Why people from US and UK so eager to earn money online?

I am self employed and do not earn as much as the average hourly rate of earnings most other people earn, i am happy to earn what extra income i can online. Also i enjoy the community spirit of discussion sites. Although the hourly rate of pay is around £5.75 an hour in the UK the cost of living is very expensive here. The average rent of a house is £490, we are taxed on everything from car tax to buying food and also have to pay a council tax, we get taxed on our earnings so even though you may earn £350 a month you will only take home £200 as you also have to pay national insurance and that is before you even think about buying food, runnng a car so you can get to work, buying clothes, shoes, things for the children. Also there is a huge resession in the Uk and no jobs that are highly paid, we have high unemployment and lots of people chasing the same job interviews. It may sound a lot of money to earn but when you weigh it up against what you have to pay out then you are left with not a lot, so earning a little online helps. best wishes

people is lazy to get real jobs in USA... that is why i see a lot of people trying to get extra money online or is easy for foreigners to get the not so well payed jobs.

I think money is money regardless of the size of it.Moreover the people from the countries you have mentioned have great many sites paying exclusively fo them.They stand a chance of earning a lot more than the people of the other developing countries the people from where find it hard to earn that 2$ you have mentioned.Earning a single dollar a day is an achievement for them with the limited resources.

this is easy. the job market in our countries sux.. our goverment screwed everything up

I have been building my online income for many years. I started because I wanted to be able to stay at home with my children. It was one of the best decisions that I ever made. Your online earnings are only limited by your own effort.

the US is not all glamour. I work for the ciy office but after taxes and insurance that come out my check, I only bring home a little over half of what my monthly salary is. My daycare alone is $900.00 and thats only part-time care because I work during the day and my husband works the evening shift. Now on top of that we have rent, electric, water, groceries, etc. Everyone is looking for a little extra money to put away for just in-case-situations and every penny counts. I and my husband are in school finishing our degrees to try and better our finances so that our children will have it better than what we did growing up. You're suppose to want more for your kids then what you had for yourself. I don't want to live paycheck to paycheck so saving any littel extra I can find with the skills I have is key.

The minimum where I'm at is $8 per hour but that's nothing. You have to take the cost of living into consideration too. You can barely make a living with those kind of wages, even working full time. After taxes and such you're left with hardly anything. And most of the money would go to paying bills and such. The economy is going through a tough time at the moment so people are losing their jobs left and right. A lot of businesses have closed down in my city and trying to find a job is hard. Even the lowest paying jobs have many people competing for them. I've been hunting for an extra part time job to add some more to my income but it's very difficult. And there's no way I can make a living with the amount I earn from online. I'm just on here in my spare time to earn some side spending money. I usually save it up in my paypal account to use for special occasions, like Christmas or whatever.

I'm eager to earn money online because I am a stay at home mom. I don't like feeling guilty about my husband being the only one going out to work and bringining the money in. So I do a lot of things online to help out the best that I can. Of course it isn't as much as I would make if I were working out of the house somewhere but it is a start.

I am sure that there are various reasons for doing so.I feel that many stay at home wives are happy to make that extra income without feeling guilty about neglected their children and family.There may be some who like the idea of discussion and the relaxation it provides them after a hard day of work...

Many people that are online making pennies, are disabled and can't work, or they are stay at home moms, some are retired, Some just lost jobs with the economy being so bad and they can't find work. Lets put it this way to any of the above people that I mentioned even a few cents here and there adds up, and sooner or later its used to pay bills or to buy things that are needed. I actually use to use my paypal money to buy diapers a few years ago, when we were out of cash. So believe me the money comes in handy. I use my cash now for Christmas for my kids, this way I don't have to get into my bill money. It saves me from getting shut off notices and from having to go without some things.

Not everyone can find a job, just because the hourly wage is higher than some countries means nothing. In some states the wage is at $5/hour and others $10. With the current recession there are millions of people seeking employment and can't find anything. People need any cent they get to stay out of trouble or stop themselves falling even deeper into trouble. Remember just cause the hourly wage is higher doesn't make them richer as cost of living is higher as well. Have a good one

I am retired and we are living on a very low income. My husband an I are not fit enough to work manually anymore so any extra that I can make is VERY handy.

I think most people earn money online in their spare time, they probably all of regular jobs while trying to earn online. That or they may have a disability, be on maternal leave, etc.. Perhaps most people are even taking advantage of their desk jobs and earning money over the internet when they should be doing their real work.

Hello there ! Main Point is : A few cents is better than a dollar as long as you don't have to miss your children. One thing people of US and UK lack is " enough time with their kids ". People love their kids, but at certain parts of the US and UK , the cost of living is so high that one needs a dual income to run a family smoothly. Getting home loans is very common there and many people live in mortage houses, so they have to pay off their debts regularly. Also usage of credit cards is very common and hence they need to pay extra charges for that. with all these, mothers look for a work that doesn't take them away from their home. So they naturally go towards the work from home opportunity through online jobs.

honestly if you find the right site, you'll earn more--it depends actually on someone else's preference of waht kind of work they put in, as long as they are happy and profitting from it why not, right?