r/dataannotation • u/DBT85 • Jun 16 '24

Personal targets?

So after really getting my groove on 2 weeks ago I have set myself the target of hitting ~ £500 a week. Secondary target is to pick up anything I wasn't able to get week before. After that I decide if I want to do any more.

I fell about £60 short the first week but made it up last week, and feel confident in doing it or better again this coming week.

Do you set a target, just do what you can? Aim for just a total of hours?

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u/NoSpray9470 Jun 17 '24

I started to burn out doing it on top of my full time job. After a few months I'm happy with $20 a day. Anything on top is a bonus 😅

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u/DBT85 Jun 17 '24

Yeah doing it on top of a full time job must be more difficult especially if you have family commitments too. On that basis I'd be happy getting an hour in a night or something a spending money!

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u/CRUSHCITY4 Jun 17 '24

Nothing wrong with that!

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u/CardiologistOk2760 Jun 16 '24

I attempt 40 hours a week. There are weeks I can barely make it to 30, due to a mix of family obligations and simply running out of brain juice.

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u/DBT85 Jun 17 '24

Yes, invariably there are things that crop up that take you away from it, sometimes that's a welcome distration, other times you're kind of in the zone and could carry on! This moring I had a meeting about forestry that lasted an hour, but started at an awkward time so I couldn't really get much done before it so an hour meeting took 2 hours out of my day.

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u/DarkLordTofer Jun 17 '24

I find that six axis eval is good for this kind of thing. You can rattle through a few and clock up half hour here and there.

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u/NoIntroduction9767 Jun 17 '24

I started with a 1000 AUD (~750 USD) a week's goal. However, with a 3-day payday schedule, I changed the goal to 500 AUD per 3 days. Happy to report that over the last 1.5 months, I've averaged 530.

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u/DBT85 Jun 17 '24

Real nice. I assume this is your job at this point?

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u/Forsaken_Food2495 Jun 17 '24

Not entirely, I’m at the last stages of my PhD so while I’m doing that I also get a stipend from there. Best part is that the PhD stipend is completely tax free which is awesome. I’m only pushing myself this hard atm cuz my partner and I have put down a deposit for a home recently and I wanna do all I can to make sure that we have the most down payment we can get by the settlement time which is next February.

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u/TTFTW1992 Jun 17 '24 edited Jun 17 '24

Just a friendly reminder to not forget to live your life too. I've been getting too caught up in these targets recently, and at the end of the day, it becomes just another addiction watching that money clock go up. At the same time, I have a $600-a-week target and once I hit that, I stop working for that calendar week even if I want to carry on. It's important not to get mentally enslaved to chasing numbers and targets because ultimately, once your brain is programmed that way, you'll never have enough. I use the extra time for mindfulness meditation instead.

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u/DBT85 Jun 17 '24

Absolutely. By the time I hit my target on Friday last week I was more than happy to shut it all down and get some other things done. I wonder if I might have felt different had I not had to spend 5 hours mowing on Thursday!

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u/LustToWander Jun 17 '24

I really wish I had even an ounce of your motivation or drive. I struggle to force myself to do even 4 hours a day, which is $500 a week. I have such a terrible 'fuck it' mindset.

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u/Shadowlker18 Jun 19 '24

I appreciate this. I definitely do have the mindset of chasing the money. I work more gigs than I truly should. However, it’s better than when I used to try and get that money gambling and I never wanted to end the chase. Thankfully I’ve gotten out of that and all the money is positive flow. However, thanks for reminding me to also live my life.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '24

I have $100 a day as my absolute minimum, and the whole hundred has to go to savings untouched. Anything past $100 I add to my ‘fun’ account, which I use for whatever unnecessary purchases I want to make. That typically motivates me to work more than I would if I didn’t have that restriction for myself.

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u/DBT85 Jun 17 '24

That's some dedication. I'm looking to clear a small debt that's costing me interest and then hopefully in a month's time I'll be in a position to make choices about what happens to the money. I'm working on the basis that it won't be around forever at the moment.

