how to inform your family about your source of income

[Smack That Ace]

Do we really need this guideline to inform our family about our source of income?  I do not think there is a need to keep our source of income a secret to our family.  We may keep it a secret outside our first family but keeping it a secret to our first family sounds awkward.  

I feel like having a problem revealing our source of income to our immediate family shows distrust to the member.  And it should not be that way.  If you can't trust your immediate family about our welfare then I believe that kind of family is wicked.  As long as it won't put our family in danger then I do not think we need to be secretive about our source of income.

Family should be built with trust and concern and not with distrust and suspicion.  Also we should be patient in explaining if they fail to understand how it works, they are our first family after all.  If we are full of suspicion about them then we can just forget calling them our family.

Who took care of us growing up, who was by our side when we stumbled and despaired? I read some of the comments above and don't understand why some people have bad thoughts and speak ill of their family when that is where they were born and raised, and where they will return when the whole society doesn't need them. It's ironic that some people think that if their family knows about their income, they will be taken advantage of.

Like you, I have no problem with disclosing my income to my family. I even give my entire salary to my wife to control and I feel that this will be better for me because sometimes I spend uncontrollably, leading to a shortfall in family expenses.
A happy family is not built on suspicion or thinking bad about each other, but it is built on mutual trust. If we are always suspicious and always think badly of others, we should not expect them to think well of us. If we want to receive trust and love in return, we first need to give those things away.

[Oluwa-btc]

I know some people working online find it hard to decide whether to let their family know about their income and its source. this problem is one of the major problem that youth working online in some countries are facing. so today we are going to talk about this.

what you just said it's good but in the other hand it's not necessary in the sense that your source of income is legit but if it claims not to be that's When you owe your family explanations on your general source of income.
We all know the level of online business in the world today both legal an illegal and probably when you ought to give explanation on that is based on the fact that they are questioning your source of income but if you know what you're doing is safe you don't have to freak out.

And besides when you decide to let them know you don't have to be specific with the said amount your getting from your online business or hustle cause definitely they will be on the side that your earning such amount so when need be for them to demand they won't hesitate to do that cause they believe your highly capable.
And again if you choose not to let anyone know about your income it's still cool you know,cause it's best remaining that way than letting one family member know and it ends up becoming a public information.

[Marykeller]

Families differ. Before giving details about what you do online that gives you money, you have to know the kind of family you are coming from and whether they believe you can make money from home(online)

Many people are being tagged as fraudsters by their families because they stay day in and day out in their family house without looking for a job or learning a trade to support themselves.

Most parents do believe that you must work before making a living. They never believed that you could be at a place and be making cool cash for yourself. However, you don't blame them for that because, during their days, they worked so hard to provide what their families would eat. Seeing their children not doing the same pains them. What will they do? The fact is that the world is advancing in technology, and everyone is aligning themselves to that area of equipping themselves with all the necessary knowledge to excel in online business.

Well, since earning online is invoked in society. Some families are beginning to believe that there are legit ways to make money online. You must not be working round the clock from Monday to weekdays before someone would know that you are working. You can work from home at your own convenient time without stress.

[KingsDen]

I don’t need to tell anyone how I make my money except when lawfully required in an investigation. Why should I want to inform my family or friends how I make my money? I expect my friends and family to know from intuition what kind of a person I am, what am capable of or not and how they could come in to support and not being curious as to how as though, they question the process and integrity. It’s unstained man, they’ve got to use that for a stronghold.

Many people try their best to know your source of income. And if they cannot know it, they will begin to blackmail you. I have been called a fraudster by people close to me who do not know about my source of income but I do not care.

Since I know I'm not into anything bad, why should I bother myself to explain myself to people. I'm just unbothered, just as you said, unless it has to do with legal requirements.

[DeathAngel]

Really weird format you type in, OP. Any way, I am a guy in my late 20’s, I don’t need to explain to my family anything about my source of income & my work. Why would anybody need to explain in great detail about their source of income, it’s really not that interesting. The only time you might be afraid of people finding out a out your source of income would be if it wasn’t legal.

