Why should I raise the minimum cashout?

@RamRes (1723)
Argentina
July 11, 2011 8:15pm CST
This is a very strange option as I think it. MyLot in the preferences section gives us the option to set the minimum cashout, under the title "hold my payment until I reach....". I wonder, why should I ever use that option? As I see it, setting it to an higher limit only makes our payments take longer and not getting the payments when reaching $10. I really can't find any benefit of that. One of the prime rules of the online earning is that you should cashout as soon as possible to avoid scams. Even though MyLot is known as a legit site, it always better to have your money in your pocket to be able to spend it or just to have it safe. What's your opinion? Do you find any reason to set an higher minimum cashout?
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13 responses
• United States
12 Jul 11
There are several members who myLot for the social aspects of the site and not really for the earnings in which they opt to a sense keep them there to increase it as a savings and or towards a higher increment so they do not spend it if it is in PayPal. True for many online earning sites it is always wise to cash out right away as I do this with many site, because we simply just do not know. I am confident as you with myLot as they have a 100% record of paying since the day it became a paying site I believe 5 years ago. For me I usually surpass the minimum but opt to have the cash out set to the minimum simply out of habit with the other sites as well.
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@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
13 Jul 11
Even though people may not join for the earnings I don't think anyone would be simply ignoring them. They may think of the money as a positive side effect OK, but I still think that the money cannot be in a better place than in our hands (or under the mattress ). So bad some people can't have money without spending it, that is a real problem. But anyway, "just in case" I prefer to cashout as soon as possible in any site, well known or not.
@Awinds (2468)
• United States
12 Jul 11
Well, the only reason I can see for is the advantage of a bigger paycheck. A $100 dollar payment will just be nicer than a $10 payment due to the increased amount.
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@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
13 Jul 11
$100 is of course much nicer than a $10, but the waiting time would be much worse too. In the end, in the same time you can get your $100 payout, you can also got 10 times a $10 cashout, I really can't find a difference other than the impression.
@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
17 Jul 11
For sure MyLot doesn't says anywhere how much fee are they deducting from the cashouts. But most sites declare that it's a percentage from the payment. If we assume that the same method applies, there would be no difference in fees between a single big payment or many smaller ones.
@Awinds (2468)
• United States
13 Jul 11
I suppose some people think the waiting time is worth it. I also heard today that the higher the amount, the less you have to pay in Paypal fees. I don't know how true that is though.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
12 Jul 11
Well, there are a lot of things that may be the reason why you'll need to increase minimum payment. The first one is the fact that if you get your money quicker, the quicker you can spend it. Therefore, if you're 'saving' it for something, it should be kept out of reach. I don't think being legit and all, they're thinking of 'what if they shut down', it's more of the 'your money can remain with us to help you save'. Anyhow, I did try increasing the minimum payout before and it was a great feeling when I got it and transferred it. I set it that time at around $50. It was great. Another reason might be the fact that there might be transfer companies before that charged when money transfers were done, but I know paypal doesn't (Mylot to paypal). Have a great MyLot experience today!
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
13 Jul 11
Well, the point is, these are options. We all like options for our money. Further, it's not going to stop you from getting it because should you need the money before it reaches $50, you could change the minimum payout anytime. It's just an option, nothing to be rude about.
@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
13 Jul 11
Well you have hit another big trouble too. If you want to save for something, but can't touch your own money without spending it all, you have a big problem. I think the solution should not be just keeping it out of reach, but instead learn to control yourself, or at least invest it somewhere else. Using online earning sites as a savings account is way to risky as anything may happen from in a brief moment. So I much prefer to keep it in PayPal, which is much less likely to give you troubles. Ultimately, the best place for the money is under the mattress. Receiving a $50 cashout should be great!!! But pls tell me the difference with 5 x $10 individual payments. The commissions from PayPal may be a reason, but I think it charges a fixed percentage of the amounts, so there would be no difference after all.
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• United States
12 Jul 11
I could see...if you were wanting to use your MyLot earnings for a special purchase...increasing your payout to however much you need for that would guarantee you couldn't spend it before you had saved enough.
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@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
15 Jul 11
That's true, but still I think security is better and prefer to have my money in my pocket as soon as possible. If I really were to buy something really big, I would not touch it, just like a reserve money you may have in your house hidden somewhere. It's all about learning to control yourself, and not just trusting your savings to unknown people.
@flapiz (22419)
• United Kingdom
12 Jul 11
I guess it's for people with unverified paypal account as some unverified paypal accounts close without prior notice like what happened to my friend's paypal account. She lost $10. Well I'm not really sure though. I'm just guessing.
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@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
13 Jul 11
But in that case it should be the opposite! Unverified PayPals have more restrictions when the amounts rises, so having a $10 transfer is likely to have less trouble than a $25 or $50 cashout. In addition, I don't know that PayPal closes any accounts, but instead it limits and imposes serious limitations to whose don't verify.
@flapiz (22419)
• United Kingdom
13 Jul 11
Well if the cash out time is longer then it gives you time to verify your paypal. So that by the time you cashout your paypal is already verified. I think one mylotter posted here before about her paypal account being closed without prior notice. And she lost $10.
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@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
17 Jul 11
Verification has nothing to do with payments from MyLot. Also it takes a few minutes to verify, just entering your credit card details and you're done. Anyway, verified or not, MyLot pays the same.
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
12 Jul 11
Hello RamRes, But i find it of use. i have fixed my minimum cash out to $25 for some reasons.Firstly in INDIA we have to pay approximately $1.06 up to withdrawal of approximately $149 so its better to fix it for more higher value as there will be two time deduction if you withdraw $10,secondly $10 seams to be very small amount but $25 seams to be some what good amount. I agree to your point though that its always better to keep money in your pocket.
