So who is all about the money?
Kumiko at Cash Quests recently wrote a provocative post about being all about money. In her eyes, we should be thinking about money all the time. I don’t agree. Yes, I am blogging to make money, but I’m not going to let that take over my life and be all I think about. I’m one of those people who, shock horror, likes his day job! I can’t be the only one, surely. Here’s a picture of the last Adsense check I received for the equivalent of a little over $300.
Although not a great deal, I was proud of that check, but I have no intention of letting it inspire me to “get rich or die trying”. In other money-related matters, here’s what I got in my Paypal account this past week.
That works out to about $325. Not bad going for something I do in my spare time. The thing is, I’m going to continue doing what I’m doing, and I’m going to continue making more and more money, but it’s not going to be the last thing I think about before I go to sleep at night. The last thing I think about before I go to sleep at night will be the girl I love, or the story I’m writing for a magazine, or my family back in the UK.
My last thought before I go to sleep is “Wow! I made $500 in a single day on the internet”
I did once think “wow, I made $1,600 in one night” before I went to sleep after I organized a party in the UK. That was worth getting excited about. And then there was the time I got paid more than $700 to write health articles for a clinic.
My point is, you don’t have to be all about the money to make money. You have to be all about the money to make the top dollars like John Chow is and like I believe Kumiko will be in the future, but are you doing this professionally or on the side? And would you even want to do this professionally?
So, is money always on your mind?
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3 Responses to “So who is all about the money?”
Yeah, I read Kumiko’s post earlier too, and I have to say I also dissagreed (sp?) with her stance. Yes, money is important, and without it you cannot be defined as truly successful, but you can’t be all about the money regardless. Any good business person worth their weight in salt will tell you that if you’re all about the money, and are not just as passionate about the product you’re delivering to your people (or in this case, posts your writing) then your business will flop. I really hope her blog doesn’t flop. And I’d rather like to see yours go big too!
Oh I don’t think there’s any danger of her blog flopping; she’s always a few steps ahead. She’s good at getting reactions from people.
While I don’t completely agree with Kumiko, I do admire her strength of conviction/opinion.
For me, balance is the key - being proactive about empowering yourself financially, but also being proactive about living, breathing, hugging.
Well, that’s the kind of balance I want in my life.