How much of your personal life will you sacrifice for financial freedom?

[barbara44]

This is really scary. Almost all your followers know your house and how much you are worth. I wouldn't feel safe in such a situation because I would be concerned about my safety and that of my family members. I can give out some personal information to the public on my channel, but my house location and children will remain a secret.

I heard that these influencers have competitors. Your followers might be cool, but one cannot be sure about other people, like those who are in the same business. I might be willing to give out more information about myself if I am making money that would be enough to afford personal security. 

This is true, but you have to remember, there are many people like that. You think we can't find some celebrities house? I mean they literally have tours in LA that shows houses of the celebs. You think they are not rich? They are filthy rich, why do you think that it's so easy for some Hollywood start to have a very open and public house and not be worried about people attacking (which has happened before) whereas we have influencers worrying about it?

I think if you reach a certain level and you are wealthy enough, having a good security system should not be a big deal. I mean if you are not rich enough to have a high end security system that is 7/24 alert, then you are not rich enough to be bothered to be fair.

[Alpha Marine]

For an introvert like me who hates attention, I would be living a very fake, forced and depressing life if I wanted to achieve that lifestyle. Fame has never occurred to me. I hate working in a room, and everybody knows me, except it's a room filled with friends and family. I don't believe in the "the end justifies the means" principle, so I am not ready to do whatever it takes to get money. I don't envy famous people. If I had a choice, I would choose to have the money and live a quiet, normal life.
And this is not even about my privacy (which I value a lot), it's just the kind of person I am. The only kind of attention I like is from people I love and care about, and that is usually friends and family; every other one gives me anxiety.

[whiteblue]

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I want to know, even with risk involved, would you go as far as sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom ?

You've explained this in details, and it truly reflects what's happening in the modern-day living. Everything now are being monetized.

As to the extent I can sacrifice my privacy for financial freedom, and possibly fame (which also brings money), the extent is so high. So long as it will not affect my security and that of my family, I care less.

There's always a risk when privacy is made public, especially as an influencer or content creator, who needs to be visible. Family content, in particular, involves a lot of information produced for the public. Many people today are like that, revealing their privacy to achieve their desired financial freedom. Security is especially vulnerable in countries with weak governments, and it can be extremely dangerous. We see many cases of blatant theft.

But a father has a different view when it comes to providing a good life for his family. He will do anything for his family's financial freedom, regardless of anything, even risking his own life.

[Sulegzy39]

I would not make any sacrifices. As time passes, my financial situation improves, and while I anticipate some ups and downs in the future, I am well prepared for them. I would not trade anything for financial freedom if it did not appeal to me. I would like to have more money than I do, but I am accumulating more and more, and the notion of having enough money to retire does not appeal to me if it means sacrificing other things like the ones you mentioned. Even if I could retire, I imagine myself continuing to work, as many billionaires do.

[KiaKia]

What is there to trade for financial freedom than my money and my skills? For financial freedom I am ready to invest as much as I can and this is all I can do,  I am not going to risk anything that could cut my life short.

There are people who would put too much stress on themselves for financial freedom, at the cost of their health, I am not ready for this because health is the real wealth, what use is millions of dollars when your body is failing you?

Too much of everything is not good, there are times where you need to slow things down and just live, many people won't see 2027, this is not a curse, it is the way things are.

[JoyceBTC]

I don't know about any influencers or online entrepreneurs, who are publicly revealing their sensitive personal information all over the internet. Information such as social security number, home address, phone number(this isn't so sensitive info, but whatever). You can make money online without having to reveal such sensitive data. Someone could reveal your private info without you necessarily being involved in an online business. I understand that online doxxing is a major issue, but the people, who were doxxed aren't such a big amount. There are services like Deleteme, who can help you delete all your sensitive info, which is posted online. I haven't used such online service, but I might try it in the near future.

You don't "have to" but most of them do. Like I know where the youtuber I follow lives, literally the home, not that it would matter to me if I didn't, but I do, he did a vlog and we all know where he lives. I know his income and even how much tax he paid this year, I know their kid, when he was born, what his name is, I know all of his business' and all of his success and all of his failures.

Basically when you share your entire life, there are very low amount of things that are left for you that you do not know about them.

The way most people are seeing this things as a big deal, that’s the same way it isn’t a big deal to another person, just like the YouTuber you talked about. Like in the original post I said something about the internet as one of the safest places to make money, although not everyone agreed to that. There are most influencers that don’t mind coming online telling people about everything about themselves, they even feel more comfortable saying it online, that is why any little thing that happens to them, they will turn on there camera and start saying it. Even when they are sad or happy

And also most of all this influencers and celebrities that put out their life’s on the internet have a very strong security guarding them.

