Online Money Making Is Killing Me

Poland
May 21, 2009 3:30pm CST
I've been thinking about it for a very long time. Since my first experience with online money making and my first payout I've been working like crazy, trying to earn this few extra bucks. I spend all my free time in front of monitor, killing my eyesight. I stopped drawing, writing, even reading books. It became an obsession. I had enough. Why should I sacriface all the things I love for some money? It's stupid and kind of immature. I know that online money making is easy (or so it appeared)but I think that I'd prefer to work in a normal place, have normal job, meet people. It's a lot more healthier both for my mind and body. What do you think about earning extra money on internet? Are you also obsessed with that?
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20 responses
• United States
23 May 09
I don't think I can make a real full coment on this discussion becasue I don't have that mutch time doing this. I became a member hear at Mylot a few days ago and so far I am a member of two sites. I really like writing even if I don't have good gramar or spelling it relaxes me thats why I like it hear. Right now I'm curently unemployed and I wanted to give this a chance and see if it really works. Maybe later I will be able to tell you if it became an obsession or more like a hobbie. :)
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• Philippines
22 May 09
i just do it once in a while when i'm stressed to relax and just have fun but not obsessed with it. you have your own job and other things to do which you can make it more productive so why waste your time? do it just for fun but of course with honesty and sincerity with what you write or respond to other's discussion
• Poland
22 May 09
yeah, earning online is good just from time to time. so I bless sites like mylot, where you can socialize with people and still can earn a bit of extra money.
• Fiji
26 May 09
Well if you add me as your friend I can pm the link to a genuine money making site where the payout is generous. i have also started a new discussion for this since i have seen lots of complaints.
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
21 May 09
I actually found a WAH job. Let's me be home for my kids. I use other sites to supplement the income. But I know what you mean. I think it's ok. Just have to do it like everything else. In moderation.
@deejean06 (1952)
• United States
22 May 09
Hi ersmommy...If I'm not invading your privacy too much would you mind me asking how you got the WAH job? I've been looking for months now and haven't come up with anything. I'd welcome any help at this point. Thanks.
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
30 Sep 09
Hey, Yep, doing this is killing me as well. I actually spend about 6 hours per day now at the minimum on the computer just so I can sometimes earn about $2 per day at the most, it is just crazy! But I can't wait until I find a proper job though. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
@thejuice (235)
• Indonesia
22 May 09
well.., you're not alone in this case.., cause i have that experience too.., i came at the office earlier and went home late, just to know how much will i earn online money before and after i done my tasks in the office.., it's make me addicted but i have a great experience cause i know people all around the world through mylot and twitter.
@agv0419 (3022)
• Philippines
22 May 09
I'm depressed to find extra money online it is hard to find sites that pays. I'm also addicted but I balance my time on the net and my daily activities. The crisis really force me to find extra money online and I admit it takes a lot of patience and hardwork. Right I need to find more sites that I can earn. It is my hope because I don't have work due to my health condition.
@patialvi (715)
• India
22 May 09
no i am not obsessed with it as long as i am earning some amount in my account. I am trying hard to earn more and more..I think one can obsessed only if they take it as just another work like in office but once you start enjyoing doing this, you will feel better and i do the same..i am obsessed with my regular job.
• United States
22 May 09
I work a normal job and I just do the online thing to make a little bit of extra money on the side here and there. I dont sit down and do it every day or anything just every now and again when I'm sitting at home with some free time on my hands. I've never really been obsessed with it really. Like I said before, its just something for me to do when i'm at home bored and have extra time on my hands.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
22 May 09
I am just trying to get into a habit of making money for a certain amount of hours and then getting off the computer. I know how bad an addiction to the internet can be and I am also trying to be more green. I love the environment and am trying to save it as much as possible. The little money we do make is all the money we make though so I guess I'll be doing my little money making experiments until we get a real job. Which we're not rightly looking for because my fiance and I are waiting until after we're married in a few short months, so we don't have to worry about not getting our own wedding day off!