[Die_empty]

Many people try their best to know your source of income. And if they cannot know it, they will begin to blackmail you. I have been called a fraudster by people close to me who do not know about my source of income but I do not care.

Since I know I'm not into anything bad, why should I bother myself to explain myself to people. I'm just unbothered, just as you said, unless it has to do with legal requirements.

There is this misconception that is popular in my country that if you are not dressing up in the morning, carry a bag, and move out, you are a fraudster. The society I live in doesn't have much knowledge about online jobs, so they assume that you should have a physical office to show that you are legally employed. Your neighbors could even report you to the police because there is a whistleblower law that rewards citizens for exposing criminals.

A guilty conscience fears no accusation. One doesn't need to give a damn about what people assume about them. If they report to the police, you can comfortably defend yourself with the details or documents about your job. I wouldn't disclose my source of income or worth to any stranger because of their assumptions.

[Gallar]

I know some people working online find it hard to decide whether to let their family know about their income and its source. this problem is one of the major problem that youth working online in some countries are facing. so today we are going to talk about this.
 
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Working in cyberspace, such as trading crypto, or being a content creator, of course in certain situations and for certain people, this is very foreign. Therefore, people who are unfamiliar with things related to the virtual world will always ask whether they can make money from working online. This is normal if it happens, because in essence people like that have little knowledge about the work that can be done in cyberspace. So their thinking has not yet reached things related to online work.

So of course when our parents, who still don't understand much about the virtual world, ask about the income we have earned so far, it will definitely be a little confusing. Because from the personal experience that I am currently having, my parents tend to say that online work is a place to commit crimes. So it also took me quite a long time to convince my parents that working in cyberspace doesn't always mean committing a crime.

However, now many people are becoming more enlightened about this. Because in essence, current developments lead to technological sophistication such as the virtual world. So everyone is forced to understand this issue. Therefore, for now I don't need to worry when other people question what work I do in cyberspace. Because with just a little explanation they already understand what I explain. So basically, for now I don't need to be afraid of this. So in essence, when we are asked by someone, for example our parents, regarding the online work we do, try to explain it in detail and slowly. Because basically parents or family members just want to know what work we do in cyberspace. Because parents will definitely feel strange if they see their child just sitting in the room facing a computer screen but can make money.

[knowngunman]

Really weird format you type in, OP. Any way, I am a guy in my late 20’s, I don’t need to explain to my family anything about my source of income & my work. Why would anybody need to explain in great detail about their source of income, it’s really not that interesting. The only time you might be afraid of people finding out a out your source of income would be if it wasn’t legal.

Seriously, it's weird disclosing source of income unnecessarily to people including close relatives. It doesn't matter whether online or physical, your source of wealth should be safeguard with all forms of anonymity. Moreover, I don't think any sensible person will demand to know anyone's source of wealth when you are not  undergoing any form of trial. Even during trial, only recognized authorities have the right to request for such information from you for trial purpose. Keeping privacy is very necessary when it comes to wealth and anything related to finance, people can not destroy what they don't know.

[Uhochi]

I agree.  If your family members are those that see every online business as illegal then it's better to look for a branded name to call yourself or a word to describe your work. You can also tell maybe one or two people you trust to understand and not tell the rest about your real source of income.

Then, I agree with not telling them the exact amount you earn, instead, give them a figure range probably lower than what you earn to avoid unnecessary monetary attention. Also, if you stay with your family members who may not understand your kind of work, try making use of the hub sometimes or going to a friend's sometimes. So they won't be seeing you indoors on your laptop all day, which can increase the questioning.

[avp2306]

I agree.  If your family members are those that see every online business as illegal then it's better to look for a branded name to call yourself or a word to describe your work. You can also tell maybe one or two people you trust to understand and not tell the rest about your real source of income.

Then, I agree with not telling them the exact amount you earn, instead, give them a figure range probably lower than what you earn to avoid unnecessary monetary attention. Also, if you stay with your family members who may not understand your kind of work, try making use of the hub sometimes or going to a friend's sometimes. So they won't be seeing you indoors on your laptop all day, which can increase the questioning.

