2007-11-08 05:05:45 · 11 answers · asked by Evelyn L 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
10 Real Jobs for the Stay at Home Mom (Or Dad!)
1) Child daycare. Each child you care for should amount to about $100 per week in income depending on where you live.
2) Doggy Daycare & Walking. Here in Seattle, people pay nearly as much to drop off their dogs for the day as they do their kids. What's really weird tho is that childcare workers make minimum wage-$7.75 per hour. Doggy Daycare workers and dog walkers make $15.00 per hour!
3) Sewing and mending services. I charge $2.00 to replace a jeans zipper and $4.00 to hem a pair of pants. A custom prom dress runs $200 and up.
4) Have bake sales. Cook up a bunch of goodies and then have a combo garage and bake sale. I always make more money on the baked goods than I do on the garage sale but people will not stop to look unless I call it a "Garage Sale." A dozen homemade cookies is $5.00 or more.
5) Grow plants and have periodic plant sales. I recently purchased 1 very over grown spider plant at a store and split it up into over 100 small plants. In the spring these will sell for around $2-5 apiece!
6) I do Ebay but in a rather unique way. All of the stuff I sell on Ebay I get for FREE. Examples are woodland ferns, native plants, Ivy, driftwood, etc. Take a walk with the kids and make it a treasure hunt. Stuff that are weeds and junk to me are exotic to people in New York!
7) Make jewelry out of beads and wire and put them on consignment at spas and jewelry stores.
8) Learn a skill like desktop publishing or transcription or web design. The more flexible and knowledgeable you get the more jobs you will get. I make $15 per hour at home making business cards, posters and flyers.
9) Schedule appointments for a local builder. Many companies need phone people to set up appointments for inspections, construction estimates, etc.
10) Figure out what you love to do and then work out a way to get paid for it. If you love soap operas, find someone to pay you to write about them. If you love crafts, make them and sell them!
Good luck!
2007-11-08 06:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by newsgirlinos2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-22 10:26:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In home daycare is a good (but can be very trying) way to make some extra money. It will also give your child(ren) extra social skills and make them more independent.
There are all kinds of at home work, Ebay, stuffing envelopes (if your kids are old enough they can help too), etc.
2007-11-08 05:13:08 · answer #3 · answered by kiddo235 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I'm not having much luck getting clients: medical transcription, proofreading for court reporters, business support service/virtual assistant, bookkeeping, etc. I have a couple of clients but need more so I can quit my part-time out-of-the-house job and work from home full time.
2007-11-08 05:17:37 · answer #4 · answered by Precious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went back to work 3 months after my daughter was born, but I have a very good friend that decided to do pampererd Chef and she LOVES IT! She sets her own hours (usually when the hubby is home from work) and it only cost about $100 to become a consultant!
2007-11-08 05:22:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paid online surveys, Global Marketing.
Gotta pay to join but the rewards are worth it, $35-$100 per survey depending on how long it is. $35 for a 15 minute survey.
2007-11-08 05:12:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Get Paid Taking Surveys - http://OnlineSurveys.uzaev.com/?FzsQ
2016-07-09 05:53:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Updating websights.
E-Bay buying and selling.
2007-11-08 05:15:40 · answer #8 · answered by John S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you and your significant other have determined that it is best for one parent to stay home to take care of the kids then I agree with Mom.....stay home and tend to your children. The time you could be spending working at home doing stuff should be devoted to expanding your children's experience in the world....teach them right from wrong....teach them about caring for animals...teach them about their environment and how to take care of it....teach them respect for each other and especially about respect for their fellow beings. Create for them memories that one day 20 years from now will be visited back to you with "Mom....do you remember when...."
2007-11-08 05:17:45 · answer #9 · answered by malter 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Take in an extra child or two.
Sell things on ebay.
deliver papers.
2007-11-08 05:09:02 · answer #10 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