Money for stars

[hfp0393]

I think $3 for paid to post is very good. Its easy to post 30 messages a month. I am waiting on my first paid to post bouns from last month. It looks like it takes the whole 65 days to post though. Each day i look at my account i am hoping it shows up. Only 5 more days left so i hoping it shows up by end of week.

[U2BMATH]

Sometimes, we don't take time to think about how asinine our ideas are. Now, before I get started, I'm not saying that anyone's ideas are asinine, I'm just saying sometimes we don't think. Okay?

Okay, let's build a scenario.

Let's say you are a parent. Now, in many cases, many of us already are, so we don't have to pretend.
Let's say you have a 7 year old kid. Again, for some, not a stretch, and 7 years old is not required, but is an example.
Let's say your kids earns an allowance. Hey, what do you know, many kids these days do.

Okay, let's move on. In order for your kid, Billy - we'll call him, has to take out the trash each day to earn $0.10, he has to make his bed for $0.15 a day, he has to clear the dinner table for $0.05 a day, was the dishes for $0.25 a day, and walk the dog each day for $0.10. Okay, $0.10+$0.15+$0.05+$0.25+$0.10 = $0.65 a day. Now, multiply that by 7 would give Billy a weekly allowance of $4.55.

Now, all that sounds fine, many parents institute an allowance program during their kids early years to teach them responsibility, and the thrill of working for a living. But now your kid gets used to the idea of making money, and wants a little more. So, he comes up to you with those Sad Puppy Dog eyes, and asks you in a sweet, loving voice...

"Mom,..." Now we all know that Mom's are the emotional creatures on earth, so Billy is no fool, he goes to Mom for his upcoming request.

"Mom," he repeats "if I make my bed, and then trash it, and make it again, can I get $0.30 today, because I made it twice." Would you say yes? Or would you say, "Sorry son, only one prize per customer, per day."

"Okay Mom," Billy continues "how about I wash the dishes twice, can I get twice as much money?" And we all know what the response will be - even if he continued to beg and plead, for any of the other chores he has to do.

Doesn't the same apply here on FC? We're fortunate enough to earn our allowance of $0.10 per day to post on the Forum one time. And although we COULD post more and more, why should FC want to pay us for every time we post? The intention is to teach Billy how to make his bed, how to have pride in keeping a clean room, how not to attract roaches and bugs in the kitchen, simply by taking out the garbage, or clearing the dishes off the table, or washing the dishes, and to teach him that dogs have bodily fluid needs as well as humans, and they need to be cared for.

Much like FC. They are offering us an incentive (allowance) of $0.10 a day to post on the forum. Why? I suppose to teach us that this is a great place to come and hang out, to socialize, to find answers to questions we may have so we don't bug them with Support Tickets for questions already answered here. To teach us that its more responsible to play on the Forum than to bug the Admins for help.

And like Billy needing or wanting to earn more money, we beg FC for more money too. But the parents response should be (assuming they can afford to do so) to set Billy up on a DIFFERENT, NEW errand, like cleaning out the garage, or mowing the lawn, or going to the store, or take a bath - especially after taking out the trash. FC has the same response. Earn your $0.10 on the forum each day, then go do another OFFER. There are tons of them to choose from!

Okay, that got a lot more long-winded then I planned, sorry for that, but I was on a roll.
Mike

[kdad64]

^^^^

Great post! I honestly look at things differently now.

[U2BMATH]

^^^^
Great post! I honestly look at things differently now.

Thankie for taking time to read it. Maybe we oughta get paid money for taking time to read long-wided posts? Wait, let's not go there, hehe.

[abuckley0]

I really like this idea! Yeah fusion you should do that! 

[Aboubakry123]

 

[lher0277]

i love that idea

[danielzhoney21]

Many people like the idea. And about the long winded post. I think this concept is a little of. Money for stars is not Billy doing a chore undoing it then re doing it to get money. it would be like billy getting his 4.55 allowance then asking his parents for a little extra if he does more. Like lets say his job is to just wash the dishes. Then he goes above and beyond and washes them dries them and puts them all away. Or if his job is mowing. Then he mows the lawn, rakes up all the grass, puts the grass in bags and takes it out and helps out Grandma do the same. I believe this is the idea. We arent undoing a job to re do it. We are just going above and beyond and doing more. And thats why it is posted under suggestions. This is because FC asks for suggestions for the site and people like me give them. If they didnt want people to help them with things to better the site or NEW ways to earn money and it would help out FC they wouldnt have this heading in the forum. Just saying. and i am a parent and if my kid goes above and beyond they do get extra.

[dwiley11]

good idea thank you this is great

[workin4alivin]

looks like a lot of people would need back pay! chuckle