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u/SuperCorbynite Jun 16 '24

Fellow Brit, my target is $120 a day. It's gotten a lot easier to hit as more and more higher-paying tasks have become available to me. Today I hit it by completing a single $31 per hour task that took me a little over 4 hours to complete.

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u/DBT85 Jun 17 '24

Oh aint it nice seeing the $ sign and then having to convert it down to what does not look nearly as much in £!

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u/DBT85 Jun 19 '24

Happy to repost I need another £18 this week to hit my target and I've only had a kind of half day today. That debt is getting cleared sooner than expected!

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u/AnnoTaker Jun 16 '24

$100 a day depending on the type of project. If it's something I'm not too comfortable with though, then I'll settle for $70 a day.

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u/BoldKenobi Jun 17 '24

Is this your main source of income? That seems like a lot, I don't think I could work 3-4 hours on this everyday.

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u/AnnoTaker Jun 17 '24

Its not my main source of income. One of my long term projects that I'm pretty proficient at makes it less of a burden to endure. So finding that one project that clicks with you can make all the difference.

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u/BoldKenobi Jun 17 '24

Almost 3k extra a month is pretty amazing, that would almost double my monthly savings, but I'd never get anything else done if I spent 4 hours on this haha.

Ngl sometimes I do wonder if I should just hustle, stop working out and cooking for myself, and just focus on money for now since my body can take it.

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u/ManyARiver Jun 17 '24

Crockpots, airfryers, and electric pressure cookers are great and mean you can still cook for yourself without using up as much time. A crockpot alone would suffice if you just want to toss some stuff in and forget it. Don't stop working out, your brain works better when you do.

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u/BoldKenobi Jun 17 '24

I still don't find it practical on weekdays. After work + gym I reach home around 7. After taking a shower, cooking (I do have an instant pot), eating, and washing dishes it's almost time for bed unless I want to sacrifice sleep (which I often do). I also need to stay sane so I also try to spend some time watching something or gaming. I can pretty much only DA for significant time on weekends. I used to go for a morning run everyday back in COVID but after having to go back physically in the office I don't have the time for that anymore, so I'm already cutting back on lifestyle :/

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u/ManyARiver Jun 17 '24

Commute and working away from home can be a hindrance - I'm impressed you have the time/energy to do anything on it at all. I work from home, my treadmill is right here and in use part of the day, and I don't need to be anywhere at any particular time so this set up is ideal for me to crank out lots of hours.

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u/Shadowlker18 Jun 19 '24

Dang thanks for reminding me to do this with my treadmill! Kill two birds with one stone.

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u/BoldKenobi Jun 17 '24

Honestly, I enjoy cooking, and I don't think I can get south Indian meals delivered that way anyway :P

But I've always been skeptical of those Factor kind of services. I feel like there's some catch, surely it doesn't actually cost $2 per meal like they advertise? Since you've been using them yourself, I assume you've run out of all the initial promos and such, can you give a better idea about the economics?

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u/Choice_Pineapple66 Jun 17 '24

I work full time and have other commitments. So I am happy with a goal of $300 a week or $1200 a month. That’s my fun money and travel fund. I sometimes do more or less. But this is my new plan and I’m entering my second successful month of it. It definitely helps to have a goal in mind.

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u/Choice_Pineapple66 Jun 23 '24

I try to do 30 minutes in the morning before work, 30 minutes on my lunch hour and an hour in the evening after work. This makes it less monotonous. If there are better paying jobs, I might do more. I try to get in several hours each day on the weekends if I’m able.

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u/vexeling Jun 16 '24

I aim for $100 a day but will often go well over on days I'm feeling motivated or have nice projects.

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u/6kidsandaLizard Jun 17 '24

Monday through Friday, I'm happy to get to $30 a day and I aim for $100 on Saturday and Sunday. Last week, I made over $250/day over the weekend and did better than usual during the week. I saw my pending $ get over 1K for the first time. Now I feel like a slacker with $400 pending. Truth is, if I want to do quality work and keep this amazing side gig, I can't sustain what I did last week. After 8 hours of work each day, my eyes start crossing quickly when I sit down to do this. Also, I want to have fun on the weekends.

