08/30 - Ten Seconds Through Tuesday!

[MindNumbing]

I am stuck in a catch-22 dilemma.

I started Turking just to earn a little extra money while I stayed home with the kids. Now I really enjoy Turking.
I had my Mother-in-law visiting last week and she helped a lot with the kids. I was able to Turk full time and was doing $80-$120 a day.
Now I am home alone with the kids and Turking is so hard with an almost 1 year old who needs almost constant attention.
I am back to my $40- $60 a day.

Should I pay to put my kid in daycare and Turk full time? Would the money even be worth it. Daycare is so expensive. Or should I just be happy with my $40 days?

Maybe look into that site Care.com. They can come to your house and be there with you and the kids but instead they take care of them.

 

[ducky]

I am stuck in a catch-22 dilemma.

I started Turking just to earn a little extra money while I stayed home with the kids. Now I really enjoy Turking.
I had my Mother-in-law visiting last week and she helped a lot with the kids. I was able to Turk full time and was doing $80-$120 a day.
Now I am home alone with the kids and Turking is so hard with an almost 1 year old who needs almost constant attention.
I am back to my $40- $60 a day.

Should I pay to put my kid in daycare and Turk full time? Would the money even be worth it. Daycare is so expensive. Or should I just be happy with my $40 days?

depends on how much the daycare costs, and the ratio of how much you're making goes into paying for the daycare

 

[Squatty]

how much is daycare per day?

About $35 a day. But it would also give me a break from the kids.

 

[bxpretzel]

Why does this panda not work?

the person who posted it is not qualified for the HIT. try someone else's export or the panda i posted in response to your post asking for the panda

 

[Tin Can Cellphone]

I didn't do the hit. im just really really really salty.

You'll never be this salty though. She's da' original Salt.

 

[booboo33]

I am stuck in a catch-22 dilemma.

I started Turking just to earn a little extra money while I stayed home with the kids. Now I really enjoy Turking.
I had my Mother-in-law visiting last week and she helped a lot with the kids. I was able to Turk full time and was doing $80-$120 a day.
Now I am home alone with the kids and Turking is so hard with an almost 1 year old who needs almost constant attention.
I am back to my $40- $60 a day.

Should I pay to put my kid in daycare and Turk full time? Would the money even be worth it. Daycare is so expensive. Or should I just be happy with my $40 days?

be happy w/$40 days and enjoy your children!!

 

[ReginaldKennethDwight]

@ReginaldKennethDwight were you the one looking for numbers hits? ortiz seems alright for that

Yeah I did some of them, but I am alittle worried about rejections on those.

 

[ChristopherASA]

Title: Behavioral Study of Cognitive Function | PANDA Requester: SelfConcept [A3NNB4LWIKA3BQ] (TO) TO Ratings: ★★★★★ 4.82 Communicativity ★★★★★ 3.42 Generosity ★★★★★ 4.96 Fairness ★★★★★ 4.83 Promptness Number of Reviews: 29 | TOS Flags: 0 Submit a new TO review Description: In this study, participants will complete 63 different tasks to help us measure the relationships between many cognitive functions. Must be between 18-50 years old to participate. Time: 7 days HITs Available: 1 Reward: $60.00 Qualifications: LifetimeWorker has not been granted;HIT approval rate (%) is greater than 95;Location is US;Adult Content Qualification is 1;Total approved HITs is greater than 2000

There should be a few of these for those 66-years old and *above.* Not sure if this is a or a

 

[bxpretzel]

About $35 a day. But it would also give me a break from the kids.

idk then. is $35/day worth it to you? that sounds like it'd take away about half your earnings on a slow $80 day if you were turking full time. not sure if it'd be worth it to me.

 

[C to the J]

I am stuck in a catch-22 dilemma.

I started Turking just to earn a little extra money while I stayed home with the kids. Now I really enjoy Turking.
I had my Mother-in-law visiting last week and she helped a lot with the kids. I was able to Turk full time and was doing $80-$120 a day.
Now I am home alone with the kids and Turking is so hard with an almost 1 year old who needs almost constant attention.
I am back to my $40- $60 a day.

Should I pay to put my kid in daycare and Turk full time? Would the money even be worth it. Daycare is so expensive. Or should I just be happy with my $40 days?

Keep doing what you're doing and you'll see your earnings continue to rise like they have so far.
You could make the $80-$120 part time on some days with the right quals.....or even just with the right batches.

 

[Squatty]

I think it kind of depends on two things here. First, would you be able to consistently make enough money to pay for daycare AND still make good earnings? If you'd put the kids in daycare and then pay the daycare and end up at $20 left from your $80 day, that's not really going to be worth it because you could make more ($40) with them home. And second (and this is a bigger conversation to have with yourself and your family), is it important for you to be the caregiver for your kids during the day or are you okay with them being away at daycare for however much time you have them there?

Yes, I agree with alll of that. When I first decided to stay home, we said it would only be for a year. So the year is over.

 

[tricker]

About $35 a day. But it would also give me a break from the kids.

I vote for part time care to give you a break! It's awesome to be able to stay home with the kids, but it can be tough when you just don't get any time for yourself.

 

[T. Leela]

https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/6206-mturk-confirm-return-hit-with-queue-support

You know, I do actually have that, and it kicks in great when I have like a queue full of things to return on purpose. lol ok it's saved me from returning some things I haven't wanted to return also, but I dunno this is just me apparently. Thanks

 

[Deleted member 481]

Hm, can't start that $60 study until I do a check-in hit, which there are none available...ok.

 

[bxpretzel]

Yes, I agree with alll of that. When I first decided to stay home, we said it would only be for a year. So the year is over.

do you have a full time job to go back to or would you have to start searching all over again?

 

[Not A Robot]

the person who posted it is not qualified for the HIT. try someone else's export or the panda i posted in response to your post asking for the panda

I FUCKING DID IT! I CAUGHT THE $60 HIT

THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

 

[C to the J]

Title: ****$0.60 for 4-5 min task **** | PANDA Requester: SUNYOUNG LEE [ALDTFZWMNJJXN] (Contact) (TO):[Pay: 3.33][Fair: 3.26][Comm: 3.04][Fast: 3.48] Description: You will be participating in an online game with another Mturkers who are connected online to our system. You will get $0.60 for this study (taking 5-6 minutes), and depending on your payoff of the game, you may earn some additional earnings. Time: 10 minutes Hits Available: 1 Reward: $0.60 Qualifications: None

 

[rjd66]

Hm, can't start that $60 study until I do a check-in hit, which there are none available...ok.

I had the same problem, I messaged them and they fixed it right up.

 

[bxpretzel]

I FUCKING DID IT! I CAUGHT THE $60 HIT

THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

until you start the $60 hit and realize it sucks

 

[booboo33]

About $35 a day. But it would also give me a break from the kids.

breaks are good. Maybe try it a couple days a week and see how that works for you.