Spring Break Empire: The Strategy Behind the Madness

It’s a full rideshare kind of night—TikToks popping off, Uber and Lyft playing their usual games, and me, stuck in the middle of it all. I start off low-energy but quickly get into a rhythm, chasing surges, dodging clowns in Brickell, and reflecting on whether private clients are the smarter play. Between bathroom breaks, bad offers, and spring break chaos, I vent some truth about the hustle.
This vlog is part strategy session, part therapy session. Lyft hits me with garbage fares, Uber disappears surge zones like magic, and once again, I question whether long YouTube vlogs are even worth it when TikTok clips are doing numbers mid-shift.

Stick around for late-night burnout vibes, a nostalgic drive past FIU, a sad Checkers meal, and some end-of-night reflections that may or may not include me talking to my baseball card packs like they’re old friends. Just another ride through the Miami grind.

Timestamps:
0:00:00 – Did You Miss Me? My Excuse: Baseball Cards
0:00:38 – Tossing Commons, Breaking Packs, Living the Dream
0:01:23 – TikTok Growth vs YouTube Growth?!
0:02:05 – Dividing My Time Between Platforms
0:03:23 – Diamond Transition: Let’s Hit the Road
0:03:56 – UM Students Are Back from Spring Break
0:04:50 – Surge Is Dead, So I Sort Cards Instead
0:05:46 – New Crop of Party Girls and Suss Vibes
0:06:22 – Rebranding My Look Like Olivia Rodrigo
0:07:17 – UberX in Miami Is Trash Without Premiere
0:08:51 – Uber Isn’t a Career. It Was Supposed to Be Temporary
0:10:10 – Secret Weapon Cleaning Hack (Search My Channel)
0:11:20 – Irish Goodbyes and the Bot Lexicon
0:13:43 – Why All My Riders Sound the Same
0:14:40 – Rider Filter Strategy: Set to 4.9 Only
0:16:23 – Why I Wouldn’t Do Uber Full-Time Anymore
0:17:02 – Spring Break Crowd Recovery Mode
0:18:52 – Lyft Strategy + Uber Surge Hack
0:20:02 – Gen Z Girls Sound Like They Were Cloned
0:21:00 – Some College Girls Are Actually Wholesome
0:22:00 – Miami Beach’s Anti-Spring Break Policy Is Dumb
0:23:10 – Frat Rides All Day. Just Don’t Yak in My Car
0:24:02 – Not All Riders Are Slutty Party Girls
0:25:12 – Mayfair Drop-Off, Still No Surge
0:27:11 – Minimum Rides Should Be $5 (Looking at You, Uber)
0:28:14 – Why I Don’t Trust Autonomous Cars
0:29:26 – $2 Tips Make All the Difference
0:30:05 – Back to Coconut Grove
0:30:42 – Watching Boardwalk Empire Changed My Standards
0:32:20 – Best Al Capone Ever + Steve Buscemi Praise
0:35:00 – Binge Culture vs. Weekly TV Shows (RIP Deadwood)
0:36:45 – Hot Chick Capital: Cascade vs. Lifetime Building
0:38:02 – Uber Teens Is Now Uber "Teens"? Plural?!
0:39:02 – Short Teen Rides Only Please
0:40:13 – Refusing Miami Beach Even With Surge
0:41:20 – Merrick Park Drop-Off + Dollar Tips
0:42:34 – Not Driving Into the Miami Open Madness
0:43:52 – Ending First Shift Right Under $40
0:44:26 – Diamond Transition to Steak, Nap & Memory Lane
0:45:17 – Filet Mignon & Longhorn Nostalgia
0:46:15 – Uber Reservations Are a Joke Now
0:47:35 – 4.9 Rating Activated Again
0:50:51 – Surge ≠ Predictable in Brickell
0:52:11 – Airport Queue Games Begin
0:53:12 – Lost a Perfect Ride Due to Premature Cancel
0:54:41 – Quick Hilton Ride Instead of Nightmare to Aventura
0:56:22 – Club Mystique Flashback (Thanks Gaston!)
0:57:23 – Favorite Airport Rides = Midtown & Wynwood
1:01:34 – Old-School Uber Driver Returns, Gets Schooled
1:03:23 – Uber Changes the App by Design — On Purpose
1:04:56 – Dropping Off Italian Tourists... Again
1:06:19 – “Where’s Luigi?” Bro... Since 3rd Grade
1:07:42 – Airport Loop: A Strategy, Not a Gamble
1:09:15 – Brightline Drop-Off, No Surge
1:10:11 – Diamond Transition: Late-Night Grind
1:12:15 – Tesla Days Were Wild. Gas Car Life Is Restrictive
1:14:24 – Surge Chasing Strategy After Midnight
1:16:14 – Fumbled a Surge Ride... Then Got the Same One for Less
1:18:18 – West Miami Drop-Off, Still Chasing the Red
1:19:48 – Don’t Waste Surge with Weak Rides
1:20:23 – Patience Pays: Waiting for the Right Offer
1:22:31 – Little Havana Drop-Off, Strategy Still Holding
1:24:40 – Who Deserves Surge Pricing? Not Just Tourists
1:26:07 – Late-Night Risk Assessment: Know When to Stop
1:27:25 – Surges Dip, So I Move Toward the Grove
1:30:00 – Botched Radar, Lost Surge. Uber Strikes Again
1:31:51 – Final Earnings Reveal: $196.58 and a Soft Sign-Off