Between the rising cost of gas, higher home heating bills and a rent hike that’s forcing her to change apartments, it’s been a tough month for Liza Ramsey. The mother of three drives for Uber and Lyft in the Atlanta area and said that rising costs due to the Iran war are having a serious effect on her family.
“It’s been a very difficult time,” she told Capital & Main. With gas prices increasing by as much as $1 a gallon, she said the cost to fill up her Volvo XC90 jumped from $60 to $80, and she’s waiting around for rides more often rather than driving to look for customers at popular spots in the city “because I don’t want to burn unnecessary gas.”
