Work at Home Ideas
Published March 26, 2009 | Below are some ideas for you if you are interested in working at home or having a home based business.
Auction Business – There are several options for this. You can contract to sell other peoples items or you can sell your own items new or used.
Bookkeeping Service – For businesses or on a personal level. You can also consult on a personal level on budget planning, etc.
Childcare – For this you need to make sure you comply with local and state government requirements. In Texas you can check out: http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/child_care/about_child_care_licensing/
Children’s Party Planner – Busy moms need help! If you are great with kids and have fun ideas this could be for you.
Computer Tutor – Say that five times fast. No, seriously, if you are great with computers this may be a perfect job for you, whether one on one or teaching groups.
Direct Sales – These are companies like Avon, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Partylite, and those “fun” parties too. If you are interested in selling makeup check out http://www.makeuptalk.com
Editing Service – If you are a grammar master this could be an excellent job for you.
Errand Service – Great for a mom with school aged or older children.
Freelance Writer – Many places are looking for writers to name a few check out www.about.com or www.bellaonline.com
Graphic Designer – Design logos and banner ads for online businesses.
House Cleaning – Another great idea for someone with older children if you don’t want to have to worry about daycare.
House Sitter – You can decide if you are a drop in sitter or someone who actually stays while the person is out of town.
Pet Sitter – Whether it’s a daily walk while the fur baby parents are at work or for out of town caretaking.
Photographer – This could be a great freelance business in the way of setting our own hours. One can also sell their photos at http://www.dreamstime.com or www.istockphoto.com
Pooper Scooper – This could go excellent with the pet sitter business if you have the stomach for it.
Professional Organizer – Which all the great shows about this, it seems lots of people want it and don’t know or have the time to do it, this might just be a great business.
Wedding Planner – If you have an attention to detail and would love to be behind the scenes of the “storybook” then this might be a great business for you.
How Much Is Your Grocery Bill?
Published January 29, 2009 | Do you know how much you spend on groceries each week? Each month? Well the government has an idea as to how much the “average American family” spends. There is an online calculator to try out here. I calculated mine and it was almost $900 a month!! I have NEVER spent $900 a month to my knowledge. Try it out. How much do they think you should spend? Leave a comment and check out our discussion boards.
Still Learning After All These Years
Published January 28, 2009 | I love to learn and lately the “learning bug” has been biting. Maybe I could take class at a community college? That just takes time away from my family and my work schedule is never the same from week to week.
As I was surfing the net, I came across a blog called The Frugal Queen. She posted a link about online learning sponsored by the state of Ohio. You don’t live in Ohio? Well……anybody can use it, no matter what state you live in. At LearningExpressLibrary.com you can take skills improvement courses in Algebra, practice for a Nursing School Entrance test or practice your business writing skills (do you think it would help with writing blog posts?) They even offer some of the tests in Spanish.
Go ahead. Check it out. You might learn something new today.
Go to our discussion forums and tell us what you learned.