Stay at Home Jobs

Updated on April 26, 2010
M.S. asks from Huntington Beach, CA
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Hi I'm a mom of two. an 11 yrs old and a 6 yrs old. 8 yrs ago I decided to be at home with my children and became a full time mom. I left behind a promise career as lawye,r but I don't regret it at all. However now that my children are older I want to explore some stay at home career opportunities so I can have a little bit of a financial independence from my husband ( not that I am complaining)and feel mentally challenge, not that I am not challenged every day, but my mind needs a little rest of parenting issues. I've seen many offerings of stay home businesses but I am a little scared of those, I hear some of them are simple scams. Please if someone knows of something really trustable to work from home, I would really appreciated the information. I am so bad selling things but I guess there are other opportunities not involving selling items.

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M.S.

answers from New York on

I don't know M., but I am with you, I think that most jobs out there to work from home are scams, I started my online baby business almost 3 years ago, and to this day I still can't to quit my day career.. I will think that there are many opportunities out there for lawyers, look into large companies who may not want to hire full time laywers, you may be able to do consulting for them. Anyway, all the best!

M.
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A.M.

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Please do be careful about things that are mainly advertised online, especially when they ask for money before they tell you what you would be doing. I am trying to build income as well along with my part time job as a commercial real estate broker, which I have been for 5 years (used to be full time). One thing that has also helped for some friends and myself is a new hobby we started doing to make extra income. My chiropractor told me about it when my husband lost his job. I am able to do it while out running errands. I enter car tags into a database. Then I tell others about it. That's it. No products, no services to sell. I can write them down with my 16 month old in the car. A completely legit company in TX has created a way to store information to help find missing children and those who have stolen cars or failed to make their payments. There are lien holding companies that have leases with the company (CSI) and pay for the information. I have already received multiple checks. I told a couple friends, then they told and so on. Yes, like multi-level or Arbonne, only no products or services. Just 10 tags a month per person (easier to grow your team that way). I'm working on my 4th level of people (which makes about $1,000 a month). If you can complete 5 levels, it is $4,500 a month. The income comes from each tag entered (not from each recruit made), the more people on your team, the more you make per tag. Please feel free to call me on my cell, you can sign up from anywhere around the country. This isn't a junk response, I really am a Mom on here that loves to talk to other Moms, you can read all about my posts as I've been on here for a while. Call me, A., at ###-###-####. My Web site is www.amcglothlin.narcthatcar.com

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answers from Orlando on

If you don't want to do sales, please don't listen to anyone who says to give one of those companies a try like Avon or Pampered Chef or whatever. Yes, they are reputable companies with great products, but the idea that you just have to have a passion for the product and they sell themselves is a bunch of hooey. You have to be a good salesman in order to convince people to give you an audience (ie host a party) and you have to invest your own money to buy samples and things like catalogs and order forms.

If your children are in school, why not look for a part time out-of-the-house job where you can drop them at school and be done in time to pick them up? I have a work-from-home job right now because I have a toddler. I like my job a lot but it is very, very, very isolating to work from home and I am counting the days until he reaches kindergarten when I can get an out-of-the-house job!

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M.A.

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I don't have any recommendations but I do have consultant experience with direct sales companies. There isn't anything to be afraid of them being scams as long as you are joining up with a reputable company. You don't really need to have selling experience with them but you do need to LOVE the products whether it be skin care, home decor, or kitchen stuff. Another thing you need to be able to do is partake in small talk. I've come to realize that I don't do well with direct sales because you HAVE to be able to talk to complete strangers - in the grocery store, at the park, gym etc. People that I know who have done well love to talk to anyone, anywhere. I do not, so I don't do well once I've exhausted all my options with people I already know. You know your personality type so you know whether this is something you are able to do.

Good luck.

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F.H.

answers from Phoenix on

Hi M., I take a liquid vitamin that has really helped me focus and sleep better. It costs about $1 per day and is worth every penny. There is also a FREE business opportunity. I get checks in the mail after people sign up and we are saving them for a house. It really sells itself and the best part (besides the $) is that I know I'm getting my vitamins in every day! http://www.YummyLiquidVitamins.com Just take the tour, it's not a scam and you have nothing to lose! Let me know if you have any questions!

