My own experience with mechanical turk happens to be a lot like most other peoples’: I have recently been having issues with my usual stack of bills, and it has been digging deeper and deeper into my savings. As the months go by, I seem to receive more and more notifications that rates and fees are increasing, and I have been selling and pawning several of my personal items to compensate. Although I work a full-time job, it simply does not pay enough to cover my bills, gas, and groceries for a month, and I was starting to reach the end of my rope. One day, my girlfriend started to surf online to find solutions to my predicament - something to help stop the constant outflow of money. Somehow, she stumbled upon mechanical turk. We read how the website worked, then immediately set up an account and took turns pouring over the available HITs and filling out forms and applications. By devoting a few hours to it every day, I’ve been able to accrue enough cash to keep gas in my tank - and I’m thankful that it’s one less worry from my mind. Even if I manage to get a second job, or I get a raise or find better work, I’m more than likely going to keep on using mechanical turk, just to help pay for extra expenses, like entertainment and dining. In the end, I’m grateful to be able to use this website as a helping hand. My girlfriend and I talk daily about funny or odd jobs that we’ve found, or bounce ideas off of each other for anything that may require two minds to accomplish.