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Re:Uber Is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here’s How to Avo... by lotsofpulp on Thursday March 29, 2018 @11:17AM (#16707716)
I suspect that for many on this forum, their time would be better spent making more money than figuring out how to save money.
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Re:Uber Is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here’s How to Avo... by piracykills on Thursday March 29, 2018 @12:47PM (#16708552)
Not so sure, I saved over $1200 this year in about 1 hour of research and 1 hour of phone calls and live chats... my time is definitely not worth $600/hr.
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Re:Uber Is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here’s How to Avo... by sokoloff on Thursday March 29, 2018 @10:25PM (#16713189)
Your savings are also tax-free (for personal bills), so for those of us paying just over 50% in taxes on the last dollar, we make would need to make over $200 in income to put the same $100 in our pocket as cutting a bill by $100.
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Re:Uber Is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here’s How to Avo... by duncan_bayne on Friday March 30, 2018 @02:07AM (#16714056)
Well, it would be if you did that exact job professionally ;)
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Re:Uber Is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here’s How to Avo... by TrinaryWorksToo on Thursday March 29, 2018 @08:49PM (#16712683)
What sort of research did you do?
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Re:Uber Is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here’s How to Avo... by HillaryBriss on Thursday March 29, 2018 @11:37AM (#16707909)
true.

OTOH, consider the value of the satisfaction you feel pushing back against a business that rips you off.

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Re:Uber Is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here’s How to Avo... by lotsofpulp on Thursday March 29, 2018 @12:03PM (#16708116)
It's just business. If you really feel like pushing back, then focus your efforts on changing legislation or spreading your money around so that we don't only have 2 mobile providers, and 1 internet provider, and 2 taxi options, etc.
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