Philadelphia dad wants to ditch steady salary to finance new car and drive Uber. Ramsey hosts beg for him to rethink it

Still, there are drawbacks many don’t consider. A Goldman Sachs analysis using data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Survey of Information Work Participation (SIWP) found that gig workers earn less per hour than they would in a traditional job (4).In some cases, though, gig work isn’t a choice. For Americans who can’t keep up with the rising cost of living (or who’ve been laid off), gig work could offer a lifeline. For others, side-hustle culture has additional appeal, beyond being your own boss: T ...