Working From Home Realistic?
Jessie, 28, finds herself in a bind again, pulled between work and home, as she struggles to separate herself from her crying child before rushing off to another busy commute. \”I wish I could just stay home and work my own schedule, be my own boss.\”
This situation may sound familiar to you, and you may be also wondering if there are options. Everyday we are flooded with hundreds of online ads, many that claim we can earn thousands right from our home computer! Sounds great, right?
The only problem is strangers are asking for $150 start up, or asking for you to first spend 30 hours taking surveys. Investing that kind of time and money is very risky when scams are floating around every corner of the Internet. And even if you find some survey spots that pay, think about all of your living expenses, and your child’s living expenses, is that really going to cut it?
That leaves us with the more traditional ways to make money from home. If you are a fairly good sales woman and you know lots of people, you can have some success selling something from home. There are cosmetics, candles, home goods, childrensa toys, rubber stamping products, marital aids, and all sorts of cooking gadgets. You could find a product to fit nearly any personality.
So how much money does selling products actually pay? Well this depends on many factors, things like a store-front and your own dedication are major. If you are good at sales, and you were to bring them to a sales-floor, you could make anything from $30 to $200 a show. That’s not necessarily enough for rent, but it can be vacation money.
Realistically, you will amakea more money by cutting back on expenses associated with work. Drop down to one family car instead of two and youave earned $300 - $500 a month! Shaving off those dinners out because you donat have time to cook could earn you another couple hundred dollars a month. Not to mention your work clothes, lunches out, oh and that enormous child care bill!
Grab a calculator and take a seat with your loved one. You could
\”earn\” just as much money staying at home! How? By simply cutting
out all your unnecessary expenses! It wouldn’t take much to reach
that dream of staying home, but you have to be prepared to make some
changes in your life. And here’s some food for thought, having one
income might have you in a lower tax bracket, and that can mean more
benefits!
In the end, it’s your decision, is it worth all that money to leave your children behind all day? It may make them independent, but it may also make them strangers. All in all, each person has to decide what’s best for them and their family. Most working families could save hundreds of dollars a month if they really only wanted to make the proper sacrifices.
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