How to make $1000/year by driving (not for Uber or Lyft)

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1. Own your car outright

I was fortunate to inherit hand-me down cars from my grandparents when I was learning to drive and never had a car payment.

As I listened to one of the legendary Dave Ramsey rants about car loans, I pulled out a calculator and did the math. Every penny I had in retirement savings was the equivalent to a $300/month car…