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Undress for Success: The Naked Truth about Making Money at Home

editor — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:19:44 +0000

“Lister and Harnish are careful to point out that working from home is not for everyone. They interviewed scores of folks who work at home, talking about the challenges they face and how they cope with them. My favorite was easily the approach one programmer named Madison takes to make sure her family knows when (more…)

101 Businesses You Can Start With Less Than One Thousand Dollars: For Stay-at-Home Moms & Dads

editor — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:22:12 +0000

Most parents today have a tough time economically: they have to be at home raising their children so they cannot work much and the jobs that are out there are often part-time and low paying. Yet most families need two incomes today to get ahead. Detailed in this new book are over 100 business ideas that can be started for very little money and yet may provide parents with a lot more money than they would be paid by the hour. This is a collection of businesses selected especially (more…)

Working At Home With Children

editor — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:06:38 +0000

Working at home is great especially if you have children. The trick is to get organized and manage your time so that your business gets the attention it needs and your children get the attention they need. Here are a few of your options:

1. If you are married or have a partner then try shift working. One of you will work traditional days and then watch the children at night so the other partner can work. This will be hard on your relationship but it won’t last forever. Make sure you make time for each other on the weekends.

2. Use day care. This isn’t the idea option because you want to raise your children yourself but what if you need to work for money or because you are single? Choose carefully and find daycare that will take your children part time. Then you can work while they nap and take them to daycare for a few hours after they awake.

3. Hire a babysitter. Find an experienced babysitter who will work in your home, if possible, or out of your home for a few hours a day.

4. Trade off with other parents. Have another parent keep your child for a few hours a week so you can work at home and then reciprocate by taking their of their children on other days.

5. Ask a relative like your parents or a sibling to take care of your children a few hours a day so you can work.

Once your children are school age then you can work while they are in school and then spend the rest of the day with them when they get home. Ask your older children to help you with your business. This can free you from clerical work and help your children feel they are contributing to the household. My son was labeling, stamping and stuffing envelopes by time he was eight! I recommend the book below to help you get started on your work at home success!