Its not really a waste if your getting a service out of the money your spending. I travel alot so uber/lyft is a life saver so I don't consider it a waste but that surge pricing is bytchmade

. It's definitely easier and cheaper than trying to find a taxi and probably get ripped off. I was in Vegas last week and this dude took some trash route to get to my hotel so after the trip I pulled up the app and had my fare adjusted. Good luck trying to get that done with a taxi. Plus I know in Vegas each hotel on the strip has its own pickup and dropoff area

. If your spending that much money to get back and forth from work then year maybe you should be investing I know in my state the cheapest your going to get away with in just insurance