sgrcn77 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I'm homeschooling ( I started earlier that expected) but I need to make an income. I know that their must be SOME way to really make money from home and depend solely on my DH. Suggestions anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 You can do many network marketing companies - Avon, Arbonne, Pampered Chef, Mary Kay, Usborne, etc, etc, etc. Usually these will only work if you are self-motivated and good with people, very social. Some women do photography or other artwork- making jewelry, sewing or knitting, check Etsy for ideas. I do medical transcription but usually you need training and experience before getting hired. There is lots of stuff you can do, it really just varies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I tutor and teach at various centers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 What qualifications do you have? Among the homeschooling moms in our local group and my SAHM friends, we have: petsitting cleaning houses teaching GED classes teaching college courses teaching birth preparation classes doula making jewelry making pottery making perfume and selling at fairs translations foreign language lessons instrument lessons tutoring graphic design web design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyr Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 There are a bunch of free ebooks about home based businesses linked on this blog today. Scroll down a bit to get to them. http://adventuresofathriftymama.blogspot.com/2012/12/free-ebooks-122312-edition.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 In my area, there is a huge demand for 'home helpers' or respite care workers to help with disabled children and adults. Some other ideas (that work in my area): house cleaning/office cleaning tutoring virtual customer service bookkeeping/payroll service music, writing, or foreign language lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshin Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 What are your hobbies, previous jobs, or educational background? Mine your own past and skills for ideas. I'm a fulltime writer, but it took years to build up my business. You could also try the wahm.com forums. They have a ton of work at home job listings. My little sister picks up odd jobs there sometimes. She also does Mechanical Turk through Amazon to help add a bit to her husband's income here and there. I'm not 100 percent sure what Mech Turk is, but it sounds like they have a ton of little small tasks, like rating web pages or taking photos of stuff, that they pay small amounts of cash for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgrcn77 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks ! I just downloaded a few books and joined WAHM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 You could also try the wahm.com forums. They have a ton of work at home job listings. My little sister picks up odd jobs there sometimes. She also does Mechanical Turk through Amazon to help add a bit to her husband's income here and there. I'm not 100 percent sure what Mech Turk is, but it sounds like they have a ton of little small tasks, like rating web pages or taking photos of stuff, that they pay small amounts of cash for. I haven't been working on there as much lately, but I've used Mechanical Turk quite a bit in the past. You have to pay attention to be sure you're not spending a lot of time on a task that doesn't pay much, but it's great to be able to work any time, day or night. I've written a lot of articles and ads. There's transcription work, but it doesn't pay as well as some outside companies. There are usually surveys from university psych programs. I've sorted addresses. Some of the higher-paying posted jobs are scams, but it's usually pretty easy to pick those out. I wouldn't expect to be able to make enough money there to replace a full-time income though. When I was spending a lot of time watching for HITs to be posted, I was still only making about $100 - $150 a week. It was money that I wouldn't have been able to make otherwise, so the extra time it took to earn it was worthwhile. It's hard to make minimum wage there though, and you are supposed to report your earnings and pay the self-employed tax rate on it, which lowers your earnings even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgrcn77 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 How do you find the Mechanical Turk positions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 https://www.mturk.com/mturk/findhits?match=false Those are current jobs that are available. Each one only stays open until it's completed, but new ones are added all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Another option is working for a call center. They route the calls to you. You could do this in the evening, try Home Shopping Network, I knew a girl who worked for them and she was pretty happy with the position. Only issues is you must have a home phone without call waiting, and no background noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 https://www.mturk.co...its?match=false Those are current jobs that are available. Each one only stays open until it's completed, but new ones are added all the time. So, I'm seeing a lot of jobs that pay 5 cents? Is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 You could watch kids from when school lets out to when their parents come home from work (approx 3pm to 6pm or so). Did you work before kids/homeschooling? If so, I would look to see if there is a way to do that or something related from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Used to do graphic design. Now a novelist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I am a sales rep in a call-center part-time in the evenings after dh gets home. 4 hours a night, 5 days a week. Is something like that doable for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durriyyah Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 The PPs gave some great suggestions. I've tried quite a few things like selling knitted items, selling things on eBay, Pampered Chef, working in my own time for a friend of mine, mystery shops, etc. I've learned a couple things that maybe will help you sort through the options: I need to have a deadline set by someone else otherwise I procrastinate, I don't like advertising myself very often, I can't count on 10 uninterrupted minutes any time of day while I am at home, and watching other people's kids is a lot harder to manage than I thought. This has made mystery shopping pretty nice (though I'm still VERY new... I just posted I was thinking about it not long ago), and I'm thinking that selling my knitting at a local shop will work better than using Etsy or eBay because I can't get the hits I need to actually move items along. I've found that being quite frugal with my husband's paycheck is going to work the best for us in the long run, and if I can make a couple extra bucks to buy some new knitting needles sometimes, awesome. We're blessed we are able to make due with his paycheck alone, but it does take determination to stay on budget. I'm not sure if cutting costs can free up some income for you, but when we got real about what is a need, and what is a want, we were able to start paying off some debt and make progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I sell baked things from home. (Well, I *did* anyway... had to stop b/c this twin pregnancy has been about all I can handle for now.) But with that type of business, you'd have to check & make sure it is legal in your state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I am working part-time in the field I worked in prior to homeschooling/being a SAHM. It is a flexible field with part-time and contract positions available. If I were starting from scratch with no real education or job training skills, I would look into being a dental assistant, which is a less involved process than dental hygienist but is a stable field with part-time hours and good hourly pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I've done some freelance writing in the past and made a bit of money that way. Lately, I've been making some money by reselling things I find at the local thrift stores. If you have decent stores around that don't know anything about what they're selling, you can make a lot of money that way. For example, I found a leather Coach bag (genuine, not a knock-off) and paid three bucks for it. Turned around and sold it to someone else for a good chunk of cash. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgrcn77 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 I am a sales rep in a call-center part-time in the evenings after dh gets home. 4 hours a night, 5 days a week. Is something like that doable for you? It would be perfect. I made a nice little living in arts administration. It was great working and doing this through government but working with individual artists is tough because no one has money to pay or pay on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 So, I'm seeing a lot of jobs that pay 5 cents? Is that correct? Yep. That's why you have to pay attention to how long it takes you to complete a task. If each of those takes less than half a minute, I'd probably do it if I wasn't working on something that pays better. If they take half an hour, I'd skip it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cara Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I make money blogging and I do photography. This coming year, I am going to start the process of doing social media management. I am taking it slow though. The most I have made blogging in a month is about $600. It isn't a ton but it helps supplement our income! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom2011 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 n/m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Yep. That's why you have to pay attention to how long it takes you to complete a task. If each of those takes less than half a minute, I'd probably do it if I wasn't working on something that pays better. If they take half an hour, I'd skip it. Even if it takes less than 30 seconds, and you were able to do 2 tasks per minute straight for an hour, it would only net $6 at that rate (5c per half-minute). I just don't see it as a way to make more than a few dollars. The whole thing, frankly, strikes me as utterly bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I babysit a toddler and a preschooler. I have the preschooler for 3 days a week and one of those days she goes to co-op with us and does classes there, so I really only have her at home 2 days. She does a little preschool work and plays and does whatever we do. The days I have the toddler 2 days a week are tougher. I have to be really organized and have a schedule for the week where we do a lot of the main lessons on the days that I don't have the kiddos or at least the toddler. And we have to stay on task when they are here, so there has to be a good schedule and routine... But it has kept me at home and we love having them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Even if it takes less than 30 seconds, and you were able to do 2 tasks per minute straight for an hour, it would only net $6 at that rate (5c per half-minute). I just don't see it as a way to make more than a few dollars. The whole thing, frankly, strikes me as utterly bizarre. Oh, it absolutely is bizarre. And you can't replace a regular full-time income with it. On the other hand, I can't think of any other job where I would have been making that much money. I have a limited employment history, I can't work any sort of regular schedule, and I would be paying some of my earnings for childcare for multiple children if I was trying to do something outside the home. This doesn't require any of that. $6/hour was my cut-off. I had a few jobs where I could make $10/hour. One of those was comparing records to see if they were the same person for 2 cents a record. It sounds ridiculous, but once you knew how to do it, you could scan the page and do each job in a couple seconds. It's probably a quick route to repetitive motion injuries too. It paid for a few bills, which made things a little more comfortable. It was probably a more productive way to be wasting my time than a lot of the time I spend online. I could click away on Facebook and read about drama that doesn't concern me, or I could click away and earn a few dollars. I really don't have the free time to spend on either these days, and I probably should avoid this site a bit more too. The site as a whole is legitimate, even if it is bizarre, and even if there are occasional scams. You get money from your jobs transferred to an Amazon payments account. From there you can use it on Amazon or transfer it to your bank account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The site as a whole is legitimate, even if it is bizarre, and even if there are occasional scams. You get money from your jobs transferred to an Amazon payments account. From there you can use it on Amazon or transfer it to your bank account. When I found out about it a few years ago, I tried a few. I then stopped! ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I work outside of the home. It's an hourly position in a group home where I work evenings and weekends. Not glamorous work, but it's consistent, and the hours are such that I can still be home with the kids during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 nm, old thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I work part time. I do not love the arrangement even while realising how lucky I am, etc. etc, because it seems I am mediocre at everything. I'm an all-in sort of person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelAR05 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Is this another resurrected thread? It's over a year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Is this another resurrected thread? It's over a year old. oh geeze I didn't even notice that. I hope I didn't post in it twice, I hate when that happens lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Coast School Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I work part-time (15 hours per week) for my church. My office hours are limited and I take the kiddo with me or leave him with grandpa. I do half of my hours from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelAR05 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 oh geeze I didn't even notice that. I hope I didn't post in it twice, I hate when that happens lol Looks like the post from person who resurrected it was removed. I thought it was suspicious. The person only joined yesterday and had 2 posts. Might still be an interesting topic. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.