Is this thread a reflection on our society?
By SimpleAsABC
@SimpleAsABC (66)
United States
November 4, 2007 9:56am CST
I see so money posts asking for the "easiest way" and "free ways" to make money online.
Is this a reflection of how lazy of society has become?
What happened to people working hard to earn money? I personally find it completely disturbing that so many people are looking for an easy way to make money.
A free home business?
There simply is no such thing is a "free" home business. If there was a true free home business you could be sucessful with then don't you think everyone would be doing it?
Are there people making hubdreds of dollars with the survey and GPT sites? Yes there are but you can bet anything if they averaged out their hours spent trying to make a few hundred dollars they would be making pennies per hour.
Now I am not saying there is anything wrong with it if that is what they choose to do.
What I am saying is people need to stop looking looking for the "easy way" and be willing to work hard to earn money. You are not going to join ANY one or two free sites and make all the money you are looking for.
There are ways to make money online and there are great home based businesses that can be started to make a good living but not for free.
It is a sad reflection of our society that people are always looking for the easy way.
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9 responses
@oneidmnster (1384)
• United States
4 Nov 07
I personally work a 40 hr. week and I make money online with survey sites and GPT sites.I know i'm not going to get rich,but the extra comes in handy.
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@girljar (287)
• United States
4 Nov 07
Ditto, there, Oneidmnster. I work a regular 9-5 job, and Hubby works 50+ hours a week, too. What we work at our 'day jobs' keeps us away from home and the kids (and each other) enough as it is. Yeah, I could probably make more money if I went out and got a job waiting tables or at the grocery, but when would I see my kids and clean my house and do my laundry? Working on the internet helps us earn the extra money we need to become debt free, without taking time away from the family. I can sit with the laptop on the sofa, and still be a part of the family. My kids don't feel like they're missing me, and the income is good. There are a lot of people who can't physically get out and work, or don't have the skills to get a good job. The internet provides an outlet for those who are unable to work a conventional job. http://www.killmydebt.blogspot.com
@pkristie7 (606)
• United States
4 Nov 07
I am currently on a very long maternity leave and I'm looking for a way to make money and stay with my kids longer. I am a very hard-working waitress and I'm trying to pay for an on-line college course with the money I make off of these sites. So I don't think everyone on here is just lazy. They are just looking for some extra money whatever their situation is.
@Soniasony (1827)
• India
5 Nov 07
Yeah i agree with you that people are bit lazy to work hard and are finding easy ways to make money..But the time has changed and people feel that they have no time to wait for a hard and late income..but if they need to make huge money they need to take risks..if they wanna truely be wealthy they should have a plan and aim...Only peopele lack is that risk taking ability and a goal in their life..This easy money making only can be a parttime..and Iam afriad people are choosing this as profession..i think they need to have a backup in their life and and they may sink if these businesses go down like what happened to dotcom business in late ninties..
@lucklystar (54)
• China
5 Nov 07
it is a reflection on our society .in fact,everyone konws the easiest way is as a robber,but it is a risk .
like me ,i find mylot because somebody see u can earn money from here .yes ,it si .but when i come here ,i find this is a very interesting forum ,i can get some friend in here ,and can improve my english.
as u say,it is a reflection our society .
i think,earn money is one aspect,and there is another way in it.
@little_momma (198)
• United States
4 Nov 07
For some its not an "easy way out" of work. Currently I am a stay at home mom but only for the past 6 months. Before that I was working my rear off full time as a housekeeper (strenuous work). Even with my paycheck and my husbands paycheck we would rarely have enough leftover to put into saving or to go get something that we just wanted and not needed. I started doing things like this online so that we could afford to do something we wanted to do maybe just once a month or so. Now, he has gotten his raise and I am able to stay at home with kids, I continue to do this just so I can feel like I'm contributing a small part to our family. Some people on here are just that lazy and I understand that, my brother is one of them, however some are just looking for some cash for a rainy day.
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@StereoDiva (2143)
• Canada
4 Nov 07
You can't blame people for wanting to be smart and make money in easiest way possible. I do think it's a reflection on society, but society has always been like that. I don't know one person who would rather do 40 hours of work to earn the same as someone who earns the same in one hour.
And in regards to making $100 on the GPT sites. You don't need to spend more than 3 hours a month on each site. Pop in, complete your offers and cash in. Easy breezy. Of course, it depends on what sites you are using.... and I would suggest if someone isn't able to make somewhat decent money, then not to bother doing it.
So, I'm afraid I would have to politely disagree with you about it being a sad reflection on society. I would rather live in a smart society.
@StereoDiva (2143)
• Canada
4 Nov 07
Oooops, wanted to add... work smart, not hard. :)
Great post by the way, I love controversial discussions.
@streak_tlu (606)
• United States
4 Nov 07
I agree with you with respect to the "easy ways" but not the "free ways." There are PLENTY of ways to make a LARGE income online for FREE. Eventually depending on what you're doing you may want to invest in some things like an autoresponder, hosting, domain, etc. That said you can do free niche blogging and depending on how many blogs you have you can make quite a bit of money.
Do you have to work yard? YES.
I get checks for over $100 EVERY MONTH from GPT sites. I worked hard for awhile to get the amount of referrals I have, but now I don't even touch them and I'm still getting extra money every month from work I put in A LONG time ago.
Hope that makes sense!
@marymarj2002 (1769)
• Philippines
5 Nov 07
I cannot blame the people even myself, who sometimes wish to earn money the easy way. If we can earn money easier than what we are doing right now, then why not? As long as you are not making things to offend or hurt other people I think that is okay.
@isaiah12 (416)
• United States
4 Nov 07
I work 12 hours a day, 4 days a week. On my days off I need to catch up on the household chores, do errands. Find time to visit my parents. Spend time with my daughters and grandchildren. Since I raised my daughters by myself. It seems I am always living pay check to pay check. I try to make alittle extra online just to help me make ends met. Not because I'm lazy.
