within 5-10 min you're done about 8:10am and back at the store waiting on the next offer to come at 8:25am, so the hours sound long like you're working 12-14 hours a day but in reality you're only working 15-20 min per hour
My favorite delivery car is still my 88 Honda CRX just cause it gets 30mpg in the city and everything that could break on it is cheap and often easy to service yourself.
We're looking for an 80s riceburner but can't find one!
The wal-marts in las cruces new mexico are VERY busy... many people shop there!!
Damm i make 55K a year only working 5 to 6 hours a day. Brenda, my hats off to you 👏👏
It would be interesting to know the time needed taken for car repairs and the value of car repairs that would impact revenue. A more reliable brand or car could make a difference.
Nice job on her part. In my market, you could pull $250 a day as well however its not consistent for the fact that stores are short staffed. With being short staffed, they run behind especially if there is a high demand. Longest I've waited for an order was 3 hours plus however while waiting I turned on DD and did that till the WM order was finished.
@@kylemarsun I can't you say? Unfortunately for you you're incorrect
@@kylemarsun Nothing like a narcissist dropping by 🤣😂
@@kylemarsun well he got the money for new car with that much money
Picking up and dropping off is really easy work though. Play some tunes, listen to podcasts, and you really are just having fun. It isn't very stressful. I prefer Shipt so far because the tips are massive and you are shopping more and driving less. But I haven't tried Spark yet. It will be my next hustle.
Crazy! I live in Las Cruces, NM wow
80 hours a week at 57 years old? Whew.. Don't know about that one. Of course, the weather where she drives helps as well.
I am 30 and "work" easily 15 hours a day.
Big ups to her!
For one month I was working 10-12 hour days, six days a week, and was making $1500 a week on DD. It was hard on my car and by the end of the week my body was exhausted…and I’m 55, and healthy and fit. It does wear on you…and that’s not an age thing…a twenty year old would be tired too. That seventh day was a necessary rest day.
@@justaskbert4371 you worked for delivery dude?
@@justaskbert4371 that's long hours but if ya need money for a emergency i could see doing that
I do Spark and I'm trying to establish a full time routine to make the most money possible from it. I understand Brenda gets a nice tax deduction for mileage expense but what I'd really like to know is how much is she paying in gas per week and also on quarterly taxes. I find that I make good money up front but when I factor in weekly gas expenses and quarterly tax payments I average between $10 and $15 per hour. So my question is how much of that $113,000 is Brenda spending on gas money and taxes paid in?
remember this driver had regular costumers and they gave her big tip!! so she is not regular spark driver....
Hey there...Good content...I have a question for a person I was assisting in signing up for this side hustle gig....but for her in NJ [ North ]....her area & MOST of her county, PLUS I saw that a GOOD chunk of NORTH NJ IS indeed left out......meaning NO Locations open or even FULL yet.....just NONE.....if you see, from Newark, towards UP in North NJ......almost all of it [ big cities there ] are LEFT OUT if you go to see the city / state availability under NY-NEWARK-ELIZABETH........there are a TON of both Super & Regular WalMarts in almost every city....but YET not available or mentioned at all there...a whole bunch of cities per counties all left out.....question, did you have a similar issue before when you applied, that some cities were not available or mentioned, but then Spark opened them....or they simply do not open more locations per city?......Thx.
You have to factor in the cost of gas as well as wear and tear on your vehicle. Especially these days with high gas prices. I didn't see that in the money breakdown. From other videos on Spark I learned that the mileage given in the app is strictly from the store to the destination of the customer. It does not factor in the distance for you to get to the specific store where you need to pick up the orders. That will take extra time and gas to factor in.
so just to clarify, you have fixed shift with spark? or is it like UE/DD where you start/stop whenever you want?
You start and stop when you want.
At least half of the time (6 months) was during the peak of the pandemic, with people staying in (or being forced to). Certainly, that will inflate the opportunity and the pay.
No it want it’s actually picking up
it depend on which city
Las Cruces, NM. This is such a different demographic from most drivers.
Just curious, what would you say is the best overall paying gig platform? In terms of what the gig pays and being generous.
Brenda on her grind!
