College is a busy time…but not by any means a cheap one. The time I spent online each day could’ve very well burned out my eyes. In fact, it is only by way of some wholesome miracle that they have not popped right out of my skull. My vehicle, and my hometown, are both 500 miles away…what am I to do or a job if I cannot get to town on a daily basis? Well, in an amazing turn of events…amazon.com provided me with an answer. I was desperately “googling” ways to earn money when the words ‘amazon.com mechanical turk’ came up. As it turns out, I can make as much money as I am willing to work for without leaving my dorm room. The increments are usually small…for instance, tagging a photo may be the job, but the pay for said job will be proportional to the difficulty level…so I am paid $0.05. That doesn’t go very far in the long run to meet the social and entertainment needs of a rising college student. However, with as much free time as I am provided with, there is simply no reason why I could not work 200 jobs a day if I wanted to. 200 jobs, five cents at a time, is equivalent to $4.00. And, believe it or not, $4.00 is enough to by something off of amazon.com after the store credit is transferred to my account. As an mturk, I am glued to my computer screen 6 hours a day…but I am actually getting compensated for it! I don’t mind doing a bit of boring work now and again if I am getting paid for it. It’s a bit dull, but…I have a few DVD’s on my collection shelf to show for it, and that’s good enough for me!