Legit Stay at Home Jobs?

Childcare was my the only viable option I found.
Do you have any friends or neighbors with kids.
See if they need someone to watch them after school.

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I realize you haven't been here long. This question is asked at least 3x a month. You'll get the same response from me as I have given to every other person who has asked this.

I am a recruiter and staffing manager. I work from home. My boss does NOT pay me my salary to stay home and watch my kids. And I won't pay you to stay home and watch your kids. If that's what you want to do - open an in-home day care. Then you can stay home with your kids and make money taking care of other people's kids.

When I hire people to help me temporarily - I NEED to know they are going to work and not tend to the kids. Sorry. That's the God's honest truth. I'm not paying you to watch your kids.

If your heart is being a SAHM? Then really - what job do you REALLY want to do? If it's to be a SAHM - then do it. Do it well.

Help your husband get his resume together and well-written so he can get the higher paying job. If you can't afford to save while being a SAHM - you need to find out if you'll make enough to pay for daycare for your kids. Infant day care is NOT cheap. Here in Northern Virginia - it's $400 a week for full time infant care. That's $1200 a month for ONE CHILD. Can you make more than that for your job? If not? Then you need to do EVERYTHING in your power to save money at home. Coupons. Meal planning. Garage sales, salvation army, local clothes closest, etc. turning lights off behind you, lowering the heater and using a sweater and slippers instead of the heater....during the summer? fans instead of AC...

What I would suggest you do? Get a part time job AFTER your husband gets home from work so you aren't paying child care costs - maybe as a hostess at a local restaurant or at a grocery store doing cashiering or bagging.

Do you have a degree? If so - in what? Can you tutor kids after school in your home in English, Math, Reading, Science? If not...then look at what you CAN do...

Sell your stuff on ebay and craigslist - is it consistent income? no. It's not. But it's clearing out your home and getting rid of stuff you no longer use.

Working from home isn't something that just happens. You EARN it. My boss knows I do my job.

You will get messages from people who want you to join with them in selling things like 31 (nothing wrong with any of these that I'm about to mention), Nerium, Pampered Chef, Mary Kay, Melealuca, Avon, the list goes on and on...some have a "buy in" others don't. Read the fine print and know what you are getting into. In some places the market is saturated with the consultants...and you won't be successful because the demand isn't there...

I wish you luck.

If you search this topic, you will see that it is asked very often.

NO company is going to pay you to stay home and be with your children. Think about it... if that were the case, NO one would be commuting to an office or working outside the home!!

That said, there are many moms on here who do work from home.

If you are fortunate enough to have a telecommute job, it is because you worked your way up the ladder to secure that job.

If you do work from home for someone else, it is usually a requirement that you have your children in daycare. No company wants an employee on the phone with a client and the client hear children or pets in the background.

You will be contacted by those who are in the MLM/direct sales business. I am not a fan of this type of business at all because I feel that some people prey on unsuspecting people in order to get their own recruits in order for their personal gain. However, if you like parties, selling, recruiting, etc then maybe some MLM is your thing. Some people love it but don't expect to make 6 figures from day 1, that doesn't happen.

I do work from home. We own our own company in the raw materials industry and I manage all the financials, travel, etc. My job requires me to be 100% spot on because if I had an "oops" error, I can cost our company (family) thousands of dollars. There is no way I could do my job with children around.

Working from home takes self motivation and self discipline.

That said, think outside the box. What are You, A., good at? What do YOU like to do? Many people can find a niche with some hobby they are good at such as sewing, crafts, etc. Qualified tutors make $50 an hour here for academics and music tutors make about $1 a minute depending on the instrument for 30-45 minute lessons. Sell things you no longer need on Ebay, Craigslist. Be a smart shopper and you can save a lot of money. I'm not talking coupons, I am simply talking shopping smart.

Some people might suggest child care. I do think that is a good option for a mom who wants to stay home but there are also a lot of guidelines for having your own childcare and not everyone is cut out to be a good child care provider.

Whatever you choose, I wish you well.

-Work at night. When your Husband is home.
-Do childcare in your home. Which means getting licensed, typically
-Work at your kids' school. Which I do. Then you have the same hours/vacations as them.
- do freelancing, of which there are online "freelancing" websites. And it requires lots of research.
- your Husband can get another 2nd job.
These are all, legit things, that parents do, in order to ALSO be at home with their child or children.

The bottom line is: no matter what you do as work from home in order to be a SAHM, it requires, TONS of research and looking into it. On your own. And if you want consistent income/paycheck, then that can primarily be had, from a "job" with a company, of which that also includes medical insurance etc. and retirement plans. And if you work from home or get a "job" which would be for when your Husband is home, then one parent is always home with the other is at work etc. But then you are not home, with your child, all the time day and night.

Working from home, is not easy. It is still a job. Of which you have to, while you are working from home, you cannot be playing with your child. It is still a job, even if done from home and you have to have.... work hours and a schedule. Because, your "job" even if from home, this is the priority during your work, times. Not being Mommy.
Many Moms who do work from home, for example, ALSO have a babysiter at their home, to mind their child while... the Mom works.

I have been a SAHM for 11 years. At one time I worked part time in a grocery store in the evening to supplement my husbands income. It was great, as I got a discount on my groceries, it was easy to do my grocery shopping after my shift, I got time away from the kids and my husband got time alone with the kids. I had to quit that job when my husband started working shift work because it was too difficult to schedule around. From there I got a part time job doing child care at a gym, and I was able to bring my kids to work with me. They loved coming to work with mom and playing with other kids. I have done before and after school child care in my home for as long as my kids have been in school, and worked as a lunch supervisor at their school. Child care in the home is a great way to go because you provide your child with playmates, and get paid.

Mari 1 is a spammer. I have reported it twice. Good luck on your job search.

I drive a school bus. I work roughly 2 hours in the morning, then have about 5 hours between runs and then I work 2 more in the afternoon. Almost all places will not only train you, but they will also let you bring your babies to work with you. We currently have 2 drivers with 4 kids each that ride with them, and a new mom who brings her 2 month old on the bus. The best part about this job for me, is if my daughter has no school, neither do I. Plus the money is decent. Just something for you to consider.

I don't know what is around your regional area, but in Utah, there are companies like Jet Blue and Xerox and some of the other call center oriented companies that will allow employees to work from home. Sometimes you have to work in their office and train for a month before that's allowed. Being able to telecommute and wfh is becoming more popular with our technology age.

Well, it really depends on who you get to watch your child while you work. You know, if it's a child care facility then you can do something that's more 8-5 type work and if it's more a family member babysitting for you then you can work any hours.

That makes a big difference as to what jobs you can look for to do at home. Of course you'll have to have one that pays you enough to cover the expense of child care, that's a given for any job.

I truly always just decided that if I was going to go to work that I needed to leave home, take kiddo to the child care center, go to work and when I got off work I could come home to a clean house and have less to do since no one was at home all day.

So, that said. Are you wanting job suggestions that would pay you to stay at home and keep the baby at home too? Because no employer is going to pay you to have a baby around that would keep you from doing a job they needed on time. Future employers expect their employees to work and not being taking care of a child instead of working.

Most mom's that work from home have kids in school all day so they have free hours to do work. They didn't try to work at home with kids there. It doesn't work. Kids have to go to child care so mom can get her work done.

What about watching another child? My friend is in the same situation and she watches another child in her home--- Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs from 8 - 5. It isn't easy, but, she loves her Fridays off.

Or you can work @ night.