I just applied for this tonight. There are 3 Walmarts in my city. Hoping to just make 500 a week working normal hours. I wanna be able to be off when I need to be and I want the freedom of being on my own. I'll report back how it goes.
first day and I made 150 bucks as long as the tips hold and I really only worked about 4 hours total. Great so far!!!
Howd other days go?
@@WolvenByte I made 297 dollars in 8 trips. Each trip can be 1-8 deliveries. I'm doing door dash on the side as well. Made 500 bucks in 3 days.
@@MaybeSomeDayX Is door dash good?
@@jermainemyrn19 it is when spark is slow. I like Spark more but i use doordash to fill in the gaps. Ive doubled up a few times but it can get harry quick if your not careful.
Absolutely yes!!! That's enough money to quit and start a business afterwards. The car itself was maybe $20k which she could pay for in cash. The workload and hours like you said are insane though
It’s insane but when you’re in a bad position and that’s it; gotta make it work. Especially with high earnings; as much as we don’t want to admit but having money leads to peace seriously my friend
This is not the first time I heard this. I got on spark after hearing of a lady 2 years ago in Houston who made 100k. She will tell you she works everyday walmart is open. Spark has a lot of bonuses and they are stackable. Like they will say do 10 deliveries and earn 50 dollars. Then they may send another text that says do 5 deliveries from 895 and earn 25. dollars. So you are technically getting 10 from every store 895 deliveries and 5 dollars from all other deliveries. Thats not including the base pay or tips. And I'd you do shopping orders you get even more money. I have 13 stores in my market. I only work 7 of them.
80 hours a week is tough , but it seems to be worth it for her. $100k in New Mexico sounds good to me
100k in New Mexico is living large.
100k of being ur own boss sounds good to me. Just got approved by Spark. Winter should be busy and good pay.
Well done Brenda. And I'm sure that is good money for NM.
I’m excited to know that I may be able to make $100,000.00 for 2022. I just started driving for Spark with the last two months. Hell ya I can keep up with her lol
How have you been doing with Walmart spark
@@justin3kub i’m a driver and i can tell you it’s hella good. you make crazy good money especially if you live in a big city
That’s Right HeyGurlTV! I just started this week, and I made $181 during the July 4 weekend. It is possible, good luck to you and everyone out there. We got thiis! Of course that included the $70 bonus Spark gives you for the incentive of doing your first four orders, I did five. I did one on Sunday and the other four on Monday. Easy cheesy
Almost the end of 2022. How was ur spark grind going?
Spark 7/2022 update. Spark has more customers now it is a great way to make side money. I think the program is at its mature stage because now they have stopped hiring. When it first started spark was only be busy on the weekends. But I've been doing it during the weekdays and it's easy to get offers because it is busy 7 days a week now.
I drive a Toyota Prius, that makes a big difference.
How do you scan an order on the Walmart app or what..I just now started..haven't had first oder yet
I am just starting out Spark. I did my first shift last week while working a week of door dash. Door dash in my market has been dead lately. I am so thankful for getting onto Spark. I know I will not be able to keep up with Brenda. However, if I can get a steady income between $80-$100 a day, I will be content. I am just going back to work after not working for so long, so the advice you give about pacing yourself and Brenda's advice of taking a lunch are super helpful and will keep those in mind! Thank you so much!
@yourdrivermike Can you please advise me on HOW to get hired for Door Dash? I have been on the waiting list for months! I can't even figure out how to get added to multiple lists. Thank you!
There are 100% commission jobs out there they will have you drive tons of miles a week without making a single penny. Full time Real estate agents right now haven’t closed a single deal and drove around showing houses for free. Congrats to this brave lady!
That part you said about her having a cooler for essentials? yea, i bring stuff every day, otherwise, the money you spend eating out adds up PLUS, it's never healthy really, unless your grabbing fruit somewhere. I partly do this to also get in better shape, I've never been a person who can stick to a work out regime and I'm a type 1 diabetic so it's so important for me to not have a sit down job. I watch so many drivers getting junk food and it shows...and it's not going to help them continue in this type of work to gain weight.
