I want to work from home

[epdeans]

I am currently 18 weeks pregnant and have the most incrediable desire to work from home beginning now and then through my child rearing. My fiance is very adamant that I bring in money to the household. It does not need to be alot ( like 200 a week).

I do not know where to begin and really need some mentoring. Will anyone take some time out to help me with this? PLEASE!!!

Thanks for reading!!
Elizabeth

[dogmom327]

This is a great place to hang out to get inspiration

Just curious...your finance insists you bring in money? Is that the only option financially or is he thinking you need to be doing something besides caring for a child?

[epdeans]

There are 2 reasons I want to work from home.

One is that my wonderful fiance wants me to contribute something to finances. He says and I believe him it is not about a dollar amount just that I contribute something.

My reason for wanting to work from home is that I do not want to work outside the home at all and that I do have a desire to be my own boss and have something of my own to do.

Thanks for your welcome!!
Elizabeth

[femalephish]

Originally Posted by epdeans

. He says and I believe him it is not about a dollar amount just that I contribute something.

Ummmmm... You ARE contributing. You are raising his child! That's a full time job! Sorry, that's a pet peeve of mine.
I will say that try to plan on at least 6 weeks off (of whatever sort of work you are doing) when your baby gets here. I know that I thought that I would just be sitting around nursing and could get some work done, but I could barely check my email. Just nurse and bond for a little while. There is more time for me to work now. And my DD is just 3.5 months.

I'm just starting so I don't have any 'expert' advice. But stalk these threads for some super-helpful Mamas. It can be done- Good Luck!

[marisa]

I have to echo what the previous poster said about taking it easy at first. Working from home is really hard - at least if you want to make any money from it! And it will consume your life at first.

I would use this time to get into serious market research mode. Find out what you're good at that is also marketable. Figure out who and where your customers are, do some financial projections to determine if it's viable.

Once you have customers, you must be committed to offering excellent service. Be absolutely sure that you're in a place to be able to follow through - and that might be months after your baby is born.

I'm sorry if this sounds discouraging; it's just the reality of business.

[mommymegan]

Making money from home isn't any different than making money at an office. As long as you have hard work ethics, you can make money. Here are a few of my favorite sites that won't make your rich, BUT will net you a few $100 a month if you work hard.

Ehow.com - Write articles, and get paid on a revenue basis. The more pageviews you have, the more money you make. This takes a few months to build up. I'm 6 months in, 150 articles made, and making $175/month If you love to write this is good.

Findmysurveys.com - A great source for finding companies that will pay you for your opinion. No you won't make millions, but you can make about $50-$100 if you sign up for 1 or 2 sites. I currently make about $25ish doing this.

Amazon Turk - So many people don't know about this one, but its a great source that has 1000s of jobs that you can do instantly. Everywhere from .01 to $10+. I do a ton of these jobs everyday, and consistently make $10+ a day, netting me around $300 a month. IT's a great source to make money.

This is my first post, and I will be here a lot more often, I hope you guys enjoy this =]

[nursingmom]

Raising your child is harder than working outside earning money! You are totally contributiing to the relationship by raising a child with his last name! It is so much easier to go to work than to stay at home with a child(ren). I had many jobs prior to having children, and by far, being a mom is the hardest job on earth. I don't get to take a break, I don't get to take a shower in peace, I don't get to eat in peace, I don't get to go to the bathroom in peace. Eating, sleeping, going to the restroom... all the basic things necessary for human life is distrupted when you are rasing children. I hope your fiancee realizes how hard it is to be a mom/parent.

Also, it's not possible to stay at home with your baby and work at the same time. I've done it and it's so so so so difficult. I had to put my almost 2 year old in daycare 'cause i just couldn't do both. My friend was also working at home when her baby was born. After few month, she had to quit her job because it just became too difficult.

If started my own business and have not made a single penny for myself in the past 2 years. I think it takes a while to make profit and take salary for yourself when you start a business. So, don't think of starting a business as something that can generate income right away.

[russsk]

Originally Posted by nursingmom

Also, it's not possible to stay at home with your baby and work at the same time. I've done it and it's so so so so difficult. I had to put my almost 2 year old in daycare 'cause i just couldn't do both. My friend was also working at home when her baby was born. After few month, she had to quit her job because it just became too difficult.

I've been working at home since DS was three months. He's now 20 months. So, it is possible, though it's certainly not easy. I started out FT (with flexible hours) but cut my hours down to 20 when it became financially feasible. Because I was working while DS slept I never got any "me" time, and that's really draining. I did that for about 14 months, I think. I work now early in the morning while DS is still asleep, so by the time he wakes up I'm done for the day.

That said, if you don't need the money I would press your fiance as to why he thinks raising your child isn't contribution enough? I certainly would not be working if it weren't for purely financial reasons.