Posted on 06/08/2004 11:46:45 AM PDT by hsmomx3
Glad to help!
;-)
I only Shop when the weather is decent, as they don't pay enough to risk wrecking the car....( And right now i am not Shopping at ALL because i am involved in moving...)
I used to do a lot of grocery stores...you get free food, and ten-15 bucks, and it takes about 20 minutes.
American Century Mutual Funds used to have (I don't know if they do any more) a substantial work from home option for customer support. http://www.americancentury.com/welcome/index.jsp
Customer support out of a home is a challenge. From the way I understood it, this meant that the hours you worked were 100% dedicated to the employer. Customer support is especially hard, even in the office as the supervisor schedules breaks away from the phones and the computers.
On the other hand, what I really enjoyed about support work was in solving a customer's problems and making them happy.
http://www.workathomeagent.com
My wife and I both do this part-time. It's phone order processing for other companies.
My wife works for the HSN line, processing orders for the Home Shopping Channel, and I work the Direct Response line, which processes orders for infomercials. Work your own schedule, pick your own hours, in one-hour increments.
Totally legit, and the extra cash is very helpful.
If anyone wants more info, feel free to FReepmail me.
Fierce Allegiance wrote:
I wish freeping paid!
This is another site that my wife frequents. She's been able to find some really good resources here:
http://www.betweenmoms.com/
BTW, we have a Fridays-only thread started, mostly for moms but sometimes the subject is good for all parents. If you want to be added to the ping, let me know. We discussed family finances recently, I think the name of the thread was "Still No Name."
Oh well! At least we are smart and funny :)
bttt
And sexy.
don't forget sexy!
;-)
I was an at home mommy for 11 years, I know how hard it is to make ends meet. I have 3 kids, now ages 11, 12 and 13....
(3 kids in diapers for 9 months...)
I had a flair for doing cakes for birthdays, and started doing them out of my kitchen. I made a good living off of it.
You just have to find out what you are good at, then do it. You will be surprised at what you may find you can do. I did well with the cakes because other moms were working, and couldnt do them.
Dont get discouraged, you are doing the most important job on earth right now. God Bless you!!!
Bumped and bookmarked.
I sold Avon for 9 years, but the neighborhood changed. It is possible to earn good money being an Avon rep, I just burned out on it.
Thanks for your responses. I was afraid to post my questions here but I figured I could trust FReepers enough to get some honest information.
As a sidenote, I homeschool the kids.
A thought for you. I will bet that many mothers are dying to find appropriate clothing for their daughters. You could make some nice clothing that is modest.
Add me to your list. Thanks!!
A while back I worked at a restaurant/cafe, and this stay at home mom baked excellent cakes for our cafe. We cut checks to her each week for ~$600. I know we were not her only business. She came and gave us free samples and we took her on after we tried them. She ended up buying these huge commercial ovens later on that she set up in her garage. She was getting pretty good business. The thing is though, with this type of business, is that you have to guarantee that you can bake whatever order they give you. So, if you can't handle being slammed with an order, the restaurant will drop you quick style.You have to do a little marketing like this but it can pay off. Its a lot of work, but making $$$ on your own is a lot of work no matter what you do.
If you can type, consider becoming a transcriptionist. That's where you listen to tapes or CDs of meetings, hearings, etc. and type it.
Other than stuff already mentioned (order processing etc), the best things you can do at home is a combination of what you are good at, and a needed local service.
My mother-in-law does her church newsletter & flyers for a small fee. I do freelance artwork outside the day job. Hubby does computer repair and build/setup. We have some folks in the area who seem to have a perpetual yard sale.
Years ago I hand-painted clothing. When my kids were babies and I wasn't working, I used to buy old furniture and refinish and resell.
Can you knit/crochet or embroider? Can you type (term papers, resumes)? If you homeschool already, would you be willing to be a tutor? Babysit an additional child or 2 for a once weekly "mother's morning out"?
BTTT
I vote for ebay. One of my favorite ebay sellers, Lemunro is a stay at home Mom in Australia. She sells the things her kids like-Wiggles, saddle club, Hi-5- stuff like that.
She always includes a nice note to her customers thanking them for helping her to be a homeschool Mom.
Oh, it does!
If you forward articles to friends and relatives, and they forward them to friends, etc., etc., etc., you will be rewarded. Maybe not immediately, maybe in a roundabout way.
But, you are needed and appreciated.
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