I Want to Work at Home! - Riverview,FL

Updated on November 02, 2006
C.B. asks from Riverview, FL
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Hello everyone, let me just get down to the chase. I was to have relocated to another state but my husband and I decided not to take it so that my husband can get a promotion. So now my company will be letting me go on November 30th. I really don't want to go find another job I have to drive to. I want to stay at home with my 2 1/2 year old and take care of my 2 elementary kids when they come home from school. That will save us 700.00 dollars in childcare expenses. I really want to work from home. I see websites of work at home jobs, but you have to pay anywhere from 40.00 to 100.00 dollars just so that they can send you information on what they are all about and how you can make money. I'm not willing to take that kind of risk.

Does anyone know of companies you can work from home for or anything I can do to stay home with my kids. If anyone knows anything please reply. Thanks C. B.

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C.J.

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Hi C. -

I'm a mother of three - I have a four-year old, a two-year old, and a newborn - and I'm a successful freelance writer, who pulls in about $500 - $700 a month for my family. If you have any previous professional writing experience, you should check out www.freelancewriting.com or your local Craigslist.com for writing gigs.

If writing doesn't interest you and meeting new people does, you may want to consider checking out the many home-based businesses that are out there like Avon, Creative Memories, Mary Kay, etc. There are TONS of moms on Mamasource who do this kind of work successfully.

Finally, if you're up to it, you may want to consider doing home daycare for a couple of kids. Taking care of other people's kids is not for everyone, but I can tell you it's a lucrative business and you'll always have a demand for it. If you're interested, you should research the requirements for opening up a home daycare in the state of Florida as well as whatever county you're in.

Take care and blessings to you and yours!

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E.P.

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Hi C.,
My name is E., and I am a Mary Kay beauty consultant. Have you ever thought about doing something like that. You do have to pay for your starter kit, so you can start your buisness, but it's something you could try. If you're interested you can contact me and I can go over the basics to you. If it's not something you're interested in I wish you all the luck in finding what you want to do.
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D.B.

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I really wish I had some sound advice for you. I want to stay home with my son (who just 1yr in Oct). I have been looking for a true work from home situation. I kept running into scams, and almost gave up.

In August, I decided to watch children from my home. So I went to all the classes and got my certification and license to run a Licensed Family Child Care from my home. Now I am advertising to start this up so I can stay home with him. Since I have done this I have had a real estate agent contact me, she wants me to help with computer stuff on the weekends (when I will not have kids). So that may be an idea, offer services to real estate agents or mortgage companies. This happened to be a friend who approached me and I never thought of approching her.

I wish you luck.
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L.C.

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I know exactly how you feel. I am in the same predictament you are. I went with a company that does medical transcription and i am still in the training program. i have coughed up $600 and still not making any money. I see the same ads you do and no luck. If you find anything and wouldn't mind sharing i would appreciate it. I will do the same for you.

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