When You Make Money Online, What Do You Spend It On?

United States
September 30, 2009 9:46pm CST
So for anyone who makes money online.. When that money comes in.. What do you people spend you money on? Tell us what you spend your money on! And why! Do you spend your money on food? Rent? Games? Clothes? Or do you spend your money on your family? So whatever you spend your money on, please tell us with your comments below..
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28 responses
• Quezon, Philippines
2 Oct 09
I can't really think of earning a substantial amount of money from the web. Maybe some can earn large amounts to buy things. But what I get are scammers. Anyways, if I would earn a large amount of money from the net I'd probably buy gadgets and electronic stuffs.
• United States
1 Oct 09
I am using my online earnings to fund my 1000 emergency fund. My rainy day fund if you will. I am always tempted to buy things online with my paypal account but I have not yet broken stride. I do not make a ton of money online but when I do I have it sent straight to paypal where it is saved for an emergency situation.
• United States
1 Oct 09
It's always good to hear people save funds for an emergency situation.. Alot of people tend to spend all the money right away on alot of junk. And live pay check to pay check.. I for one could never live like that.
• United States
1 Oct 09
I spent too much time buying junk. Now, I am working on getting myself out of debt and hopefully in the not too distant future with have a fully funded emergency fund of 3-6 months of expenses. I look around my house at all the useless knickknacks and shake my head. I have so many things in my house that just collect dust and I don't even know why I bought them in the first place. I have now changed my habits and am trying a new approach. Money comes and goes so quickly that I now put a name on every dollar I bring into my household. It has really helped me with my self control. Not to mention my weight is starting to leave my body because I don't find myself ordering pizza at midnight anymore.
• United States
1 Oct 09
I want to know where you get your pizza at midnight! In my area they all close around 9PM.. lol I use to be in credit card dept and I know how you would feel all overwhelmed in dept and omg thats not a good feeling. Wish you the best for your credit card dept in the future!
@iamfine (740)
• China
1 Oct 09
hello, I earn very very little online, so till now I never buy anything using the money I earn online. As a matter of fact, I just reach the min payout amount this month, 10 dollars, and it haven't send money to my account yet. But I do have a plan, I want to use that money to buy dog food for my dog from any C2C website. my dog will like this idea, haha!
@iamfine (740)
• China
1 Oct 09
yeah, you are right, my dog is the most happiest dog in the world I think, but he doesn't know that, he is as naughty as a little boy. haha...
• United States
1 Oct 09
LOL I am sure your dog will.. haha Thats pretty funny. Your dog will not be complaining when you buy him some dog food! Atleast your making something online.. Hope you make more money next month and get more skills making money online and be successful!
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@ilawise26 (191)
• India
1 Oct 09
Hi smsky2009!!! Mylot is the first site i ever joined for making money online a few months back. I am not a regular here as my working schedule doesnt permit me to. But i managed to earn a decent amount in a short time. I bought a laptop backpack through eBay from my earning in mylot! And it was a great gift for me! :)
• United States
1 Oct 09
Sounds like your doing great on myLot.. Keep up the good work and good luck on making more money online and best wishes!
• India
7 Oct 09
Thanks a lot! :) wish u the same!
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
all the money that I have made online since starting this online money making thing is still in paypal.. I have yet to withdraw it cause I want to save it and withdraw it during the christmas season. I plan to use it as additional budget for my Christmas shopping. THat's why I'm working doubly hard here in mylot, cause I want to earn more before Christmas arrives. I have 2 more months, so I better type type type. lol. Happy mylotting!
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
I only spend an hour or two in mylot during weekdays, on the weekend, it really depends on whether I have plans that day or not. lol. I earn just enough everyday, though I have never earned a dollar for a single day here in mylot.. I only manage to post around 10 to 15 comments per day. I have seen a lot of discussions about how many hours we spend here in mylot, but eventhough I've seen a lot of them, a lot of members still comment to all. lol.
• United States
2 Oct 09
I post alot, when I can.. But I don't spend alot of time on it.. Plus its hard to stay logged on for like an hour.. I have a short attention span I guess.
• United States
1 Oct 09
So how many hours a day do you spend on mylot? I am always curious on how many hours people stay on mylot.. lol maybe that will be my next topic to discuss. Do you make a couple dollars a day on mylot from all your postings? Heh.. I cant wait for Christmas.. My favorite holiday!
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
the money I make from online moeny-making programs like mylot...i treat them as my extra sepnding money... i just let them sit on my paypal..and when i wanna purchase somehitng online,i use that to pay for it... that way..my credut card is safe. this moneht is just probably the first time i moves my Paypal money to my bank coz It have grown over time and I wanna keep em safe.
• United States
1 Oct 09
I always have alot of funds come in through paypal, so I always wire transfer all my funds right to my bank account to be safe.. Because once my paypal account got hacked and they somehow stole all my money in that account. This was a couple of years ago thoug. So when ever I get funds I take them out right away just to be safe.
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
wow...you just got me nervous there..i had to log on to my paypal right after i read your post.
@BuffMom (2206)
• United States
1 Oct 09
I save some money each time I get paid (for emergencies, birthdays, or Christmas) the rest I will use for little things like buying food when I go to college (I go full time) or gas. I will also use it on other things I need like buying my kids clothes, school supplies, different things like that. It all comes in handy.
