Work At Home
I work at home. I work at home all the time. I used to work at home when I was employed, for my employer. With technology these days you can do many jobs for an employer at home. Or you can work for yourself at home. So the first question is: Are you looking for a job or for a business? Personally, I have been self employed now for four months and am very happy being self employed.
My self employment is consulting mostly, which is still selling time for money. So it’s kind of like employment. I work three days at the client and two days at home per week typically, not counting the time I’m working on the weekend. If I work after hours it is typically at home. I also have quite a bit of administrative work to do since I don’t have employees. So I am creating my time sheets and status reports, keeping track of expenses, and ordering office supplies I need. Stuff like that.
You can start a business at home if you like, and long term this makes the most sense assuming you are successful. The game you have to play in business is about getting the most from your initial investment. So you constantly have to work at saving money or getting more for the money you do spend. Still, you are most likely going to spend more than you’re taking in when you first start a business, and will perhaps lack profits for 2, 3, or 5 years. So you need to be able to handle the losses as you start out.
Many people start out part time in their business pursuits and work a full time job so that they can have an income while they are starting out. This creates a time crunch especially if you have a family, so you often have to sacrifice things like TV time. The last couple of weeks I’ve had a hard time even working out, so it can get kind of busy. And if you do it right, your business will make you more busy than you expect. Note that your business should drive you not the other way around. The trick is to generate buzz or somehow have a constant inflow of customers. Advertising is a good way to do this (free is best).
If you want to go the other route and work from home for an employer, you have to be aware that you are only saving yourself drive time typically. You will still have to do the work. If you have distractions around the house you may find that really difficult. You should look for employment with some flexibility as to when you will work, so you can work after the kids go to bed for example.
Good luck to you and let me know how it goes…