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Anonymous
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I am due in June with my first baby. I would love to be able to stay home, but would need to bring in a little money each month. Any ideas of stay-at-home jobs? With my current job it would not be feasible to stay at home. |
Anonymous
| I'm waiting to see some input, I've stay at home for nearly 15 months and a little pocket money would be great. so hard to live out of one income, and I do not want to scare you, but you spent more money as they grow, I think I made the right decisiton back then, but know I wish I could find something to do from home. |
Anonymous
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I don't know how much money can be made but I do have a couple of friends who sell jewelry from a catalogue and they seem happy with the money they are making. One of them tells me she makes enough to be able to go out to lunch with girl friends/ do a bit of shopping for herself and the kids and not have to go to the family account for everything and that makes her feel good. They also have their friends (like me) host parties for them which opens them up to different customers. They never push their wares but they do wear the stuff they sell so others can see and they get enquiries that way too. Of course I cannot remember the names of the catalogues now but if I can find out I'll post them.
I work and I'd love to be able to SAH - I have not been able to pluck up the courage to leave for many reasons - and I'm all for moms being able to do that. I wish you all the very best. . |
Anonymous
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please don't do one of those cult jobs where you sell me jewelry or whatever from your house and then pretend we are best friends and invite me to your party, where I have to fund your stay at home habit, and can't get out of there without being peer pressured into spending money. This is a "work from home" job I HATE! One test if it is a real job: could you see a man doing it from his home too?
Get a real job if you want a job, but don't do it selling me crap from your house and pretending it's a party. |
Anonymous
| I know several SAHMs who work for au pair companies such as Cultural Care and Au Pair in America. THey are coordinators, which involves helping families find an au pair, matching au pairs with families and doing home checks and acting as the liaison between families and their au pairs should any issues arise. They seem to work about 10-15 per week, depending on how many families they have and, a lot of times you can bring your baby with you for the home visits or do them in the evening when hubby is home. I believe, also, that some of the work is over the phone or paperwork you can do at your computer. |
Anonymous
Why don't you just not go to the party rather than bitching about it on someone's thread who legitimately wants to find work they can do from home? You sound very bitter and it's totally unnecessary to hijack someone's thread to vent your anger. |
Anonymous
| and you sound like someone who wants to make money off of friends and acquaintances from your house and pretend it's a real job. |
Anonymous
| I have to agree with the sales party thing - I went through a period where I was "invited" to probably 1 of these each week. Longaberger, Southern Living, Party Lite, Tastefully Simple...you name it. And while yes, you can just decline, it becomes trickier when the sales people are your acquaintances, friends, or family who you KNOW are trying to make some income. But I hate, hate, hate those parties. Although I know there are some (many?) who don't! So after a looong time of thinking up excuses of why I couldn't attend the party (and this was usually followed by a "no problem!! I'll send you a catalogue and you can tell me what you want to order!!" I finally just started saying "you know what - it's just really not my thing, but thanks." The invitations have finally started to taper off...lol. |
Anonymous
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OP: Great thread. Several months ago I researched this and came across several good web sites. Try conducting a google search. There was one particular site devoted to this topic. (can't remember it now!). Also, check craig's list under jobs. There is a feature where you can check such things as "telecommuting" and "part-time." You would be surprised at the number of jobs posted there. |
Anonymous
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I am in the same boat.
I did some googling and job searches and found dog walking a possibility since the hours were like 10-2 and the places are so close and local, BUT the clincher for me was that I am still pumping so that is my limiting factor. Plus, I was a little hesitant to bring my newborn in such close proximity to strange dogs. I also entertained the idea of catering and delivery person. Again, the pumping is a limiting factor for me. I also considered a mother's helper type thing. I'll just have to wait until DD is old enough to be without the boob. |
Anonymous
| I've heard being a medical transcriptionist can be done from home and is a high-demand field right now. Sorry I don't know anything more than that, but I'm sure you can research it easily enough. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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I am the poster who suggested the jewelry catalogue sales. I did not appreciate that so many people would be against that. I have never felt pushed into these things and I really only know the two friends I mentioned who do this so I have been to a total of 2 parties one of which I hosted happily as it was for a friend of mine.
Anyhow - sorry for suggesting something that is obviously a bid no no. Never thought of it that way but I suppose if you are constantly being invited by friends and feel pressure to buy it can be tricky. Wishing the OP luck though. |
Anonymous
| PP here -- woops --- messed up quote function. That at the end is me. |
Anonymous
| I'm a SAHM who just started working for Cultural Care Au Pair. Feel free to email me if you want some more info. kristen.booth@gmail.com |