But I doubt they would think about negative about what you do online especially that online jobs is now booming. For sure they already hear that earning online exist. What you need to do is to show them your online gigs and tell that everything you do is legal.

We cannot erase some facts that they might question on how we can generate money online, but if we make them understand the nature of our job then for sure they could able to get an idea that what you do is good then maybe you can influence your brothers and sister to do the same also earn at home by help of current technology.

But total earnings should be hidden and we should not teach and show them everything since maybe that actions will us any big issues.

[Fredomago]

I agree.  If your family members are those that see every online business as illegal then it's better to look for a branded name to call yourself or a word to describe your work. You can also tell maybe one or two people you trust to understand and not tell the rest about your real source of income.

Then, I agree with not telling them the exact amount you earn, instead, give them a figure range probably lower than what you earn to avoid unnecessary monetary attention. Also, if you stay with your family members who may not understand your kind of work, try making use of the hub sometimes or going to a friend's sometimes. So they won't be seeing you indoors on your laptop all day, which can increase the questioning.

But I doubt they would think about negative about what you do online especially that online jobs is now booming. For sure they already hear that earning online exist. What you need to do is to show them your online gigs and tell that everything you do is legal.

We cannot erase some facts that they might question on how we can generate money online, but if we make them understand the nature of our job then for sure they could able to get an idea that what you do is good then maybe you can influence your brothers and sister to do the same also earn at home by help of current technology.

But total earnings should be hidden and we should not teach and show them everything since maybe that actions will us any big issues.

I agree to that just give them the idea that there's no illegal things that relates to whatever business or industry that we are involve online, to assure them that you are not doing any bad things that will risk you and their securities, by providing that information chance that you might influence them and have them gain interest to whatever income earnings that you already established, it's more on your approach and how you deal with convincing them about the legal ways that you are doing online.

[Nothingtodo]

Currently, the number of freelancers is increasing in such a way that a large part of the country is currently doing freelancing and bringing huge economic remittances to a country. So guardians know about their children that they are earning money by freelancing so guardians encourage their children to become freelancers. They know that earning bitcoins is nothing but freelancing so their children know about this source of income and guardians try their best to encourage their children to earn more.

[Questat]

I know some people working online find it hard to decide whether to let their family know about their income and its source. this problem is one of the major problem that youth working online in some countries are facing. so today we are going to talk about this.

what you just said it's good but in the other hand it's not necessary in the sense that your source of income is legit but if it claims not to be that's When you owe your family explanations on your general source of income.
We all know the level of online business in the world today both legal an illegal and probably when you ought to give explanation on that is based on the fact that they are questioning your source of income but if you know what you're doing is safe you don't have to freak out.

And besides when you decide to let them know you don't have to be specific with the said amount your getting from your online business or hustle cause definitely they will be on the side that your earning such amount so when need be for them to demand they won't hesitate to do that cause they believe your highly capable.
And again if you choose not to let anyone know about your income it's still cool you know,cause it's best remaining that way than letting one family member know and it ends up becoming a public information.

You don't owe anything to your family to let them know about your current amount of income, but you can always tell the nature of your work. I think it won't be a hard thing to do as long as your honest about your work so they won't suspect that you are taking an income from illegal sources. However, if you chose not to let them know as long as you are earning regularly, I guess that won't be an issue. Just support your family if it's really necessary so they won't be having an issue about your job.

[Lanatsa]

Second step, those to inform and those not to inform

If ever i would really be that earning significant at early age or lets say that if im still studying or still dependent into my parents then it would be better that you should
really be keeping yourself mouth shut to avoid some possible long stories about whats this and whats that. The thing here is that you do make income and surely that time comes
that when you would really be needing up those money just in case your family would really be having that financial problem. The key on here is to save up as much as you could
and this would re ally be an advantageous thing.

Just make it sure that those saved funds would really be kept well and secure to avoid on losing it all or would come to waste.
Later explaination isnt something that you should be stressing yourself with, mind it later on when things been busted. 
For now then it would be better to keep it secret as much as you could.

