Amanda Morgewicz began delivering groceries for Instacart about two years ago. The extra money was good at first, but with gasoline now costing about $3.40 a gallon on average in the U.S., compared with $2.40 when she started, she is thinking harder about which orders to take on. The jobs that involve too much driving aren’t worth it anymore.
“You have to be strategic about which ones you pick because you could really just be breaking even,” said Ms. Morgewicz, who lives in Walden, N.Y.
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