Who Paid You For/In May 2023? Here is My List and an Earnings Milestone.
The unoficcial start of summer has passed and the heat it on. Quite literally as Im sitting here in 90 degree heat and broken AC. Maybe the earnings for the summer will be hot hot hot too.
So just today I passed a HUGE Mturk Milestone. $80000 in lifetime earnings. $80K.. Kinda mind blowing. Ive been doing Mturk since 2013 but only hardcore since 2015 (only $600 total combined the first two years) Its still kinda amazing that Ive made that much. Although Im sure there are others that have made wayyy more than I have. If you are interested in my other stats. 827368 HITs approved. 149 rejections. 99.9819 approval rate. A lot of mind numbing work
And this got me thinking. 80K on Mturk. Im at like 16K on Swagbucks. And over $5k lifetime on prolific. Thats over $100K from online work/beermoney. And once you add in sites like Perk and all from the heyday of beermoney.. its probably close to $120K. Obviously this was my main income while most people its just side stuff.. but its definitely been an interesting ride. I dont want to see $100K on Mturk. Trading is taking over for me... slower than I had hoped. But its going to get there. But Im still oddly proud of my beermoney accomplishments
May summary
This month started really well. ONe of my favorite requesters was posting on Mturk.. and I was kicking but... AND then.... My AC died. And when you are trying to do mind numbing work in 85+ degrees even with fans running.. it just becomes a slog. Landlord claims AC will be fixed tomorrow. He finally called a professional after waiting for a part to fix it himself... and then finding out its not the right part... Glarg.
So everything was about normal. Swag up a little.. Mturk and Prolific down a bit. Nothing much from other sources. Will probably work that better this month. Prolific hasnt had a summer slowdown yet but was having some tech glitches this week.. hopefully that gets fixed.
Thats all I have this month.
There are two general things I want to chat about though that dont have to do with earnings.
The first is Mturk. I get a lot of questions about Mturk each month. And I dont mind helping and answering questions so dont think im complaining. BUT.. I have written an Mturk 101 that might answer a lot of questions you might have. Its linked on the right hand side of this subreddit.
The second thing is people from countries other than the US contacting me. Again I certainly dont mind, but I really have no idea what works in other countries. Its just not something I have the time to keep up on. And I hate that there arent many options for people outside of the US/UK/CA. Its heartbreaking when someone says just $25 a month would make a big difference and I dont know where to refer them to. SO if you arent from the US.. I honestly dont know how to help you but wish I could
So thats my May How did you do?
| Program | May | Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan | 2023 Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mturk | $545 | $572 | $521 | $468 | $587 | $2693 | |
| Prolific Academic | $191.98 | $243.88 | $210.43 | $201.52 | $118.80 | $722.73 | |
| Swagbucks | $116 | $70 | $117 | $143 | $108 | $554 | |
| GG2U | $7.40 | ---- | $7.70 | ---- | $13.50 | $28.60 | |
| InstaGC | $0.15 | $0.70 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.89 | $1.94 | |
| RecieptPal | ---- | $25 | ---- | ---- | ---- | $25 | |
| Cloud Connect | ---- | $13.76 | $16.43 | ---- | ---- | 30.19 | |
| Brandbee | ---- | $10 | ---- | ---- | ---- | $10 | |
| Volkno | ---- | $5 | ---- | ---- | ---- | $5 | |
| Focus Group | ---- | ---- | $40 | ---- | ---- | $40 | |
| YouGov | ---- | ---- | ---- | $100 | $10 | $110 | |
| Totals | $814.53 | $940.34 | $912.66 | $912.62 | $838.19 | $3603.81 |
FOOTNOTES
1. Does not count Ref earnings
FAQ
I live outside the USA. How can I earn?
Unfortunately most of the stuff I do is either USA only or US/UK/CA/AU. So its hard for me to advise whats available to people outside of those areas. If you live outside those 4 countries I really dont have advice for you. And I dont have much advice for even outside the USA.
How Much Time do you spend with this?
Its Hard to quantify. I am in front of a computer ALOT but its not always focused on making money. I have games I play and have scripts that watch for HITs ON Mturk so if something pops thats good I switch over. Plus Im often doing multiple things at once. That said.. there are people who make more then me with less time. Im actually very inefficient.
Why dont you get a real job?
Health issues.. and I can nap at 1PM.. and I dont have a boss looking over my shoulder... and I can work naked (I dont.. or do I....)
You must have a ton of referrals to make that much!
All the totals above represent only personal earnings. I seperate out ref earnings.
OMG! You must cheat somehow to make so much!
I do nothing outside the TOS of any of the programs. I consider this income to be a blessing and wouldnt do anything to jeopardize that. Plus cheating just kills programs and defrauds the companies that are allowing me to make this income.
Do you have to pay taxes on all of this
Yes on most of it. There are some exceptions but the majority of this income is taxable. Most of these companies dont issue 1099s but that doesnt mean you dont have to pay taxes. Please consult a tax professional if you have questions on how to handle taxes on "beermoney" income
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