Making money as a SAHM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a masters degree in social work and loved my job but it was too emotional demanding when I had my own kids. Even part time. I couldn't separate work and life. So I took a very quick and inexpensive medical billing course. I work about 24 hours a week in the nitches of my day. I usually do 2 hours day between 9 and 11 pm and then another solid hour during the day (my software lets me break it into 30 min blocks). And I leave the house every Saturday morning to get "the rest" done. Its 15.75 an hour. SO not a lot of money but neither was social work LOL! Im use to it. Its my play money. Its my burn money. It also gives my kids some reality of my time. Its been good for them to hear "Moms going to work now." "or excuse me Im doing a work paper." DH is a lawyer and its made him actually take back his Saturdays. Now that he's watching the kids he actually has to be home and present. I wrap up by 1 pm and we all meet for lunch. Its nice. It works for now.

I'm a social worker and struggling with this too now that I have kids of my own. Thanks for posting this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Medical billing is a great idea. It'll only get more in demand over time too.

Drive for Uber. Lots of SAHMs when I take it during the business day.

Remote work as a virtual assistant (Fancyhands). You pick up tasks from the pool when you want them.

For $15/hr? My teenager makes that at an aftercare TKD place. That's depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a masters degree in social work and loved my job but it was too emotional demanding when I had my own kids. Even part time. I couldn't separate work and life. So I took a very quick and inexpensive medical billing course. I work about 24 hours a week in the nitches of my day. I usually do 2 hours day between 9 and 11 pm and then another solid hour during the day (my software lets me break it into 30 min blocks). And I leave the house every Saturday morning to get "the rest" done. Its 15.75 an hour. SO not a lot of money but neither was social work LOL! Im use to it. Its my play money. Its my burn money. It also gives my kids some reality of my time. Its been good for them to hear "Moms going to work now." "or excuse me Im doing a work paper." DH is a lawyer and its made him actually take back his Saturdays. Now that he's watching the kids he actually has to be home and present. I wrap up by 1 pm and we all meet for lunch. Its nice. It works for now.

PS: Just wanted to add that its really easy to pick up hours or get rid of hours. Whenever we are super busy in the summer or go out of town there is someone willing to snatch up my hours ASAP. I really like that aspect. Its also humbling because a lot of the people who do it are legit trying to support a family on it. A few women I always text first when Im trying to get my hours taken and they are always so so thankful. I also am able to pick up hours when my kids are at grandmas one week a year and Im a little bored etc.

IS this a 1099 job or are you a full fledged employee?

[Anonymous]

How old are your kids? If they're in school during the day, you could take a class at a local college and then use their career center. GMU has a great career center - mostly for FT work, but they may be able to connect you with some leads.

[Anonymous]

Learn to code. Build a portfolio. Make $70/hr as a consultant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there were a lot of good options (or even any good options) all the women from my HS class wouldn't be slinging shakes and supplements and wraps.

If you had a background that could be a solid WFH job, you'd know it. Most things I hear about for women who don't, like, have a law degree, sound like they end up paying less than minimum wage per hour (think "virtual assistants").

What if I, like, have a law degree?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you earn money, you are not a sahp. You would be wahp.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there were a lot of good options (or even any good options) all the women from my HS class wouldn't be slinging shakes and supplements and wraps.

If you had a background that could be a solid WFH job, you'd know it. Most things I hear about for women who don't, like, have a law degree, sound like they end up paying less than minimum wage per hour (think "virtual assistants").

What if I, like, have a law degree?

You're quoting me. I'm an associate but I interact with a lot of staff attorneys/doc reviewers who, best I can tell, WFH. I'm also told there are brief-writing jobs that are fully WFH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you earn money, you are not a sahp. You would be wahp.

+1

NP here. Even if its 5 hours a week and the kids are in ES? Because that's what I do and I definitely still consider myself a SAHM. I have complete flexibility and do everything I did before.

To the OP, I do payroll, accounts payable and manage the 401k etc. for a small local company. I make $45/hour and work 5-10 hours a week but usually closer to 5 (my choice.) Its not that much money but I have the time and the work is pretty easy. I do have an undergraduate business degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Learn to code. Build a portfolio. Make $70/hr as a consultant.

OP here. I actually like this idea...a lot. How do you learn how to code? Are there online programs?

[Anonymous]

I stayed home for five and a half years and I did a few different things on the side. I did some freelance writing and editing, some virtual assistant work, and I wrote resumes. I found much of the freelance work via friends and contacts, but the other projects came from a website called FlexJobs. They have all kinds of work from home jobs and also things with a flexible schedule. You do need to pay to use the site but they have frequent deals on membership. Now that my kids are in school full time, I got a job in their school district so I can still be on their schedule for breaks/delays/etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Learn to code. Build a portfolio. Make $70/hr as a consultant.

OP here. I actually like this idea...a lot. How do you learn how to code? Are there online programs?

Of course. It's IT. I would think a prerequisite would be getting good at using your computer to answer a question about computer programming programs ...

[Anonymous]

Go on taskrabbit way more than Uber

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you earn money, you are not a sahp. You would be wahp.

THIS

Why such emphasis on this?? Who cares. She’s saying she’s a SAHM who WANTS to work.

[Anonymous]

For the lawyer, what about tutoring kids in english or writing? Tutors can make a good hourly rate.