Do you family or friend understand you earning online
By Kevin
@kevin1877uk (36988)
November 23, 2015 7:00am CST
Do you family or friend understand you earning online
I’ve been working online now for 5 years, over that time I’m earned a fair amount of cash which I’m grateful for. Sometimes it not easy spending hours after hours at my laptop and only earning a few cents. Then there are other times where you seem to make money in no time.
I don’t know if every one of you out who earns online is the same, but my family or the few friends I have don’t seem to understand working online. Earn money from your computer. Over the years I’ve tried to explain but no they don’t seem to get it, understand it. My sons seem to understand it a little more than most but that about as far as that goes.
Does your family and friends understand you earning from you computer?
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
@41CombedaleRoad Good point, I like that way of thinking :)
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
I guessit is hard for other people to understand if they aren't interested in it.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
23 Nov 15
I like to have something extra that is not earmarked for anything else. If I make money here, even if it isn't much, it will qualify as that something extra.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
23 Nov 15
In the beginning my parents thought I was crazy about earning money online. But once I showed them the money in my bank account, they started believing I could earn money here.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
Cool, I'm glad they now believe and your not crazy :)
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Nov 15
I have been doing this for 15 years and while they know I write they don't seem to get that I earn money. lol
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
It seems strange that they don't you think they would somehow.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
@BelleStarr LOL great idea at least they might see some of your work.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk Even more strange they don't really read my work, a few do but not most of them. I have taken to promoting my blog on Facebook so they see what I am writing.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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24 Nov 15
Yeah so do I love to see money going into my PayPal account :)
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
24 Nov 15
Oooh yeah they feel like it is not a good way and you can tell they are not interested,this is why i don't even talk about it with them
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
23 Nov 15
Plenty YouTubers earn big money from streaming.. it's not that different. Maybe you could frame it that way.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
Does you family or friends understand earning from being online?
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
23 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk My parents never know what I do for a living.. my work is waayy too out there. They've always been onto me to "get a proper job". Re friends, I don't bother explaining to people who don't understand or have the interest to understand.
Social media specialists == unemployed writer to these folks.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
@Drosophila Yeah your right.
Many people don't just understand, it's only the few.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
23 Nov 15
I don't really tell People as for me it is something I do to keep me occupied and to keep the Brain going lol my Mum does online earning my Daughter and Son leave me to it as they know I enjoy it and they class the bit of money as a treat for me
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
24 Nov 15
Most of my friends do not understand that. They still think making money online is scam, even though I proved to them. Well, some of them still do not believe in online banking and online shopping as well.
I am glad some of the friends I met over the Internet do understand that, it could be because they also believe we can also meet real friends over the Internet. 
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
24 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk Yes, sometimes I do find more like minded people over the Internet, than those I've known for years.
@kevin1877uk (36988)
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24 Nov 15
Yeah it nice to meet people who do understand it because there isn't many who do.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
23 Nov 15
I think most of that is from old school thinking. My girlfriend knows I work online or earn from online sites. But seems to have no desire to bother with it. Other than that, like you, no one really understands the concept. If I actually took the time out to explain it to them, maybe they would.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
You maybe right, old school of thinking.
I've tried in the past when some people have been a little interested in what I do.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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24 Nov 15
@inertia4 That is true, who knows, it could be 6 months from now or maybe 5 years.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
24 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk some people like us get the whole thing. Some people don't and yet some people will frown upon it. What will be funny is when the day comes that this will be the main way to earn a living. I am sure that is a long way off. But who knows.
