If you have not heard of #Earn1konMonday or #Earn1konSunday, it is basically a challenge among private-hire drivers in Facebook community pages like this one to earn S$1,000 on a specific day of the week.

As of now, nobody (that we know of) has successfully achieved this mission, although a few individuals came very close.

More than S$12,000 in 5 weeks

Enter Facebook user Raw Bean Tanned's friend.

According to his Sept. 4 post on community page ProDriver Inc (Grab / RYDE / TADA / Kardi / Urge Drivers SG), a friend of his has been driving for Grab for about two months.

In the span of five weeks, the private-hire driver has earned a total of S$12,469.50.

He achieved this by working a six-day week, about 12 to 14 hours daily.

Grab drivers can get an average of S$30 per hour during peak hours and S$25 per hour during non-peak hours.

This driver earns an average of S$29 per hour, which essentially means he is consistently earning peak hour rates.

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This, however, does not take into account miscellaneous costs such as petrol, electronic road pricing (ERP), parking and etcetera.

Here's a breakdown of the driver's earnings:

1. July 30 to Aug. 5

Total fares: S$2,560.50

Total trips: 194

Average fare per trip: S$13.20

2. Aug. 6 to 12

Total fares: S$2,577

Total trips: 202

Average fare per trip: S$12.75

3. Aug. 13 to 19

Total fares: S$2,479

Total trips: 184

Average fare per trip: S$13.47

4. Aug. 20 to 26

Total fares: S$2,426

Total trips: 178

Average fare per trip: S$13.63

5. Aug. 27 to Sep. 1

Total fares: S$2,427

Total trips: 172

Average fare per trip: S$14.11

Pointers from Grab driver

If you're wondering how this particular driver manages to earn so much, here are some things that he has done and considered:

• Drive 12-14 hours a day
• Have two separate shifts per day: 7am to 12pm and 5pm to 12am
• Drives significantly less on Sundays
• Good sense of peak and non-peak periods
• Bought second-hand child booster seat to accommodate to "cheapo" passengers with young children
• Never rejects disabled or handicapped passengers
• Can-do attitude and never-say-die mentality

Totally possible, says fellow drivers

Given that this is no mean feat, there were some private-hire drivers who congratulated the driver:

Others also mentioned that it actually is possible to earn that much within a week, although it can cost one's health to deteriorate.

And, without a doubt, there will always be the naysayers.

 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Top image from Raw Bean Tanned's Facebook page