Definitely possible. In the St. Louis, Mo area we have 15 -20 stores including sams and Home Depot that we get offers for. Being conservative and turning down offers that are too far I easily make 250 a day in 8-10 hours. I drive a Lexus hybrid.
I try to do that but when I turn down the far ones, they seem to punish me and not offer any others for an hour or hours. I’m in Houston.
Good for her, I am a cart attendant at Walmart and I make $20/hr 8/hrs a day and i make good money.
Has anyone noticed at the end of the pay cycle on Sunday? The unpaid tip seem to disappear and never show up in your account strange isn’t it?
I wish I worked in that market. I frequently get offers of $7-12 and even if they are close it will still eat up the entire hour because you'll have to drive back to the parking lot and wait. In my market I earn around one dollar per mile, and all of my metrics are green.
I decided to apply since turo bookings dropped drastically since May. My first day I rejected orders because they were $7 no tip. Then finally got a $14 so accepted it only to have them be a “tip baiter” take it away at no fault of my own. So then I decided to accept my next and last order which again was $7 no tip. So in total drove 29 miles spent 1:45 min of my time for just $14. Gas being so expensive and wear snd tear on my car, it was working for free. I came to the conclusion that people in this area just don’t tip. I already knew this but thought I’d find people being grateful for having someone bring them their groceries but NO in this little country town in NC they have a poverty mindset and just don’t tip. My experience wasn’t good with spark delivery. On the bright side while doing that hustle my online store sold $100 in the 2 hours. So I will continue to pour and invest my time on my online business.
Finally, a realistic honest comment.
Im from Fayetteville myself, Im more of a rideshare guy and typically commute to the RDU airport. Im thinking about Flex because I won't touch Uber Eats or Walmart Spark until they do something to address the issue of tip baiting
Her average is actually over 2000 per week to reach 113k. Most stores have (or at least had back then) pickup hours from 8 to 8 (delivery drivers might show up a bit before 8 am), so she was basically working every single minute walmart pickups were available.
The thing with walmart deliveries is that they are actually consistent throughout the day, there are no sharp peak hours. The main issue she could have faced is orders not being ready on time, but it seems like the stores she went to didn't have that issue. Also by taking orders from 3 different store, she got more consistency.
That's what's nice about those gigs, you can chose how long you want to work. The amount of hours she put is not sustainable, but she might had reasons.
Yes like that big car Note lol
@@mytaxistories It's just a Kia, lol.
what was she running from inside her that she kept working that intensely lol
I disagree that it’s consistent throughout the day. There are peak hours and this is proven in the metrics relative to your area. Obviously the busiest times are in the morning and the evening with a bit of a lull in the early to mid afternoon time period. Granted I live in Chattanooga, TN and it not as big of a market as say, Nashville or Atlanta (each respectively about two hours from where I live so things I’d have to think would be more consistent in the larger markets in regard to major cities.
@@BeefCake1012 it depends how busy it is. Walmart have a cap on orders for each hour. So when it's busy, people are forced to place orders at the least busy hours, evening the workflow. If it's less busy, 5 to 6 pm is the busiest. Non grocery orders are schedules twice a day, so those can put pressure on the peak times.
But compared to restaurants, grocery orders are more spread out throughout the day.
My 2019 Kia Optima brand new off the lot….. has 101k miles now…..
Spark just started In Austin Texas about 3 months ago Is not busy over here yet
Don't forget to write off your mileage at end of year. I write off all mileage phone, etc
the key is you have the freedom to adjust, most of these type people are retired, so they have other income coming in and do this for side income and fun, smart.
I drive for Spark and have a few videos on my channel on Spark delivery so I can tell you that unless she has some REALLY GOOD associates, she's going to spend part of that 12 hours just setting waiting for them to get her loaded up. I have spend 45 minutes waiting which was not very smart on my part I will admit. Never the less the question as to whether or not I could handle that, simple, NOPE! But I do enjoy driving for Spark, more so than UE, DD, GH, Bite Squad and the others I have.
Great video as always Mike!
Is the process of waiting for associates to get your order together the same as DD? Or is there more of a priority (better system) for Spark drivers
@@nategoodness i honestly can't say because I've never had a DD Walmart order. The majority of the time the order is ready its just the associates are busy or understaffed at that moment. However it is a good idea to call and verify the order because sometimes the order has been canceled but will show on the app that it is still a good valid order. Hope that helped.
