Philadelphia journalist went undercover as an Uber driver — here's how much she made

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76. I am a working-class American...

In fact, my husband and I are working our butts off. We took a massive hit in 2008 when the economy tanked. My husband was laid off for six months and after he found employment, the new normal in his field (IT), was a 25 percent pay cut.

I returned to work as a freelance writer. We're staring down the barrel of two teenage girls getting ready to go for college. We don't have an extra $75k lying around, so we decided to try driving for Uber to make some extra cash.

We work hard. We both work part time Ubering and this "third income" helps us to save for their college fund.

I understand that Uber is putting a dent in the Taxi business. However, Uber is an incredible service for so many reasons. They've improved upon the traditional Taxi service immensely. So yes, Taxi drivers are hard-working, but so are Uber drivers.

Sometimes markets evolve and improve. That is what is happening here. Uber is creating jobs, as far as my husband and I are concerned.