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@allknowing (130075)
• India
12 Jul 11
I am glad I read through responses before putting my own as I too wanted to say what you have said here.
@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
13 Jul 11
But wasn't the commission a percentage of the transfers? Or particularly from India has some special rules that are more restrictive? For all the cashouts I've made in all sites, the commission from PayPal was always a fixed percentage of the amount, and in that case, it doesn't make a difference if the amount is small or big, once the cashouts accumulate it comes to the same commission. $10 is not any small amount in internet. Most sites are well under that mark and reaching it is not an easy task. $25 of course is much more tempting but I can't find a difference in cashing out $25 or $10, then $10, then $10..... and so. Again the final result is the same.
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
13 Jul 11
Hello Ramras, There is fixed amount of deduction of $1.06 till the limit you withdraw $149 so it hardly matters if you withdraw $10 or $25 you have you have to pay the same amount so i feel it is better to pay it on $25 rather to $2.12 for withdraw of $20 in parts $10 and $10.We don't have deduction in %age.Please check below of PAYPAL INDIA not a refferal link. https://www.paypal.com/in/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-withdrawal-fees-outside
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
12 Jul 11
Hi RamRes I think that there are as many reasons why some choose a higher payout as there are people who do it. for me I keep it set to ten but usually make at least twenty dollars or more. I just leave it that way then if something happens and I cannot make more then ten I am still okay. I use mine to pay my internet bill usually.
@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
15 Jul 11
I guess the same, everyone has his own reason to do so, but anyway makes me wonder as I can't find any serious reason to raise it when it can be lower. I keep mine at $10, and will for sure lower it if it were possible. Just in your case, you can make $20 a month, and even with that there is no reason to raise it, as you will be paid anyway once you bypass the minimum.
@cathloe (184)
• Philippines
12 Jul 11
i totally agree with you, if only there could be an option of $5 id rather cash out right away to ensure that you already have that money right on your palms. and by cashing out at a minimum amount you'll be determined to earn again for another round, i wish to cash out soon, but it seems that i'm still very far from reaching the minimum cashout,poor me =(
@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
15 Jul 11
Just keep it up and you'll reach, usually the first takes some longer time until you get the grasp of the site. Though it's a bit frustrating when the balance is reset to $0 it's also good that we have money in PayPal already and is at our disposal. That's why I don't understand the raise.
@flapiz (22419)
• United Kingdom
12 Jul 11
Don't lose hope. I am also waiting for my cashout. I am not so active this days but I'm halfway there. Let's try harder. I know we can do it.
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@polaris77 (2040)
• Bacau, Romania
12 Jul 11
I don't see any reason why I should increase my minimum cashout,I also think it's better to withdraw my earnings as soon as possible,regardless of the site from which they come.I guess there are people who have a more pleasant feeling when they reach a higher payout,even if that means they should wait longer to withdraw their money,but I'm sure most of them are people who have enough money and don't rely on earnings from Mylot and other sites,they're here because they enjoy the discussions.
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@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
17 Jul 11
If you rely on earnings from MyLot to sustain your life, you have a really serious problem. MyLot just gives you PayPal money only, useful for internet mostly. I don't understand why anyone may feel better seeing an higher cashout, it's only a sensation and not any improvement as that higher cashout will take more time, in which you would have received more smaller payouts for the same amount. In the meanwhile, the partials cashouts would be safe in your PayPal.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
30 Jul 11
Hello Ram Res; In India we have a restriction in paypal that we should get the credits to paypal transferred to our bank accounts immediately. Every time u transfer you have to pay paypal Rs.50 as commission if the amount transferred is less than Rs.7000. For some they may do it as a hobby and not seriously.
• Philippines
12 Jul 11
I think other people set their minimum payout higher because they can eventually reach it a t month's end. Therefore, they will be able to cash out it faster than in minimum payouts. Also, taxes, fees and deductions can be a factor if you only have small amounts cashed out in some accounts. I really don't know about this one. Another thing that I can think of is that it is better for them to get a big rewards rather than small reward earnings. Also, the higher minimum payout may be a good motivational factor to post hard in myLot! Just my two cents!
@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
15 Jul 11
Even if they can reach the bigger amount at the end of month, MyLot will pay the whole amount once they surpass whatever minimum they stabilized, and the final result would be the same. But if for X reason they didn't reached on time, they have to wait for the next month to get those $24,95 instead of getting it right now, and that's what I don't understand. The fees may be a right point, but I think that PayPal takes a commission based on a percentage of the transfers instead of some fixed amount, but it may depend and it is for sure a good reason to raise. Getting a big reward instead of a smaller is just an impression, a placebo only. After all, there is no difference if I can get one $30 cashout over 3 months, or if I get three consecutive $10 each month.
• United Arab Emirates
12 Jul 11
Yes your own reason to set minimum amount for cash-out is the best as everyone wants to get his/her money as soon as possible and if there is no any change when you puts your minimum amout lower or higher then better make it lower and get it sooner
@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
17 Jul 11
I think so too. The sooner the better, as I would get the same money anyway, with the only difference being in small amounts or one big one.
12 Jul 11
yes, absolutely, cause we everyone really need badly money just to sustain our financial problem and wants.
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@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
17 Jul 11
Well, Mylot as well as any other online earning program will not sustain or solve your financial problems nor will make it any difference, as it will give money only in PayPal. If you badly need money, maybe searching for a job is better than internet.