Notes to Self on Being a Mechanical Turk Click. Click. Click. The pennies that add up to dollars and the dollars add up to a better day, a better life, or maybe just a better moment. A moment where I am being productive and on my way to reaching my financial goals however large or small that they may be. Where will I spend my earnings from being a Mechanical Turk? Will they add up to enough? What is enough? I try remember that everything matters and everything counts - every cent counts and that this is one of the positive choices that I have made in order to have a better future. I am proud to be a Mechanical Turk, as much as other people do not understand the concept. I enjoy the freedom of coming and going as I please, doing as much or as little as I choose or that I can. Being a Mechanical Turk is convenient. I must find more understanding people. I am positive that being a Mechanical Turk will make a difference in my budget/savings plan. I think of it as finding pennies on the sidewalk or maybe it is easier, I am not outside in the rain or the snow. I dream of better days ahead not just me but for everyone, especially fellow Mechanical Turks that are here for whatever reason. I dream of doing HITS in my sleep, too bad those did not add up to anything real. In reality, I must get back to Click. Click. Click.