How much money made online is enough to make you quit full time job?

I believe in order to make a lot of money you have to put a nice amount into it.

Hi Serginho, it is more accurate to say that it is impossible for us to earn two thousand dollars per month online. Some people can make it, but we are not one of them. I think I can quit my full time job forever, if I can get half of my full time income from online sources. After all, we spend less when we work at home. We do not need to buy new clothing or handbag or shoes when we work online at home. We can save on transportation to and fro too. The only thing is that we will spend more on electricity and internet bill.

Hi Mi6jamesbond007, same here, I would quit my job if I can make at least two thousand dollars online. It is better if the money is passive income. That means I can go for a long holiday, and still enjoy the money in the bank. No point having all the income as active income. That means if I get sick, I will not get paid for the few days. In this case, I rather work full time, and keep online earning sessions as part time income sources.

I like the make money part time online . Extra that little nest egg!

Hi Veejay, actually there are more legitimate sites that allow you to earn, but you will not have all the time to spend on so many sites. The established sites are producing good income for many people. Just too bad that some of the best sites are paying only US residents and taxpayers. For example, Textbroker pays relatively well for ghostwriters, but it is not opened to writers from outside US.

if you are interested in writing good educational articles, do join bright hub which pays 15 $/ article now. you have to do research properly and submit a good piece first based on their topics. there is a legal agreement also.

Hello Scheng1, if you are the one who is not being able to earn from Associated Content, then take heart because we both are sailing in the same boat. Even I am not able to earn anything from there. I am from India and the site is definitely not for Indian writers. Where are you from by the way? I have heard about Experts Column. But I am really skeptical about going for any new site at the moment. I already have accounts on some sites and registering for a new site means that I will have to write something different for that. It is better I think to continue with what I have been. I have been a member of Shvoong for more than 4 years now. But the payments are too slow. I have written 80 summaries there. But I am still far away from payments. The site also shares a very disappointing share of 10% with the writers. It is probably because the writing is not totally creative and we just need to summarize things. That may be the reason why the payments are low. But I don't know what to do with those 80 articles. I can't even use them anywhere else. Rewriting them one by one is an option that I have. But at what cost? It will take a lot of time to rewrite them all. Even if I rewrite one daily, I will need 80 days.

Hi abhi, yes, there are some writers in Associated Content who make more than $1,500 from page view bonus. Unfortunately I am not one of them. Anyway we cannot join Associated Content, so that does not really apply to us. A site that is very similar to Associated Content is Experts Column, which pays $1.50 per 1000 page views. If you write one article per day for the next two years, you can create a long time passive income. Even if you stop writing after two years, you will still get paid from the existing content. Just hope that the website is still around to pay you!

Yup! That what I do, Scheng. I save some part of the money that I earn online and someday I can put a business of my dream...

Hi Aerous, in this case, you better have a separate bank account. If not, you will spend all the money on yourself or your children, and there is nothing left for your future business. I think the cost of living is still low in your country compared to the rest of the world. A dollar earned online is worth more in your country than my country.

Hi Aerous, I think you can save up whatever you have earned online, so that you can use money from full time employment for living expenses, and online earnings for investing. Mylot is not that good as a money making tool, but it is fun. While article writing earns much better in the long term, it takes a very long time to reach a stage where you can earn without writing anything. I think you can aim for the monthly ten dollars here, while checking out other ways to earn.

Hi Myfb, just too bad you stay in the city instead of smaller towns. If you have stayed in Batu Pahat or other smaller towns, I think you can get by with earning $800 per month online. After all, the cost of living is lower there. The food is slightly cheaper, the housing is much cheaper! If you need $1000 for quitting full time job, I need double the amount. The exchange rate works better for you than for me. I think I really have to move to Malaysia when I retire. Otherwise my money might not last very long.

Hi Alienstar, yes, many people fail to make a single cent online. I think these are the ones who look for easy way out, and do not want to put in effort on legit sites. If they have worked honestly, they would have made a few hundred dollars too. Even if they were to start off slow and steady, making ten dollars a month is possible. I think many people fail because they are lazy, greedy and just not interested to know the right way.

Hi Brew2x, I think many people cannot work at home too. They will go mad with loneliness even if they can work at home, and make a good living. Some companies offer the employees a chance to work from home a few days out of a month. But the take up rate is rather low. Most people find working at home too distracting. After all, we tend to relax when we are at home, and want to keep work away from our home. I think if we can get a passive income of a few thousand dollars, then we can really retire from our full time work. Other than that, working full time is still the main way of making a living.

Hi Metschica, yes, that is very true. A month of good money online is no guarantee that we can continue making the same amount. I think if we have the time to afford having both income, that is even better. That means we can live on our full time income while saving our income from online activities. Maybe we can pay off our mortgage, and become debt free, and ultimately rich. Just wishful dream at the moment. I guess most of us do not make enough even to pay for the internet bill, and utility bills.

Hi Yspmyl, obviously that depends on the standard of living. I would like to know how much a person can live on in his country, that is why I started this discussion. I think for those in developed countries, even a thousand dollars per month is too low. After all, the company pays for medical when we are working, but once when we are onl our own, we have to pay all the medical costs.

Hi Damned_dle, it is good to live in a place with lower cost of living. over here, even the factory operator with no education gets about a thousand dollars per month. With overtime, they would have commanded more than a thousand and five hundred dollars. Even that amount is too low to support a family. I think I will need at least two thousand dollars per month before quitting a job. Maybe you can aim to reach six hundred dollars online.

Hi Lilblondiemjd, actually in many countries, there is no such thing as minimum wage! For us in Singapore, there are many foreign workers working at a miserable rate of just fourteen dollars per day, not per hour. That is lower than even two dollars per hour. If we convert to US dollar, that is about eleven dollars for a full day of hard work under the hot sun. I think even if I can make such amount online, I cannot survive on it. The foreign workers have the benefits of living in a dormitory provided by the employers, and they even get to enjoy free meals and transport. For us, we still have to pay mortgage and other bills. I need at least two thousand dollars before quitting full time job forever.

Hi Hazelme, even $200 a month is a very high goal for many people. Most people are just making ten dollars or fifty dollars per month. But then, most of us are doing it in our leisure hours, and we still have our full time job to help pay the bill. I think even if we make just a few cents online, that is way better than others who just surf for fun, and wasting time and energy.

Hi LoriRuri, if your business is paying for bills, then your online income is really an extra. Might as well use it in investments, so that you can gain more passive income, and with that, a possibility of retiring early. I think having extra money is always good. Even a humble $10 a month from mylot is better than nothing at all.

Hi Jpso, it is good of your friend to share his knowledge with you. Maybe you lack his skills and expertise, and you can only earn a fraction of what he is currently making. I think your friend is really smart. If he can succeed online, he can succeed in every business that he is interested in. Just hope that he can teach you more, so that you can increase your income. As long as you enjoy your work, and have money from different sources, you do not need to fear recession.

Hi Pibi, yes, it is not advisable for a fresh young graduate to earn online, since you will find it hard to find job later on. Maybe when you are nearer retirement, or need time to spend with your kids, and you have paid off mortgage and other debts, then you can afford to quit full time job, and just stay home making money online. But then again, that depends on the cost of living in your country.