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J.D.

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Hi Maria,

Wow. You've gotten a lot of different responses here. Working from home has been a god-send for me and my family. Working with a Direct Sales company has been a huge blessing for many reasons of which they do most of the work and I just share what I like. I also get to incorporate other things that are important to me such as women's health and teaching them how to take time out for themselves because I didn't when I was a mother with younger children. You need to look into direct sales and with those companies that are associated with the DSA.

What is important to do is to find something that appeals to you, that you use and love. Mine is natural-based skin care products (see my 'ad' at the bottom of this page for Sensaria) that the whole family can use. What makes 'my' company different is that we don't ask you to purchase more products to start your business, we give you everything you need in your 'business kit' along with all of your business tools to get you started, a website, ordering software, all training is free, etc. so it all depends on what each company offers. With Sensaria there are no minimum requirements each month, no inventory, no deliveries.

When someone says, "but I am not a salesperson and could never do that' I just ask if you have ever told someone about a movie that you saw or a restaurant that you went to. It is the same thing - women share what they like and don't like and that is it. So all I say, is take a look around, and go with what your gut says and don't be afraid to try something. If you have nervousness, it may really be just excitement. It may also be exactly what you needed.

If you want more information on what I do (which doesn't involve any makeup!), just let me know and check out my website. It doesn't hurt and won't bite. :o)

www.sensaria.com/J.

V.C.

answers from Dallas on

Hi M.,
Is it possible to do some legal work from home?
I am an engineer and will be doing some work from home for that.
I have also been with one of the best MLMs for 15 years. Here are a couple of 3 minute messages you can listen to: Roger Barnett, Chairman & CEO - ###-###-#### & Project MAHMA™ - ###-###-#### . If the info interests you, let me know and I will get you more details.
Good luck in finding what you want.
Victoria

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A.B.

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hi maria,
i know your not really looking for a sales job, but i am a mary kay beauty consultant and i absolutely love it. i also tried selling melaleuca and did not like that. it was very hard to make money. it is so incredibly easy to make money in mary kay. just last week, i had a total of over $500 in sales. i get to keep 50% of that. i worked a total of 5 hours and made $250. women are going to buy skincare and makeup no matter what, so why not buy it from you?! the products are wonderful (i am also a licensed esthetician as well) you can find out more information on my website-www.marykay.com/alyssab. click on sell mary kay. there is information and even videos for you to watch. i am currently working towards earning a career car. let me know if you have any questions at all-i will answer them honestly! (this goes for other moms reading this too!)

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B.H.

answers from Los Angeles on

Hi Maria,

I hear you. I "retired" from my full time teaching position (a special needs cooridnator for my school district) to stay home with my kids (then 7 and 10). I am SOOOOOO glad I did. I started my network marketing business with Isagenix (www.SolutionsForMyFamily.com) in January of 2006. In 4 months I released 42 pounds and I have now kept if off for over 4 years.

In the second year, my family and I took a 10 month vacation traveling through Canada, the USA, Mexico and the Carribean. It was an amazing trip. Thanks to my home based business, we are free to travel and do what we want as a family. It has been a life changing experience. Who knew I would find such satisfaction is a network marketing company. But the more I learned about the industry the more I saw it to be the greatest moral compensation plan on the planet.

The secret is finding something you are passionate about and figure out how to get someone to pay you to do it. I was/am passionate about helping families eat healthier, have more play time and create independent financial freedom. My company does that for people. I get to help moms dream again AND eat amazing superfoods.

Maria, what are you passionate about?

What would you do if no one ever paid you to do it?

What are you willing to give up your life for (because you already are)

B.
Family Success Coach

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A.S.

answers from Dallas on

Check out the forum at workplacelikehome.com or wahm.com for information about at home jobs. Workplacelikehome has great leads for work.

Check out www.makemoneyonline.tonoftips.net for ways to earn extra cash.

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K.S.

answers from Minneapolis on

I found the perfect work from home job a couple of months ago. I am still working full-time, but hope to be working exclusively from home some day. It has been a life saver because I’m able to get some extra money by putting in a couple hours a week. You can work at your own pace and make your family’s schedule BEFORE your work schedule. Let me know if you are interested and we can talk more.

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