After the economic meltdown that occurred in the autumn of 2008, my father was forced to close the doors of his business and we joined the long list of casualties that had suffered from the greed, stupidity and short-sightedness of both Republicans, Democrats and everyone else that works in the nation’s capital. I wanted to help out my parents until we could weather this economic storm, so in addition to my job, I started searching for opportunities to earn money across the great world wide web. That search led me to many destinations, one of which being here. As a mechanical turk, I perform menial and sometimes not so menial tasks, but no matter what the task, I can still take pride in my work at the end of the day because I know that the money, even if the amount is not so staggering, will add up and make a positive impact in my family’s life. That is what is most important. Whatever money I make goes towards the family’s well-being and happiness. While the work is sometimes monotonous, I still can feel good about it because of what the results will mean. I have been working as a mechanical turk now for for approximately four and a half months and as of this writing I have completed over 2,000 hits and made nearly $200. I intend on completing many more hits and making hundreds of dollars more before this year is over. Between my work as a mechanical turker, my other online jobs, and my physical job, the money that I am taking in is sure to help tide us over until a brighter future arrives. Even then, I might just continue my work as a mechanical turk because a little extra cash here and there certainly never hurts!