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@Juliaacv (51190)
• Canada
23 Nov 15
My husband gets it, he sees me and how much time and energy that I devote to working online and he sees how it pays-or doesn't in some cases. More then the monetary aspect, it has become an enjoyable pastime of mine. I don't go out and am a quiet home body, so this suits me well.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
It's good your husband understands, I'm glad you enjoy your pastime :)
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@Juliaacv (51190)
• Canada
23 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk He doesn't really get this site nor did he get BB when it was around. But eventually he'll understand.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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24 Nov 15
That is true, some people think it's a waste of there time while other not. Good point.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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24 Nov 15
@lokisdad No it's not for everyone you are right. Sorry to hear she gave up which is a shame.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
24 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk my wife had a neighbor friend where we used to live before who thought the same thing it was a waste of time until she saw my wifes paypal account and all of the money in it from earnings she had made from the time wasting online jobs she was doing. She was a bit upset because my wife had earned the same amount she had in a wks time without having to leave the house on her own schedule and no physical labor. My wife told her its not physical labor but its not easy I just make it look easy. When she lost her job she gave it a try but said it was too hard and gave up. Online work is not for everyone.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
Does you mum understand it though? What if you did earn more, say $3,000 a year or maybe $5,000.
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@gudheart (12659)
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23 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk Nope. She is not into computers etc. Not really worth explaining it to her as she does not know how to use a computer anyway. If I earned a lot more than I would suggest she learn :D
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
@gudheart Cool I'm glad you would. Maybe one day you might earn much more than you now do.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
23 Nov 15
@fufurinha It's my secret world. I don't want to have to moderate what I write for fear of people I know reading it.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
23 Nov 15
I started on the internet years ago and have made good money while doing it but it's not enough to pay the bills, I don't spend days on line, I spend days in my studio but I enjoy the hours I spend on line with my cyber friends too. My friends and family know what I'm doing but they also know I would be out the door to have some fun if the opportunity happened. Money is not the number one reason I'm here.
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@GardenGerty (160663)
• United States
24 Nov 15
No, they don't at all. Even to me sometimes it is not "real money" as I get it all in PayPal or Amazon. It is real enough when I spend it though.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
24 Nov 15
It seems the only people who do understand are my online friends as I have tried to tell my family and friends but they don't understand nor do they want to do it themselves yet I have a few friends who are always saying how broke they are, so now I say okay then you be broke but I'm not going to.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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24 Nov 15
There isn't many people who do understand or believe that you can earn from being online. It's hard for the many to understand and believe you can indeed earn from being online.
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
24 Nov 15
I takes a great deal of dedication to make enough money here to dare to boast about it.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
23 Nov 15
People know I write but no one asks any questions or makes any comments, it is a lonely business. I think most writers feel like that although on this site we share this one thing we have in common which adds an extra dimension to a writer's life.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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23 Nov 15
That is true,they don't which I find strange, yes it can be lonely working online.
It was good to be with my ex-partner someone who knew about online working. Now back to just me.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
24 Nov 15
My family too understand since they see me taking care of some bills and so they now i do something on the net
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
24 Nov 15
I used to spend all I earnt on my family which they never complained about but they do not see the sense in it. For me it is more like a hobby and adds additional pocket money to treat them. Generally they leave me alone to what I do. It is something I enjoy doing and meeting such interesting people and learning all kinds of things.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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24 Nov 15
Yeah you meet some wonderful and interesting people who know and understand what we are all doing online.
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@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
16 Jan 16
I was just thinking about this the other day. My friends don't understand it because I don't make as much as they do working a full time job. But I am unable to work a full time job like they can. And they don't understand that. I do my absolute best to work and the money I can and no they don't get it.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Jan 16
I know they don't do they, all the years I've been online they never accepted that fact. Never really sat down and looked at that you could do to earn on like. In their minds it's just a scam and no one earns online. They seem to think all you use a computer for is gaming or email and FB.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Jan 16
@T_gray I know I've given up, I friend of mine was unemployed and sat all day doing nothing. I told him about it all, he did sign up to a few things than that was it. I just gave up trying because people don't get it, it's only those like you and me that do.
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@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
16 Jan 16
@kevin1877uk Exactly. I gave up on trying to get them to understand. I try to tell people I blog though, and try my hardest to get them to understand but its really hard. I try to convince them that I really have made money. But their opinion doesn't really matter anymore. The people that mean the most I got to understand. My best friend does my "bookkeeping" for me, so she sees my numbers.
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