stay at home VS working mom?

[alexa]

I am a working mom, I have had two years with my daughter(fortunately), I am at wit ends with my job and I want to stay home, and take care of my daughter. I was wondering if anyone knows of an opportunity for stay at home moms where I can bring in some income?

I am considering applying for full time work but dont want someone else to raise my daughter, plus I have one on the way.

Every thing in my life right now is one big ball of confusion and I think once I vent here and hear other voices maybe my life can get some guideence.
thanks

[kelkat]

I was able to take my son with me to work and then to move to an at home office. BUT, when my second son came along, I knew it was time to walk away. The cut in income hurt, but it was more than worth it.

Do you need to work? I've found some on line sights that let me make "extra" income, but it would not be enough to contribute to the actual support of the house. (although my husband is praying it soon will ).

What did you do in the world? If I may ask. Maybe there is a way to adapt to an at home situation.

[Amy]

I have found it's very had to find at home work to supplement what you did before a child. Yes, I believe that it's often more financially smart to stay home rather than pay for the child care, etc.

[feline]

It is self-fulfilling to be able to stay at home and take care of your children. It is also better to think of the times nowadays when you can stay at home and at the same time earn because of the internet. This cyberspace, I really find it very helpful because it gave me an unlimited income, in contrary to working outside of the home. Although my kids are older now, I still prefer to work from home and at the same time stay with them for as long as they are at home.

[harleysneak]

I do a little bit of work at home as well, to try to help out a little. It's nothing near what I made when I worked outside of the home, but it helps us scrape by. You just need to think about if you do leave work, you give up a lot of "luxuries", but being at home with my daughter is definitely the greatest luxury for me. It took me over a year of searching to find something legitimate to do at home though, so good luck.

[Melos]

I'm divorced and work from home because I really wanted to raise and homeschool my children. I am lucky enough, however, to have an inexpensive living situation. It is difficult and time consuming to build a regular income from home, but it can be done. Find out what you can cut back on in order to stay home with your child. I am a firm believer in the saying "Where there is a will, there is a way."

[Sister]

Cut everything unneccesary out of your budget, become careful about your purchases, clip coupons, and explore your options. What field have you been working in? There are new telecommuting opportunities opening up every day.

[kelkat]

Not to mention there are many services you can provide that can be done from home. Cooking meals that could be frozen, ironing, laundry, dog sitting, just to name some off the top of my head.

The key is to find something that can be flexible enough for your situation, but steady enough to provide some stability.

[taiarain]

The first question I'd ask is: Who can earn a better living working outside of the home? Mom or Dad? The second question would be who can earn a better living inside the home? Remember to factor in all the seemingly little things from the costs of commuting to the value of benefits to actual salaries.

There are legitimate work from home opportunities, but you need to evaluate your skill sets in order to determine which way to go.

Taia

[Foxmomma]

Alexa,

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