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evankyle21
Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year, 8 Months ago
I'm stuck with a career issue. My wife is currently 35 weeks pregnant with our first child. She has a great career in hospitality, making much more money than I do at my tech support job. Both of our companies require weekend (and holiday) work.

With the baby coming, even if we put him in day care, one of us still needs weekends off... which is definitely impossible for her, and highly unlikely for me. If one of us has to leave our jobs, it's the lower paycheck, which is me.

So I'm looking for a good work from home job. Any suggestions?
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Daddy Clay
Re:Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year, 8 Months ago
This may not be much comfort, but the situation you are describing is happening all over the country right now. If there is a silver lining, it's that you are going to get to spend some time with the baby at a critical time.

As far as career goes, I don't have any specific suggestions. I hope others do. It's good to remember that getting to spend time with the baby is worth a lot.
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Daddy Troy
Re:Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year, 8 Months ago
We worked this out for when our kids were 0 and one years old, thinking once they entered preschool and then kindergarten it would all work out and we could both go back full time and resume our careers.

Then I realized the value, in my opinion and if you can afford it, of not having the kids in full day day care. No judgement on parents who do not. Also the value of being able to pick them up after school lets out at 2:45 in the first grade. So the issue is not just one for the newborn.

I share all this just to say, having a kid required such a shift in our lives and the issue will not go away. Be prepared to make some really tough (or freeing) career decisions that will impact your whole life going forward including housing and disposable income.

Also, there are some studies (reference here) that show the US middle class is sending its kids to day care at a loss. Meaning they are earning less than it costs to send their kids to daycare while they are at work. This is done, I think, to keep your job in hopes of once the kid is in school you willreturn to normal.

Finally, and on a more positive note, I talk to a lot of stay at home dads, and while it is a tough job for either gender, they really dig it. Maybe they are a self selected group, but I gotta think there is some truth there.
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BenGee
Re:Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year, 8 Months ago
Have you considered getting into starting an internet business of some sort? I have no affiliation with anyone, this is just what I'm currently looking into:

www.MasonWorld.com has a lot of good info on starting an online business. His model is to start "niche" sites that can pull in a couple hundred per month. Get 5 or 10 good niche sites and one can make a decent living.

www.internetbusinessmaster.com has a GREAT podcast on running an online business. They teach a different model than Mark Mason, but lots of good info. I'm actually a member of their academy paysite and learning a ton.

Let me know if you decide to look into this, maybe we can chat and help each other? Good luck!

-Ben
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aaron1
Re:Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year, 8 Months ago
My wife works from home writing freelance for a company called www.demandstudios.com/.
Last Edit: 2010/05/20 15:42 By aaron1.
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daddy of WAC
Re:Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year, 8 Months ago
I understand what your talking about. We make good money my wife and I but since we had our son. I think my wife cried for about 3 weeks before and after going back to work. She has started a new at home business. It not something you are going to get rich quick but I actually am a huge supporter on it. She has already started to make a little income from it. But don't let the mom thing get to you, if you check out her website. They are trying to get another website more gender neutral soon she said. Feel free to check it out if you want. www.momsworkinginhome.com
Last Edit: 2010/05/22 02:27 By daddy of WAC.
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chris_f
Re:Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year, 5 Months ago
My wife ,after trying the part time work thing, finally found out the best option: Open your at-home daycare. Getting certified with your state is a straightforward process, and if you have the room to accommodate a few of other people's kids, you have the benfit of always being at home with your kid AND bringing in money.

The side effect, though, is the jealousy that comes with other kids in the house as well as not having as much time to dedicate to your own child.

Highly recommended solution, though.
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groovedaddy
Re:Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year, 4 Months ago
I love the day-care idea.

My wife is has the higher of our two incomes, so would keep her job. And I don't think the world is ready for a male-run dayhome/daycare.

Or maybe it is, but I'm not ready to bet our house on it (which is literally what we'd be doing!)
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dzdozen
Re:Any good work at home jobs?
1 Year ago
I ran into same problem except I didn't finally make the move until my youngest was 6 years old. It's tough but there are home based businesses that are very lucrative. Just make sure you look at options carefully and run from anything that is get rich quick.

If you have computer skills it can be to your advantage and if you can talk to people you are better than 75% of the people who try to get into this business. There is a hi failure rate but there are things you can do to greatly improve your success rate. Hope this helps.

-Dominick
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