What does one put for federal tax classification to drive for Spark? Because I am interested to start
@@johnmalenfant7715 whether you drive for Spark, Doordash, Uber Eats or most all other gig apps that I know of, your job classification would be a self employed independent contractor.
@@johnmalenfant7715 if you do it FT then you are self employed. Being self employed you have to track you mileage while on the clock. Depending on how much you make you will either get a 1099 or a tx summary. As self employed you are required to put aside your federal, state, employee & employer portion of SS and Medicare
Some truck drivers working regular routes work 10-12 hours per day.
Just found your channel. Excellent informative content! After watching this my first thought was dang, that woman may have money in the bank, but is she able to really enjoy the fruits of her labor. She LOOKS tired in her picture. I need to climb out of debt and earn serious money, but I
m not going to be working 10-12 hour days 6-7 days a week. If I want to do that, I will go work at a warehouse and do mandatory overtime.
And be eaten alive in taxes with all the overtime. Tax laws essentially punish us for working more. At least this way you get to set your own hours and write off all the vehicle related expenses.
@@AmbientShades True, I was just more trying to make the point that she doesn't appear to be enjoying the freedom of gig work by working that much. But it's difficult to say, without actually hearing from her first hand
@@maxwelltheportlycorgi7299 She's only working the one walmart app according to this story, so it's understandable she'd be over-worked in order to bring in that kind of money in a year. I'm seeing most others that make a good living from this are running 2 or 3 apps simultaneously, so that they're working less hours and making more per hour while minimizing their wait times. Of course I'm sure that location would have to play a significant role in how much you can make too.
We need a better way to track tips. How do we know that Spark is not keeping our tips? Case in point: this morning an offer came up for 2 deliveries at 9.00. I checked the addresses to see if the mileage looked correct. While I was doing that, the offer expired. But, minutes later, I got another offer for 2 deliveries for 19.00. Guess what; it was the same 2 addresses I had previously seen. So, was the first offer low because Spark was keeping the tip, or did Spark plea with the customer to add a tip? Whatever the case, it looks fishy.
@Daniel Brockman But. The extra 10.00 was listed as "tip" and not "delivery."
Walmart probably saw no takers and decided to add a sweetener. I drove a semi truck for a few years, and every now and then my company would assign me to the Walmart grocery fleet. The incentives to do Walmart vs. over the road with my company made it well worth it. That extra 12 cents a mile, plus $15 for each extra stop bonus really adds up. Walmart also paid all tolls, so no company routing to deal with.
That's awesome for her in regards to the finances. I'd be worrying about health, though, from sitting for so long. That work load is just way too high.
If you did some shop and deliver or have lots of apartments to schlep everything up stairs that's decent exercise
those numbers are incredible...yes some people can be very close to this work load from my experience..its like an addiction for her... as far as new car goes... i would think its possible to get 200k or more out of certain cars if you do good maint up keep... lets say that car cost her 25k and she sold it for 3k after putting 240 k on it...thats 5 years of a reliable car use and she grossed 500k...so yes for her it would be a good move...yes she could also buy used cars,but theres more risk involved...but of coarse you could find a cream puff with 60k on it that was 5-10 years old and drive it 200k with noi ssues also... Her mile to dollar was great imo... she could also chill a bit and drive 25 k a year and make around 55k which is still great money and she would not run herself ragged...
anything over $60K a year doesn't effect one's life. I could work her hours but then it would feel like a job.
She is not making this much anymore this was during the pandemic. All the delivery app workers pay out per week was inflated because of it. She is prob making around $1200 per week now at best.
Finally, a realistic honest comment.
Location is also important . 100k in New York or California is not the same as middle America .
As a truck driver she’s making about the same as me. With more deductions my work week is 70 hrs..away from home
You have to really like delivery driving to be able to sustain 10 hours per day every single day.
To me- my opinion only- it seems better than a lot of the alternatives. Long-term care facilities in my area have LOADS of job openings but pay $8/hr - $12/hr for the most part and it's absolutely backbreaking work for 12 hours at a time; even with loads of overtime LTC workers aren't making anywhere near $100k/year. . So truthfully it's just dependant upon what the alternatives are.
