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nikki11

Can I ask is there many mums on this that work from home? And what is it you do? I really want to work but it wouldn't pay me as childminding/diesel would eat up my wages!!

Thanks in advance

*depressed*

I am a team leader for usborne books, along with uni! I didn't intend on starting it as a business as such though, I just liked the books and it saved me money on buying them - now I make more money out of it than I thought, certaintly not enough to cover a full time, or a decent part time wage though, but a couple/few hundred pound a month towards our outgoings and treats.

Do you have any hobbies or interests that you could turn into work? is childminding something that migt interest you?

xx

cazziebo

When my kids were young I did B2B sales from home. I made calls when they were at school, and then caught up with admin in the evenings when they were in bed.

I could not have done this sort of work with the kids in the house - not sure why but my kids totally ignored me until I went on the phone and would then want a drink, trip over etc etc! So, I still paid a childminder for in service days, school holidays etc. as well as the few days a month I had meetings in the office.

I work mostly from home now although my kids have grown up (allegedly - one still at home in her 20s!). I'm a self employed consultant and writer.

As *depressed* says, best starting point is find what you're good at that people will pay you for, and do that.

nikki11

There's not much interesting me at the minute, childminding would not be my thing! Im good at computers, so something along those lines!

dizsiebubba

@nikki11 - I registered as a childminder while on M/L and just look after one family... I get paid £350 a week, 39 weeks of the year so get all the holidays off so I am making a good wage and getting to see my boy grow up.. sure its not something you would consider? x