An Air Force veteran with a back injury turned to gig driving to pay her bills. A few months later, she lost her apartment.

• Rene, 48, said she's struggling to make ends meet as a gig driver for Uber and Lyft.
• She can't work a 9-to-5 due to a back condition she said she developed in the Air Force.
• She's behind on her rent, and the amount she makes from driving can't cover most expenses.

Rene, 48, has driven for Lyft and Uber in the Denver area to escape from more traditional 9-to-5 jobs. Since then, the Air Force veteran with a debilitating back injury said she had to give up her apartment since she couldn't afford her rent.