[Moreno233]

Families differ. Before giving details about what you do online that gives you money, you have to know the kind of family you are coming from and whether they believe you can make money from home(online)

Many people are being tagged as fraudsters by their families because they stay day in and day out in their family house without looking for a job or learning a trade to support themselves.

Sometimes it is safer to give little information to people, including family, about our source of wealth and our worth except close family member life husband or wife for those who are married or father and mother for those who are single. Again, this depends on age too because at certain age, you are matured to know the law and how not to go against it so provided what you are doing is legal, you owe no one any explanations and should not be bothered about what they think, they can keep assuming. My point is coming from a security point of view because there is so much people will know about your finances that will become a security threat to you.

[EarnOnVictor]

Lol...this post is just needless even as it is very funny.

All that matters is for your source of income to be legit, and I wonder if the family members would not be happy that one of them is making money. Even if you are just 5 years old, once your earnings are justified, tell your family anyhow, this is not formal.

However, you might want to further explain how you do it to some family members if they are interested but certainly not what you need to learn an epistle for before you tell them.

[Farma]

Families differ. Before giving details about what you do online that gives you money, you have to know the kind of family you are coming from and whether they believe you can make money from home(online)

Many people are being tagged as fraudsters by their families because they stay day in and day out in their family house without looking for a job or learning a trade to support themselves.

Sometimes it is safer to give little information to people, including family, about our source of wealth and our worth except close family member life husband or wife for those who are married or father and mother for those who are single. Again, this depends on age too because at certain age, you are matured to know the law and how not to go against it so provided what you are doing is legal, you owe no one any explanations and should not be bothered about what they think, they can keep assuming. My point is coming from a security point of view because there is so much people will know about your finances that will become a security threat to you.

Giving a little information about what we do is certainly better so that we can protect ourselves from things that we do not want because if everyone knows the work we do and the amount of income we have, it could be someone who has evil intentions, of course it will disturb our own comfort and it would be better to only tell close family members so that they do not worry about the work we do. That's right, everyone will certainly be able to understand what we are doing if we give them a little information about it because it would be very unlikely if we did something that was against the law and no one would know about it, because every crime certainly would not last long and would be easily known by anyone.

[barisbilgili]

Giving a little information about what we do is certainly better so that we can protect ourselves from things that we do not want because if everyone knows the work we do and the amount of income we have, it could be someone who has evil intentions, of course it will disturb our own comfort and it would be better to only tell close family members so that they do not worry about the work we do. That's right, everyone will certainly be able to understand what we are doing if we give them a little information about it because it would be very unlikely if we did something that was against the law and no one would know about it, because every crime certainly would not last long and would be easily known by anyone.

I think not only that but the importance of informing about our work to family or closest people is to avoid misunderstandings and the most important thing in my opinion when something happens to us then that person can secure the assets that we have especially for work in the digital world, be it the investment we make or trade, I think someone we trust should know that. And for the way we do it may be different, personally I even teach some of my family for the knowledge I have gained and some of them also do the same thing, so I have no problem with that.

[tabas]

All that matters is for your source of income to be legit, and I wonder if the family members would not be happy that one of them is making money. Even if you are just 5 years old, once your earnings are justified, tell your family anyhow, this is not formal.

IMHO, that's different when the earner himself doesn't want to broadcast how much he/she is earning to his/her family. I don't know but different cultures won't want someone who earns to let his family know how much exactly they make for some personal reasons. There are family members that are abusive and if they have an idea how much you make, they'll keep on asking things from you and they'll calculate how much you are giving to them and how much you're spending from the actual salary you receive. That's why there are individuals that are not willing to tell how much they make.

[Zoomic]

I've never thought that it was a big deal announcing my source of income to family. Family is family and they deserve to know what I do to earn a living to be sure no member of the family is going astray. Every family deserves to know what the next person does to earn some money at least, they should be able to recommend similar jobs to their family member if any opportunity arises. Except there is no love in that family, then everyone can be careful about the kind of information they dish out to their family members about their personal finances.

To me, the step by step approach to announcing one's source of income is not really neccessary, if anyone is not comfortable announcing their source of income, they should simply decline answering questions relating to how they earn money.