• United States
1 Oct 09
Its always good to save your money because you just dont know whats going to happen later on in your life. I just know I had a friend who would always spend all there money whenever they made any and after they spent all there earnings they would always ask if they can borrow some money because some emergency came up! I hated when they did that, and it is always hard to say no at first because I am too nice sometimes, but when they didnt pay back thats when I had enough and had to cut them out of my life.
@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
1 Oct 09
i spend it on bills or gas in my car or household items we need like cleaning supplies or food. around christmas time i use it for gifts especially for my son as i do not want to use credit cards.
• United States
1 Oct 09
Heh.. Its pretty easy to get into credit card dept so I can see why you would say that.. I use to have a credit card dept problem so I too stay clear from using my credit card too much these days.. I guess it can be a bad habit.
@Ysabel (1201)
• Philippines
2 Oct 09
well i have been into making money online for quite a while. but honestly, i have not made substantial amount so far... yes, i get paid. but the payments are not so good. just a few cents. everytime. i have tried a lot of sites.. i was vey patients and you know the usual story already... some sites closed on. on surveys, i could not participate as it is not usually available in our country. anyway, i have earned so far, less than $15 all in all.. and so its just there lying around in my paypal. its too small yet, i don't think i can buy something for that for now. =) how about you?
@marguicha (215177)
• Chile
1 Oct 09
I save all the money I make online and use it for vacations. I have enough money to live frugally but I have no budget for vacations and I like good ones. So I work and save and travel. I have a timeshare so I have wondferful lodgings at a small price. And I prepare my own food there so I spend a little more that what I do at home. But I have enough for the airfare. Last year I spent 2 weeks in Aruba.
• United States
1 Oct 09
So is Aruba a nice place to spend your vacations?
@turones (206)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
i like shopping for clothes, shoes, and toys for me and my kid so i use my funds to shop on ebay and other online sites. i use the rest to pay for my two credit card bills which i also use to buy similar things ;) (they are not maxed out to the limit by the way)
• United States
1 Oct 09
I for one have to stay away from credit cards.. I have a tendency to spend and spen if I start swiping my credit cards!~ :( I think I have a bad habit.. I need some credit card counseling.. lol
• United States
1 Oct 09
Most of the sites I make money with deposit my earnings into my paypal account and I try to forget it is there. I do however like to shop ebay once in awhile and then I use the paypal funds for my purchases so it doesn't feel like I am spending money from my regular budget. Since my earnings are not steady or dependable I consider it a bonus and use it for fun stuff or xmas gifts.
• United States
1 Oct 09
I also shop on eBay.. It's a good place to get a good deal if you know what you are doing, I have noticed alot of novice buyers on ebay buy something and regret what they have bought because the seller has sold them something fake!
@elenyae (388)
• Australia
1 Oct 09
Well...I'm normally paid USD into my Paypal and as I live in Australia it isn't immediately useful to me. I mean, I can convert into AUD, but it's just so much more fun to shop online!! Especially at online stores that only take USD like American Eagle and Abercrombie and stuff. :D Although, I haven't spent any of my online earnings yet...trying to resist the urge!
• United States
1 Oct 09
It must be hard for you to resis shopping if you really like shopping in the first place.. I know how it feels to see something you like and try to resit not to buy that item!
@LordOzz (204)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
if ever i would have a money made from online i will buy some gadgets from ebay. :D
• United States
1 Oct 09
Looks like you really love your gadgets! lol
• United States
1 Oct 09
I never spend my online earnings on just one thing. I do many things with it. Sometimes I transfer the money into a high interest savings account so it continues to gain interest. Other times I put it into my checkings account so I can go and buy something that I really need later one such as groceries or other things for my home. There are so many things that my online earnings help me buy so I can't claim that I usually only spend it on one thing. Sometimes I do make plans to specifically buy one thing with my earnings but that is actually pretty rare.
@dawnald (85130)
• Shingle Springs, California
1 Oct 09
Currently my online earnings are covering me fee for GDI, but I'm thinking to cancel that as it isn't doing any thing for me and I don't have time to promote it.
@Tantrums (945)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
I usually spend most of the money I make online on ebay... I buy stuff that I need, collect and for intellectual purposes... hehehe! My wife hates it when I do this things, but then she too asks for me to buy her some stuff online...
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
1 Oct 09
i save money in my bank if i get much money from online business. for my wedding cost maybe.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
2 Oct 09
So far, all of the money that I've made online has gone into the website that I have a paid membership on so that I can play the games that I've become addicted to in the past year. However, I am hoping that I'll be able to make more this month such that I'll actually be able to start saving my paypal earnings. I'd like to be able to save up my online earnings for either present shopping or to fund a vacation for our family. Course, it takes a long time to do something like that when you are doing either one dollar or ten dollars at a time. Really though, it thrilled me to be able to play my games for free for a month and then be able to redeem that free for a 25 dollar Amazon gift card which I do use for my Christmas shopping.
• United States
1 Oct 09
I spend i on what i need at the time and if i don't need anything then Ill put the check in the bank towards my tattoo. But ussaully I buy food, clothes, or a couple packs of butts. It ussaully depends on how much the check is that im getting.