I am currently saving for my other daughter’s birthday gift
I found mechanical turk when looking to make some extra money on the internet. Did a few tasks, and was like, “this is kind of fun!” I made a goal to earn enough money to at least buy my children’s birthday presents for the year. I earned enough to purchase my middle child’s birthday gift in a little under a month. Granted, the gift she chose was fairly inexpensive, but it made me feel good that I was able to earn enough money on the side to make the purchase for her without dipping into our household money. I am currently saving for my other daughter’s birthday gift, and will then be working on Christmas and other birthday gifts. I enjoy mTurk because I can sit and do HITs while watching TV, or even some of the “mindless” ones while talking to my children. While it’s never going to make me rich, and while I would never be able to live off of the pay alone, it’s been a nice cash infusion and I continue to complete HITs when I am in the mood for as long as the service exists.
