Turking is something to do until school starts in the fall. I work as a substitute teacher. I enjoy it and I like the flexibility of it. If I need to take a day off to go to the doctor there is never any hassle or explaining I have to do like with other jobs. I just turn down the assignment for the day. In a way doing amazon mechanical turk reminds me of that because I can work as much or as little as I like; no one is hassling me. The pay for most of the assignments is not worth the effort though, which is sad. But there have been days when I really needed the money badly so I worked turk 20 hours straight and earned $75. That’s a little over $3 an hour which is sad, but I had that money in my account in 2 days. I was able to pay my light bill, out gas in the car, and buy some groceries. So I kind of think of it as desperation money, kind of like selling your plasma. It has helped me to be more ambitious and careful with my money, and in the fall I plan on working every day instead of 2-3 days a week to earn and save more money. I work in an urban school system so there is never any shortage of substitute teaching assignments. The regular teachers are constantly getting burnt out and taking sick days. I may or may not continue to turk once school starts up again. It is extra money, meager as it is. I may just keep it at and just save the money for lean times. Right now it’s helping buy food and keep gas in my car.