@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
22 May 09
If it was that easy to make money online through menial tasks, and make a good living, then nobody would have a regular job.
• United States
22 May 09
What many people fail to realize when making money online, there are tons of things that you can do for small pennies. But the big bucks come in when you learn how to formulate your own money making techniques without using the next man's system. I am an Internet based entrepreneur and have been since the beginning of 2005. I own 2 of my own companies and I also teach people on the side how to make money online and start their own businesses. You should never sacrifice what you love. In fact, when making money online you should always incorporate the things that you love so you don't feel like your efforts are being wasted. I know this sounds weird but I found myself getting obsessed when I was working for pennies on the Internet because I was always trying to reach a goal that was hard to reach. But when I started making over $25 per hour it became easy for me to get up from my computer screen so I was no longer obsessed.
• Philippines
22 May 09
Making money online is quite difficult, right? But then.. I agree with you. Making money online is so addictive! And I think I am also obsessed with it.
@akifu622 (102)
• China
22 May 09
It's actually a good way for me to make money.I am a college student and have to make sure I have enough time to take care of my studys.Therefore,I cannot distribute too much time to something else including making money.This is really a good chance for me. I think you are just too excessive;you know,any wonderful thing can turn to be an evil if it is taken beyond moderation.You ought to be rational enough,well control yourself.There are a lot of people denying the benefits brought by the internet and keeping stressing its destroying on people's normal life style.My advise is ,be objective and sensible,be the sole master of yourself!
@songmp (18)
• China
22 May 09
I enjoy this,it's really good to work for myself rather than the boss. I can choose the jobs that I like and arrange my time at my own will.
@nishdan01 (3051)
• Singapore
22 May 09
I know that earning money Online can make you addicted and you could get glued to it to see pennies rise. If we keep fixed time say three hours a day, then we are less likely to spend more hours. I first used to spend many hours and later stopped it.
21 May 09
I think that making money online does get very addictive, however I have found that as easy as it is that it does take a long time to make the money and the people who are paying you are properly making alot more money than you and they are just paying you a small amount of the cash that they are earning. I think it's better to get a real life job than spend all this free time online,
• India
22 May 09
Ya, i agree with you it became an obsession to earn few extra bucks without doing anything physically just by sticking on to the computer monitor losing our health and eyesight everything get spoiled. We most also came across the sites which turns into scam and cheat us, we make our useful time spend to this sites which wont pay us a penny, it is still stupid and boring when we compare to a physical healthier work.
@jayrene (2708)
• Philippines
21 May 09
i could be obsessed with this right now... i have to reach my goal, but once i reached those (monthly target), i'll probably lie low and take those needed vacation. at first it was really few bucks for my online earning, but i searched for more and found out there are other ways to earn higher in just a short time and get paid also. i would like to work in a real workplace, but then there's no job for me, so online is the next thing so i can earn money. if it weren't for the financial crisis, i wouldn't be trying so hard in online earning, but i have to so i work hard for it online.
• United States
22 May 09
Geez the time I wasted and money!!! Only two companies really paid. I am in one now that I get lots of free samples and earn a few bucks too an dis very easy to promote and no it doesn't cost alot of money at all. There are so money scams out there people really do have to be careful. Also the games are the same I first joined pogo.com in hopes of winning some $$$$. Never happened-but in the meantime I made two very good friends on there just by chance.
@mika4576 (63)
• United States
21 May 09
I totally agree with, unless you are running a business online to make real money that does not take pay-outs and all that jumbo then it is fine. But to lose interest in things that matter to just sit in front of a computer all day everyday is not good for your health at all. It is addiction. The hope of making real money fast and always searching for that golden online job is a joke. Unless you have a skill like medical billing, data entry, virtual assistant and all that stuff you can make money, but through those jobs you have to go through a background check and references. I found legit sites that pay you and not the other way around. I am obsessed with keeping my business up and running, and on my spare time I look for legit jobs for people that really want to make money. "If you could be rich from working online, then EVERYONE would be rich."