Better than having a boss and having to ask permission to take care of important things in your life
That’s actually normal driving hours for an average FedEx ups driver
And it's more than 10. If she does 5 days/wk that's 16 hrs. 11hr if it's 7 days. Doing that for 6 months and racking up 23,000 miles on your car is intense and not worth it.
@@FatherandSonsPowerWashing I work 4-5 hours a day at fedex
I don’t even use my own car for I have a car that I bought just for deliveries my car stays put at home I use a little minivan for Amazon and spark delivery driver and I come out really good
Everybody has 1 good year in them to do what Brenda did. But to sustain that level year after year would be merely impossible for most of us I would think. But myself, I prefer food, and I cannot tell you how many walmart deliveries I have been declining per night.. I average a minimum of 20 walmart declines every single shift I work, which is 4:30pm to midnight during the week and 4:30 to 2am on weekends. This is not thru spark, but on Door Dash and now Uber Eats. Maybe I should start taking walmart orders? I had originally thought that we had to go in and shop for the items, which is why I decline them... I do not want to grocery shop.. but after finding out here in Arizona, that most all of the orders are packed and ready for you, maybe Ill try it and see how it goes. :) Thanks again for the video Mike.... good stuff
shop and deliver pays at least $20 -40 plus tips depending where u live on spark/walmart app. they give u the aisle number and the sections in the store have numbers too. do aisle 1 section 2 takes you right to the item. it’s quicker to shop sometimes it’s 1 item you shop for for $20-40 you rack up more money. in florida it’s 20 plus tips. whereas curbside it’s only 9 dollars plus tips. i would rather do shop and deliver
I wouldn't do it on the other apps only Spark. They do have shop and deliver also on Spark and the other apps as well I believe, so look at the offer closely to distinguish between them.
I love shop and deliver. Yeah it's at least $20 a pop plus tips. I do hate when they only have 1 item because if the store doesn't have it in stock and their is no substitute you have to cancel it. You only get paid $2.50 for showing up. Same for curbside too.
@@robbielynmccrary872 I agree with you 100%.
All of my Walmart orders via Doordash have been ready to go, no shopping required. The only difference is that some orders require you to go n in the store and others you pick up by parking outside the store.
Walmart has also instituted a new non food delivery program with DD where you deliver single items to multiple stops. The last one I did I grossed $40 in an hour..
The in store shopping orders with other retailers I try to avoid since you spend too much time in the store shopping vs the value of the order.
I would really like to make this money once. All I need is just doing it once. I agree this isn’t sustainable but to make great money in it, I think there’s a happy medium somewhere in there, where there will not be any burn out.
Don’t forget new vehicles have a warranty that has a mileage limit on them. I had a 5 yr or 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty. Meaning your warranty will end 3 years early due to miles put on the car
Don't forget about the bonus days spark offers. Todays bonus is complete 9 trips for extra 55 dollars. On Wednesday and yesterday it was 9 trips for 45 dollars. At end of the day it's worth it. It makes up for the customers who don't tip. And it all depends on your market my market is busy all the time. I live next to three Walmarts and two Sam's Club and hopefully starting in January spark will add Home Depot.
I just started driving for a Spark a couple weeks ago and that’s far I really like it in my marketplace. I do mainly all shop and deliver they pay more and they are really well worth it. I have only done one curbside so far but certainly I’m open to doing more. My question is why would spark be adding Home Depot did Walmart buy out Home Depot or something? Anyway just curious because I have a ton of Home Depot‘s around so that would be pretty cool :-)
ROADIE handles home depot, menards, and best buy delivers
That was three years ago. There are more drivers and just like other side gigs they are now paying less than what they paid then.
If she's single and has the motivation to do it, that's awesome. It's worth it if she thinks it's worth it.
