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Is Working From Home For You?

Do you dream of working from home? Do you want to be able to stay home with your children and still contribute to your family’s income, or do you want to get rich quick? If your goal is to get rich quick, you better have a million dollar idea that no one else has already thought of, otherwise you are going to be quickly disappointed. When you decide to work from home you have to determine why you want to do this, why is it important, is it really feasible with your family and lifestyle and how much money do … Continue reading →

Working From Home During an Illness or Disability

Did you know that some types of home – based work can enable people to keep working even after they have had to leave a traditional job due to illness or injury? Sometimes, people with jobs outside of the home are offered the option of doing some or all of their work from home as they recover from an illness or injury. Unfortunately, some are not and they have to leave their jobs because of the illness or injury. Freelance writing, web design, graphic design, programming, and other types of freelance work that are done on the computer are great … Continue reading →

Grateful For The Opportunity to Work From Home

One great thing about being a home – based professional is that you can do your work in the comfort of your own home. This aspect of home – based work has been especially enjoyable the past few months as I have gotten more and more pregnant and less and less comfortable in the maternity clothes that I wore the last time around. As offensive as it is to my sense of fashion, I spend much of my time in sweatpants including my work time. Some home – based professionals would advise against working in your pajamas or sweatpants, insisting … Continue reading →

A Useful Book For Aspiring Home Based Professionals

I’m no dummy, but I do find that when I want to educate myself about something completely new, the “Complete Idiot’s Guide” series of books is the first place that I look. If you are thinking of starting a home – based business, there is a book in that series which is just for you. “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting a Home – Based Business” by Barbara Weltman is written in the same accessible style as the rest of the series and is a worthwhile read for anyone who thinks that they may be interested in starting a home … Continue reading →

Home Based Professionals Make Great Mentors

As a home – based professional, you may not realize that you are setting an example for other professionals who may want to work from home. In other words, at some point, your experiences and insight could be helpful to an aspiring home – based professional who is looking for a mentor. While I have not yet had the opportunity to assist someone in that way, I did learn most of what I know about one of my businesses from a mentor and I am eternally grateful to her. I met my mentor while I was in law school. She … Continue reading →

Working From Home As An Option for New Parents

Sometimes, it can be difficult for expectant parents to think about what they will do about work once their baby arrives. The people that we often look to for advice about major life decisions, our parents, were becoming parents at a time when many families could manage their financial obligations with one income and it was quite common for mothers to stay home with their children. Times have changed significantly, and for many families the incomes of both parents are needed. For some families, both parents want to return to work after their baby is born, and once they return … Continue reading →

Have You Considered Working The Night Shift?

One of the ways that some home – based professional parents manage to stay at home during the day with their children is working at night. This strategy can also be used by parents who work outside of the home as well. To those who are not in the know, the options for work during the “graveyard shift” may seem to be limited to twenty four hour stores, freelance writing, or working as a nurse or a security guard. There are many more things that get done during the night, though, and expanding your knowledge of what those things are … Continue reading →

Working from Home has Some Disadvantages

It can be difficult for parents to find a reliable source of childcare while they are working. If your child has special needs, then you may find it hard to find caregivers that have the knowledge about how to properly care for your child. Telecommuting may open up some options. It also can bring on new problems. There are a lot of companies that allow employees to work from home, or telecommute. In general, this is something that may be possible for office workers, or people who do data entry. If your job is in retail, or the food service … Continue reading →

Diary of a Work at Home Mom Part 11

Today is a beautiful, sunny day here. It is a welcome relief after two and a half days of nothing but rain. It is the perfect day to take my little guy to the lake. While today seems so perfect that I am tempted to think that the end of summer is nowhere near, it is hard to ignore the signs that summer is in fact drawing to a close. For many work at home parents, the days to squeeze in a little more sun and fun before the school bus arrives are going by all too quickly. As the … Continue reading →

Interviews with Homeschoolers – Ali Cross

Today I’m joined by homeschooler Ali Cross, who has graciously agreed to share some of her journey with us. Ali, thanks for being here. Can you tell us how you arrived at your decision to homeschool? I’d always been interested in homeschooling, but when my twin boys were almost five, they hated spending time together, and where one was super smart and loved to learn, the other found his place by being the exact opposite of his brother. So I decided they couldn’t probably learn at home and that they needed some time away from each other. However, when they … Continue reading →