[DrBeer]

In recent days, the Internet has been one of the safest place to make money, and also sustain a living depending on what we put out there for people to see. Most people also go as far as putting out their personal/private life out there on the Internet to earn money, which comes with some good opportunities as well as risk too.
Example of people that put out their private life, or share their personal information to make money on the Internet are influencers, entrepreneurs and also job seekers. This information include
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Although when most people share personal information online, they try as much as possible to keep out sensitive information while most people do not care.
I want to know, even with risk involved, would you go as far as sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom ?

I have myself, my family, my friends and relatives, my job, and my own business. The question is: if I prioritize one thing over the others, what will happen to the other parts of my life? No, I’m against “burying myself in work”—it robs me of ordinary human joys and many opportunities.
 I am not a supporter of “maniacally” focusing on one area. I am a person — I want to live and enjoy life! In order to build a business or create a normal financial system for yourself, it is not necessary to give up everything else and become a business recluse.

[Findingnemo]

I will never announce those things to the public because it is supposed to our private life but these so called social media influencers are monetizing those events into money but not everyone who does that will not get success or even the one who is successful can't be sure they will maintain the same success in a year or 2. Better get a stable income source, which is also possible with the internet and without posting videos.

[Accardo]

I will never announce those things to the public because it is supposed to our private life but these so called social media influencers are monetizing those events into money but not everyone who does that will not get success or even the one who is successful can't be sure they will maintain the same success in a year or 2. Better get a stable income source, which is also possible with the internet and without posting videos.

Only a few persons have their personal data exempted from databases on the internet, influencers come out to share theirs openly which may appear to be wrong for privacy inclined folks, whose data are on KYC and digital IDs exposed to the government and central bodies. In as much as the goal is to avoid cyber bullying, everyone else who think influencers shouldn't post personal data on social platforms, but is guilty of having released same data to centralized bodies is nothing much different from the influencers who go about sharing their personal life on the internet.

[bubilas]

But Here are the risk involved when sharing your personal information on the internet
1. Cyber bullying
2. Identity theft
3. Security threats
4. Mental health stress

Although when most people share personal information online, they try as much as possible to keep out sensitive information while most people do not care.
I want to know, even with risk involved, would you go as far as sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom ?

I recently visited friends who have a small child. They like to watch bloggers who also have children, and it is the behavior and reactions of these children that are the main content of the blog. It looks terrible. Well, first of all, it's clear that they've already earned a lot from this, and their house is now like one big, hard room where they have fun, throw toys around and run around filming each other. Parents behave like cretins, all for the sake of being watched by the children of the blog viewers. They obviously don't work anywhere, but live off this abnormal hobby of filming their children. How will their children grow up, constantly seeing the camera lens behind them?

[michellee]

That will be up to you sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom or not. But I will not do that because that means I open my privacy to public which is not necessary for them. I will search for other jobs that will not sacrificing my privacy so I can feels safe.

We can't prohibits those who wants to gain financial freedom by sacrificing their privacy. They want doing that and they will do that even if that means giving them more risky.

[Pablo-wood]

For me I used to be reserved and didn't like anything bringing me out to the public space but with the transition of economic and financial value from the regular everyday experience to the global audience brought about by the internet I will trade everything for financial freedom. I will try my very best to take precaution while I make this decisions to avoid. I ask what is life if I can't meet up with my daily expenses. Anything can go down as long as the future is guaranteed.

[mvdheuvel1983]

I will never announce those things to the public because it is supposed to our private life but these so called social media influencers are monetizing those events into money but not everyone who does that will not get success or even the one who is successful can't be sure they will maintain the same success in a year or 2. Better get a stable income source, which is also possible with the internet and without posting videos.

Some of the people who go about bringing everything about them to the public in the game of making money may be living a different life aside whwt they post, you can't be too sure that what they put out there is who they are or the information about them because some of the stories and information are works of fiction even though they make it look so real but you can't think they really value money thqn privacy when having money without privacy ven actually get them killed. A stable source of income is good but in a situation where you are not getting what you wanted doing different things should not be discouraged if that's what some one wants to make money with.

[junder]

That will be up to you sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom or not. But I will not do that because that means I open my privacy to public which is not necessary for them. I will search for other jobs that will not sacrificing my privacy so I can feels safe.

We can't prohibits those who wants to gain financial freedom by sacrificing their privacy. They want doing that and they will do that even if that means giving them more risky.

I agree with you that we should protect our own privacy while pursuing financial freedom, because I believe financial freedom can be achieved without sacrificing privacy. Even if we trust someone in a situation that could be profitable, we should still maintain boundaries including when it comes to our own privacy.
But those who sacrifice their privacy to achieve financial freedom may have their own reasons.