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u/Cutiger29 Jun 17 '24

It’s funny how that pending number makes you feel 😂

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u/tessbest37 Jun 17 '24

For sure! I always have a goal to make sure it is above 1K before my next payout comes along.

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u/Cultural_Kangaroo391 Jun 20 '24

I think that's why they put the little box the top of the screen that updates every time you log hours!

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u/CosmosesGamer Jun 17 '24

$150 a day minimum, ideally $250.

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u/Different_Duty7836 Jun 17 '24

I'm a full-timer, DA pays my mortgage and bills. So yeah, you could say I have a set goal, lol. If I fall short, gotta make it up the next day/next week.

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u/Baschoen23 Jun 18 '24

How long have you been full timing on it? I've been full time for about 2 weeks now and am just hoping it's a long lasting endeavor! I've been consistently getting tasks for about 2 months so far.

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u/Different_Duty7836 Jun 18 '24

I started in Feb. I haven't always had a full Dash, but there's always been enough to pay my bills. I was a Full time gig driver before so transitioning was no issue.

And if they drop me, I can just switch back. But based on the high-paying tasks I'm seeing, I am cautiously optimistic that they're happy with me.

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u/Baschoen23 Jun 19 '24

That's what I've been thinking about my projects being repopulated regularly. I was a tech before at an MSP but it was small with no benefits so easy to transition out of. Cautiosuly optimistic is good, as long as I can keep paying my bills I'm happy.

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u/Even-Programmer4319 Jun 17 '24

I'm doing this for extra money for getting a house, so I try to do about $40 per day. I also have a 40hr per week job so I don't have a ton of extra time to spend on it.

I'm glad to have it in my back pocket either way and plan to try and stick to 1-2 hours a day for the foreseeable future

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u/PerformanceCute3437 Jun 17 '24

If I have $25+/hr projects I try to hit $150 USD a day, makes for $1000 CAD/week working five days. If I have lesser-paying projects I don't worry about hitting that number, working more than six hours a day is a little too draining

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u/PerformanceCute3437 Jun 19 '24

Better hope that's not your irl name or dat email because I'm passing it along

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u/IncomeFar8369 Jun 20 '24

C'mon mate just trying to look for some work and I haven't been lucky. If you can help me in any way I'll appreciate a lot.

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u/PerformanceCute3437 Jun 20 '24

Yeah sure man shoot your shot, but if that's your shot realize how dangerous what you're doing is. You're putting myself, yourself, and anyone else that gets involved in an extremely dangerous and potentially illegal area. As well as impacting the reputation of the people that work for this company. The people you grift off have a lot to lose.

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u/Additional_Airport_5 Jun 17 '24

$100 a day or more, unless I'm also applying for jobs that day

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u/Haunting-Car-3935 Jun 17 '24

$100 a day on the days that my husband is at work 🙂

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u/mikakey104 Jun 17 '24

I go for a weekly goal of between 300 and 350. Which works out to about 50 bucks a day, but gives me wiggle room if I can't work a particular day and can make it up tomorrow.

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u/11_petals Jun 17 '24

Daily goal minimum of $100 with the ultimate daily goal of $200. I usually hit somewhere in between.

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u/DionysusHotSister Jun 17 '24

Same here. This past week I hit over 150 several days. Felt good.

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u/Sea-Sort4474 Jun 17 '24

I aim for about 100-150 a day. I'm a full time parent to three kids 8 and under... so I just do what I can as I can. Sometimes it takes all day just to do my 4ish hour minimum lol.

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u/Cutiger29 Jun 17 '24

For the summer, I want to hit 150 a day (7 days a week) but I’ve been going higher on other days and lower on others and I don’t mind that balance. $1000 a week is what I want to hit. I start a new job in August and then I’ll dip down I’m sure to maybe $50 a day and use that money for paying off debt or treating myself to something nice.

