India, Jan. 29 -- After being unemployed for 1.5 years, a Bengaluru cab driver turned to ride-hailing apps to survive. In a Reddit post, he broke down his daily earnings, expenses and the toll of working up to 16 hours a day.

In a post titled "The rant of a river," the driver described slipping into loan and credit card debt after an unsuccessful business attempt and repeated failures to secure employment. "Unemployed for a good 1.5 years, tried a business and burnt my hand, spiralled into loan and CC debts. Pulled up myself again looking for jobs to no avail. Rented a yellow board car for 1.5k per day and started driving last month," the user shared.

The driver said he works on ride-hailing platforms such as Uber and Rapido, often driv...