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What's
so great about working from home?
In 1999 while I was pregnant with my first son I
asked my husband if
he thought we could make it on just his salary. At first he was
reluctantant--unsure, but he eventually agreed. Two weeks
later I was
a free woman.
I had all the time in the world to decorate
my son's nursery, rearrange his baby clothes, wash and re wash
the
stuffed animals. But as the time passed waiting for baby to
be born ,
I grew bored. I had never had so much free time in my life.
The
internet was sitll fairly new so I spent alot of time on the
pregnancy
boards, but other than that I need something to do.
That's
when I
found ebay. I began selling clothes online, checks
were coming in the
mail daily and the best part-- I had NO BOSS! I decided when I wanted
to work, when I wanted to shop for new inventory, take
pictures,
answer emails. If I couldn't sleep at night, I worked. When I
couldnt
get up in the morning, that was fine too, becasue I didnt have to.
10
years later, Ebay has changed a great deal and I still sell there from
time to time, but its no longer my main source of income. Now
I am a
freelance writer, webmaster, affiliate marketer, home school
instructor... whatever I want to be.
There
are some disadvantages
to working at home.
For
example, my children still havent figured out what a closed door means.
They never hesitate to walk in on my while im writing, or on
the
phone. That drives me nuts. Theres nothing worse than completely losing
your train of thought while working on an article whose deadline is
close of business today .
Then theres the constant bickering, baby crying, and other
domestic
distractions. Finally some WAHMs complain of lonliness. I admit, I've
had that same problem. I missed getting dressed in nice work apparel (
not sweats ) and driving across town to my job where everyone addressed
me as Mrs. Brown (not mommy). I missed lunch on the mall with
my co
workers and running to the bank after work on Fridays to cash my check.
Of
course the advantages outweigh the disadvantages 10:1. Most
work at home jobs allow you to create your own schedule. You'll save
tremendously on gas and dry cleaning, not to mention the
tax
benefits.
More
importantly, you'll be there when your children get home from school.
You don't have to put them in after-school care or worse
have latchkey
kids coming home to an empty house every day.
Or
alternatively, you can even choose to homeschool which
we've been doing since 2005. There are so many wonderful reasons to
work from home. The list just goes on and on but for me ,its all about
independence. I've never liked being told what to do and the idea of
having my
salary capped at some arbitrary number really irked me. Now I have the
freedom to work when I choose, to vacation when I want , to
directly impact what I earn. A traditional 9-5
doesnt
What do you think is so
wonderful about working from home? Join the online
discussion in the GetRichMom community forum.
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