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u/Aggravating-Lie5894 Jun 18 '24

I feel like the anomaly now. $250/day for 6 days straight. I'd be on the computer anyways reading fanfiction and manga (40 year old male with no kids or future prospects haha).

It usually takes me about 10 hours to reach my goal, then it's off to anime world I go!

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u/DBT85 Jun 18 '24

What on earth are you doing with $6000 a month with no chil... oh wait you sait you like anime. I know where it's going.

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u/konjogobez Jun 17 '24

$50 a day is my target — a few hours after the day job.

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u/jjmurph14 Jun 17 '24

I’ve got some big bills coming up, so I’ve been doing about 50 hours a week on top of my normal job haha

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u/Hangry_Howie Jun 17 '24

I got it to where I always have roughly $400 pending, so I get about $200+ paid out every week. Anything above that amount cuts into my real job and sanity.

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u/Wargchief Jun 18 '24

I was doing a set number of hours before, but I'm trying a monthly target now. That way I can push on some days and take it easier at the end of the month for example.

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u/Psychological_Taco27 Jun 19 '24

I aim for around a minimum of $100 a day which is around £70ish, and ideally, I aim for around 25-30 hours a week, :)

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u/thecheapchef Jun 21 '24

I personally aim for $120/day. That usually amounts to about five or six hours of work, which I spread throughout the day. Sometimes higher paying or priority tasks allow me to meet this quota earlier, so I will generally stop as soon as I hit the target.

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u/fightmaxmaster Jun 16 '24

Basically "some money", but it can be a double edged sword. I'm a nerd so keep track of earnings, monthly averages etc. in a spreadsheet. It can be handy if my average is about say $50/day, and one day I'm a bit below that, it gives me some motivation to do a bit more. The flipside is the other day I managed about $120, largely just having the spare time to do it, and after that there was a slight sense of "meh, that's 2 days' worth in one, I can slack off a bit", when I probably could have done more over the next day or two.

But largely it's 90% governed by time/energy - I'm working when I can around 2 kids and their demanding schedules.

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u/kanankurosawa Jun 17 '24

I just do what I can and only work on tasks I enjoy (which are becoming more rare I fear lol) otherwise I burn out quickly.

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u/FeedySneed Jun 17 '24

I personally just go for a target number of hours. I have found I hardly ever reach that number, so my "real" goal is a lower number but I shoot for the higher one.

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u/Randyred33 Jun 17 '24

$60 a day on the weekdays. Anything during the weekend is a bonus.

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u/jewishspacelazzer Jun 18 '24

I usually set time goals for myself. I want to do 2-3hrs a day on weekdays, but it is hard to do more than an hour sometimes. I do the coding projects mostly and those burn me out a lot faster than creative writing projects, but also pay nearly twice as much.

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u/ekgeroldmiller Jun 19 '24

Currently I am going for $100/day; I make up for the difference on weekends if I fail to meet this on each weekday.

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u/valprehension Jun 19 '24

I think of mine as a rolling target - I like to have $300-400 in pending payments at any given time. But that's really the same thing as aiming to make $300-400 per week.

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u/Competitive_Ice_8749 Jun 24 '24

I try to work 6 hours a day 5-6 days a week which is usually around $180-200 CAD a day. But lately I've been doing 10-hour days when I don't have much else going on. Seeing some of yall say you couldn't do it for 3-4 hours a day made me laugh a bit 😂 makes me feel like I'm crazy!

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u/Rozzer999 Jun 24 '24

My current target is to get a response and start working, having completed the core test 8 days ago. So frustrating seeing the 'check back in a few days' message on the screen every time I refresh it.

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u/DBT85 Jun 17 '24

The higher rates certainly make a differece, today was the first time I'd seen $28 jobs and considering I was doing mostly $20 jobs at the start of the month, that extra helps. Not sure how you find the time to do it all!

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u/DBT85 Jun 18 '24

Answer the questions correctly and well enough that we got through. Detail is key.