[Royal Cap]

I want to know, even with risk involved, would you go as far as sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom ?

In my opinion, financial independence is important but it is not mandatory to fully disclose your personal life, There are many entrepreneurs or creators who share their work, ideas or skills but do not reveal much about their personal life. Yet they succeed, because in the end, people look for value. And that is why value is important. Another thing is that once something is published on the internet, it is almost impossible to completely delete it. So what seems normal today, can become a problem a few years later, For this reason I think it is good to share your work or knowledge to earn money online, but it is not always necessary to bring your personal life to the fore.

[Nothingtodo]

I have made many sacrifices in my personal life to achieve financial independence, including staying away from my family and giving up happy moments with each of my family members. I used to stay in a hostel for my studies since childhood and lived a very cheap life there so that I could adapt myself financially later.
Even though I have started earning some income online, I am still far from my family and my family, that is, I am trying to achieve financial well-being by giving up my family relationship. However, one thing is very important that if you give your time to money, then you must sacrifice some personal and joyful moments in life.

[BlackBaron]

That will be up to you sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom or not. But I will not do that because that means I open my privacy to public which is not necessary for them. I will search for other jobs that will not sacrificing my privacy so I can feels safe.

We can't prohibits those who wants to gain financial freedom by sacrificing their privacy. They want doing that and they will do that even if that means giving them more risky.

Our privacy is something we must protect; we shouldn't carelessly publicize it, even if it's for financial freedom. I agree with you that there are many ways to achieve financial freedom without sacrificing privacy.

And herein lies the problem: once we achieve what we desire, our privacy will be sought after by others. We've probably seen the privacy of many famous people circulating without their consent. And those who are famous also have privacy that is inaccessible to anyone, even those closest to them, who are restricted to matters considered extremely private.

[Fortify]

In recent days, the Internet has been one of the safest place to make money, and also sustain a living depending on what we put out there for people to see. Most people also go as far as putting out their personal/private life out there on the Internet to earn money, which comes with some good opportunities as well as risk too.
Example of people that put out their private life, or share their personal information to make money on the Internet are influencers, entrepreneurs and also job seekers. This information include

Although when most people share personal information online, they try as much as possible to keep out sensitive information while most people do not care.
I want to know, even with risk involved, would you go as far as sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom ?

Everyone has to budget as they get older, you have an income and you have outgoings. Those things can vary wildly but you really need to be constantly re-evaluating where your money is going and how you can make improvements in different areas. That can mean big changes in life, like the moment you swap renting for mortgage payments, which can often end up cheaper but you take on new responsibilities. I get a lot of peace of mind from putting cash into researched investments as well at the point I get paid each month, that gives me a bit more freedom and comfort in the rest of my life knowing that there is some cash to fall back on. However at times it becomes secondary because you need to take care of your immediate needs too and also enjoy some of that money now on expenses like holidays.

[Faisal2202]

Has the Internet made it mandatory for someone to reveal their identity before they gain financial freedom? Knowing this fact will help someone to know how they can follow up on the Internet(social media) without revealing their true identity.

I can't agree more, because revealing yourself was never mandatory, a lot of people are running multiple channels, they call it automation, in which they create multiple channels and create content like animations, etc. on different topics and they are making good money too.

There are some differences as well. People who reveal themselves on social media usually gain publicity, and in real life they end up having both fans and haters. However, some people still choose to keep their identity private for a long time. For example, the singer Marshmello kept his identity hidden for quite a while, and many others have never shown their faces. And some have never shared their true identity with their viewers but they love their content and some hate it too. But they don't have to face that criticism in real life like those who have reveales themseleves.

[Hanadawa]

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I want to know, even with risk involved, would you go as far as sacrificing your privacy to gain financial freedom ?

You've explained this in details, and it truly reflects what's happening in the modern-day living. Everything now are being monetized.
As to the extent I can sacrifice my privacy for financial freedom, and possibly fame (which also brings money), the extent is so high. So long as it will not affect my security and that of my family, I care less.

I personally care deeply about my privacy. As an introvert, having a quiet life away from public attention feels very pleasant. However, I remember a friend of mine once saying, "Introversion or privacy is a privilege for the rich." While this is a controversial statement, what he meant was that if we still live on the average minimum wage, we can't expect to have a private life away from public attention. Someone striving for success must do many things, including creating social media content that can generate income. However, I believe we should still have limits on how much our privacy can be publicized. I personally enjoy family content that shares their daily lives, but some things like private rooms or children's school data should still be off-limits. However, it would be better if we have jobs or create content that doesn't concern our personal lives. Although, to be honest, it's very difficult because, to be honest, daily life content is easier to create and has a larger audience, especially in my country.