Templates for Gig & Rideshare Drivers.

Earnings, mileage, and tax tools for rideshare and delivery drivers — Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart, Grubhub, Amazon Flex — built to show what a mile really costs and what each shift actually kept. Run the money side of driving from one connected file you own.

Know what each shift actually kept

A busy week and nothing extra in the bank is how gig drivers lose money. The app shows a big gross number, and the gas, the tires, and the miles you drove for free between orders quietly eat it. Come tax time, the mileage log that turns into your biggest deduction was never kept. The tools here keep your true dollars per hour, your business miles, and your Schedule-C expenses in one place, so you can tell whether each shift — and each app — actually paid.

Never pinned down your real number? Start free with the gig-driver hourly calculator — enter one shift's earnings, hours, and miles, no signup — then read what the standard mileage deduction is and why it's usually a driver's biggest write-off.

Want the method behind the number? Walk through how to calculate your true rideshare hourly rate, then weigh a spreadsheet vs a mileage tracking app for the way you actually drive.

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4 templates

A connected workbook for your true hourly rate, IRS mileage deduction, and Schedule-C expenses, plus the Operator OS siblings for a side hustle that's grown into a small operation — in Excel and Google Sheets.

A note on the tax framing. The mileage deduction and the expense categories here are structured for a typical U.S. gig driver filing a Schedule C, but they aren't licensed tax advice. The IRS standard mileage rate changes every year, which deduction method wins depends on your car, and your state and local rules are yours to confirm — a tax professional is worth it. Platform names are used generically to describe the work; these tools are not affiliated with or endorsed by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, the IRS, or any platform.

Where we fit

Compare the setup effort, collaboration, and automation you need. Ardent Workshop sells ready-made templates; a custom spreadsheet or software platform may fit better depending on the job.

  1. Blank spreadsheet

    Build the structure around your own process, with time set aside for formulas, layout, and maintenance.

    • Flexible structure
    • You build it
    • Software costs vary
  2. You are here

    Ardent Workshop

    Owned, structured, connected workbooks — a one-time price, yours to keep.

    • One-time price
    • Structured & connected
    • Yours to own

  3. Software platform

    Consider a platform when you need shared workflows, automation, or integrations. Check the specific plan, permissions, and export options.

    • Features vary
    • Check total cost
    • Check data portability

Running an operation that's genuinely outgrown the file? Ardent Seller isn't the generic SaaS app this ladder warns about — it's maker-first software built by the same workshop: your data stays yours, you can start free or pay as you go with no subscription required, and it's sized for your operation, not someone bigger. The platform to graduate to when a spreadsheet honestly can't keep up.

Reading list

What a mile actually costs you, and how to tell whether a job clears it once the unpaid miles and the hours are counted.