I applied one month ago have not heard back who can I call to find out status of app
I am a spark driver and have been for a couple of years, a couple of things not mentioned here that should be is when Brenda started this in 2019 this was very early on soon after spark driver app was developed, single orders were paying minimum of $12 and batch orders (2 orders going to two separate people) were paying minimum $15, during these years the spark platform wasn't flooded with drivers so it was very possible she was getting more trips in one day than 12 in a 12 hour day, around oct/nov 2020 the pay cut drastically from minimum of $12 single/$15 batch to $7 single and $9 batch and that is what it is currently sitting at in most areas except for areas with a higher cost of living and as of march 9th 2022 with Gas more than tripling in the last 18 months it's still the same $7 and $9 and will be interesting to see if that changes soon with gas in my area pushing on $4 a gallon.
Not happening in my market... they only let you take 1 order an hour...2 if they are batched and THEN you have to make it back to the store by a certain time to be in line to get another order. ie..the closer you are to the store the best chance you have of getting an order. Not happening. Lucky to get 2 in a row PLUS they split deliveries between Point pick up. SMH.. it used to be the balm! Oh well.. rolling with the times.
If they are splitting with point pick up, get their app too. This way you can keep moving.
That’s how my town is as well but I still average $200 a day and that’s with me missing 2-4 time slots sometimes a day. Not too bad if you ask me
Great video. Quick question concerning the tax deduction. This is hypothetical but in her case I think you said about 26k is tax deductible from the mileage. Thats clearly an amazing benefit of this gig. Im curious approximatly after taxes what is Brendas take home income? I would imagine after the mileage write off its close to 100k? Can anyone else chime in? But def sounds worth it and worth the depreciation of vehicle!
I am going to school for a drafting degree atm. And I do spark / dd / uber and such usually work 4-6 hours a day and make around 100 or so .. I could work more but I get to drop off my kids at school and pick them up and go to the park and such. Its balance.
Just so you know, she would have claimed the vehicle instead of the mileage. If you bought a new vehicle predominantly for work, you can write off that entire $29,000.
Nice video working 10 hours day 7 days a week is a lot burnout is real
Yep! When I started for DD I ran 12 hrs 7 days a week for 6 months.
The Car lease, insurance, Oil changes, vehicle maintenances, unexpected car problems, potential tickets, her NET income might be 40-50k. after everything.
People don't realize that driving is a potential hazardous job.
people quote good earnings, but if you really need to know how to calculate expense, its barely a job with minimum wage with no benefits. The only perk is flexibility and a better understanding of the town you drive in.
One thing to consider. Many people live to work. They really really enjoy the hustle and have boundless energy. Brenda may be one of these people.
I'm lucky if spark even gives me 4 pick ups a day in my area but just yesterday they sent a update saying that several stores in my zone will be participating in spark starting today so soon as spark pays me today and I can get gas I'll see what happens with that but as of right now I'm getting way way way wayyyyyyyy more doing point pickup delivery 🚚
Kuddos to Brenda. She had a goal, and she set out to accomplish it. You left out the reason why she was on beast mode for a year. For those not aware, she was in graduate school and paying for it out of pocket. I think that was the drive behind her consistency.
If you don't have a set goal and the drive towards something doing gig work, it won't matter how much money is on the table, sticking to her type of consistency will never be sustainable for you. Personally, I don't have that kind of drive, or consistency. I go on "beast mode" periodically to accomplish a monetary goal. Past that, I wake-up when my body wants to, and I start working when my brain says "lets go, we're ready"😅.
and do you live by yourself, provide for yourself? or do you have roommates, parents helping you, gf/bf etc.
I believe she was BS. I'm 56 years old fit and love to drive it is impossible 10 drive 10 to 12 everyday I call it BS. In my humble opinion
You can be surprises what some people can do, specially for shorter periods of time. What she did is very possible, but is it worth it?
Not really. I drove straight through to California from Kentucky and back. 32 hours straight the first leg, grabbed 6 hours of sleep, then 35 hours straight back. So basically in 3 days of time I got 6 hours of sleep and spent the rest driving. Driving 10-12 a day is nothing, it all boils down to willpower. That being said, I wouldn't do 10-12 7 days a week, but that doesn't mean she didn't.
On a side note, it's really bizarre to see the sunrise, the sunset, and then the sunrise again from your car lol.
