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.\”
What working mother hasnat been through this before? Honestly though, are their other options? We are bombarded with online ads all the time. These ads claim that we can earn thousands of dollars a month from right behind our home computers. It sounds great!
Well, it would be great if you were willing to pay a $150 start up cost or dedicate 30 hours a week to taking surveys. Who wants to send some stranger $150 over the internet if you arenat really sure what youare getting in return? Weave all heard, aIf it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.a Who would realistically be able to pull themselves away from the toddler long enough to make $1500 a month in surveys? If this were possible, we would all be professional survey takers.
So what are the options? Well, familiar ones, and if you have
experience with sales, you may reach success. Basically you sell
products you find online. Granted that requires a shop-front and a
client-list, but many have found success setting up shop, and
focusing on their local area and their needs. Everything from
make-up to marital aids, to cooking gadgets can be found online for
resale.
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!
So sit down with your spouse and a calculator. It is very possible that you will aearna nearly as much money by staying at home and cutting out your work related expenses as you do going to work and missing your child all day long. While you are doing your calculating donat forget to take into account your new lower tax responsibility. Having only one income might put you in a lower tax bracket, making you eligible for all sorts of incentives from Uncle Sam!
Above all, you have to decide where your priorities are. Is it worth the extra income to leave your children behind all day? Perhaps it will make them more independent and ready for kindergarten. Perhaps you will regret that someone else raised them. All in all, each family has to decide what is most important for them. Most working families can probably find ways to cut back enough for one spouse to stay home. That is, if you think you can live without designer coffee, summer vacations, and two vehicles!
