Working From Home ?

Tongue

point taken

the ONLY other solution is for the man to get a BETTER PAID job.

jellyhead

i've always done avon with baby in a pram. it helps if you have customers at home during the day but at least if the books are in a plastic bag you can get customers to leave them outside for you to pick up during the day. you drop the books off during the day. orders arrive every 3 weeks so the only evening part is taking orders out to customers not at home during the day.

mummytofour

Have you checked your out going? Getting more work or a btter paid job is not always the ansewer, cutting down is often a better way.

kerry_lampard

*first post, very exciting*

I too have 2 kids - nearly 5 and nearly 2 - and i work from home. I went back to work when my oldest was 3months old, hated paying someone else to look after MY child so i left (after about a year) went to Jobcentre to see what i was "entitled to" - having paid Tax and NI since i was 16 and was told that i could only claim jobseekers which would mean having to sign on every fortnight and applying for jobs - UH HELLO? i had a job and left it!!! DER!! SO i started doing ann summers - suited me fine and i enjoyed it THEN i left when i was pregnant again (after doing it for a yr) and then when my daughter was born i started doing Virgin Vie (i wouldn't recommend it), i left in Feb this year and haven't looked back!

Anyway, thats my life story, here's my point, i am now working from home (still) doing admin & book keeping. I have 3 clients - 2 builders and 1 chinese therapist. I charge £8.50 an hour and its easy (for most of my work i am sat watching corrie with my laptop on my lap!!! for other work i'm in the kitchen while the kids are playing).

I do use a childminder 1 morning a week for my daughter cos one of the builders (my brother in law) i go to his office to work and i work 9-12.30. Other than that i charge him everytime he rings me/texts me if its a work thing (minimum is 15mins a time)

I earn £150 a month from my brother in law as i do more work for him. i get about £50 from the therapist and another £100 from the other builder.

Unfortunately, i have just become seperated from my hubby and have had to claim tax credits on my own and i can get a little bit of help from Housing Benefit BUT luckily i can pay my bills myself without being a drain on society (lol)

If you are interested in any info on being a "Virtual PA" please email me kerrywatts@gmail.com and i will email you all the info (templates for time sheets, letters to send to get business, my info brochure detailing my services and cost etc etc)

Kerry
x

asharon

Welcome Kerry

kerry_lampard

thanks!!

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loopylisa

thanks for all your ideas lisa x

blessings3

I sell on ebay with 3 kids @ home oldest with special needs - ahve to be organised but can be done in 15 min bits around the kids - Charity shops a great idea was how I started - if you like books they can be good finds as the ones that dont sell in Charity shops tend to be the ones that sell on ebay and Amazon

loopylisa

thanks for that its a good idea x

fishpoolphil

can anyone give me any advice about homeworking schemes online Ive looked at some what are advertised and they seem too good ? are they all scams :rudolf: :