Look up Mr. flex on UA-cam he does deliveries 10 to 12 hours a day every single day… he doesn’t drive constantly all day but he’s available all day every day I don’t think anybody has 10 to 12 hours of active time…
Pretty sure she came out way on top. However that other car could last for several more years before needing an upgrade.
Agreed, poorly spent money no doubt.
@@MP3Night you have no idea what problems she may have or not have during that time. And when the vehicle is getting repaired, you’re not making money.
Let’s add that she probably paid for the vehicle before this inflation hit. She very well may have sold it for more than she paid for it, after putting all these miles on it.
Then being said she is self employed and the vehicle is a business expense, that vehicle cost deducts from her income… saving her taxes.
Bad expense? Or smart business move? You obviously don’t have a good CPA if you don’t understand how buying a vehicle will get you out of giving your hard earned money to the government (who don’t deserve a god damn penny in the first place)
It might've been ok, but your comfort is definitely something to consider if you're going to be working full time out of your car not to mention the fact that a nissan versa is not a great car any way you look at it besides maybe gas mileage, but reliability and comfort are definitely not what they are known for lol. If I was making good money like that I'd upgrade cars too although not a new one unless it was something cheap and electric that would pay for itself like the Bolt EV/EUV (used examples almost cost more than a brand new one atm)
@@nsboost Bru making a mean flip on a Nissan Versa lol. I am not the man you want to get to talking about cars. My pfp is a car, she could have got another year out of that car if she was properly taking care of it. Maybe another 2 or 3yrs. We're talking 200k on the OD. In that time you'll have plenty of money for another car and have a back up in the turn of the versa need any major repairs. THINK about it bro. I've already typed too much lol
No, I have no idea what is going on behind the curtains for this woman in her daily life. But I can tell you from many years of building cars, side businesses, and just being an entrepreneur...it was a bad move.
But we can agree on one thing, that tax is theft.
@@MP3Night lmao! You’re not the one you want to be talking to about cars? I just flipped a 2nd Gen dodge for a quick 10k. I doubled my money on a 2005 Silverado right before that. About to flip my other 2004 Silverado and more than double up. I just paid for a cherry 2014 crew cab Cummins in cash. I have a near prestige 1970 Firebird and a 1100hp 2000 Trans Am (that I built the motor in, I built the transmission in, that I built the turbo kit, that I wired and that I tuned). My wife drives a 2012 Sierra Denali I paid for in cash. Also have two brand new enclosed trailers I paid for in cash.
My brother also owns a car lot. Don’t be telling me I’m not the man you want to be talking to about cars. I am the definition of a car guy.
Wow. Says she’s a grad student too. Geez.
I’m partially disabled from bone marrow failure and before I was able to go on SSDI, I delivered for Panera. I got an hourly in-store rate for when there was a lull in orders. I liked that. Unfortunately, the other couple of drivers, they would go out of turn and “steal” the orders with good tips.
It was just too exhausting doing it anymore than 4 hours per day, 5 days per week. Factor in in-climate weather and traffic and it’s not worth it - no clue how Brenda manages!
I heard Walmart is going back to 24/7 wonder if they will extend pick up and delivery orders for earlier hours
Insane! My small town has one Walmart and it is the only one in my zone. There ae times I go hours without a trip! So what does she mean "working" I live cloise to my walmart so I am at home mostly waiting for a trip. is that time work time?
How do I sign up for Walmart spark.
A 5 year old hybrid car is a must if you want to take home pay.
I wanna do it as part time job so if I do it from 4pm-7 or from 6pm-9 which I wanna do 3 hours everyday how much average I can make ?thx
Well, they don't give enough time for picking and delivering the orders. Long wait at pick locations, sending orders long distance delivery.
Talk about burn out! I could see doing something like this for a year to dig yourself out of a big debt hole or something, but only once.
I don't want to shop, just deliver. You can write off either gas or miles but not both. How much did she pay in taxes?
In Bakersfield 250 a day is the first 6 outs of my day California is busy. And I don’t really care bout the miles on my car change the oil maintain it good for 300k
I signed up for spark when it first started but I’ve never really worked it but I’m real working it now I think really blew up in 2024
i didn,t even know about walmart drivers on a freelance basis. lol might look into it. but i only have a small car .do i have to have a large SUV?