O
ver the past several years,
I’ve become passionate
about teaching women how they
can create more income from
home. I’ve witnessed firsthand
what a complete life changer this
has been for our family, and I see
so much potential for today’s
stay-at-home mom to bring in
more money for her family.
Many women are able to stay
at home with their kids without
bringing in a penny. You may be
one of them. But if you aren’t,
don’t dismay. You might have to
expand your definition from stay-
at-home to work-at-home mom,
but either way you can achieve
the dream of staying home with
your kids!
DETERMINE YOUR PURPOSE
D
oes your family need just
a little extra money for
wiggle room, or are you barely
surviving on your husband’s
income and need to earn as
close to a full-time income from
home as possible? These are
two very different scenarios,
and the answer to “what is your
purpose” will help you establish
which type of work-at-home
mom avenue to take. Knowing
your purpose in creating more
income helps you stay focused.
For example, if your goal is to
make some fun money to satisfy
your craving for gourmet coffee,
then a side job that brings in a
little extra will do the trick. But
if you’re living at or below the
poverty level, you’ll need to think
more creatively about how to
generate a longer-term, viable
income for your family.
When Will and I started creating
more income for our family, we
dove headfirst into any and every
way to make a little extra money.
But none of these added up to
the viable, significant income
source we needed. Eventually,
I honed in on blogging, which
has become our family’s main
source of income. Will and I now
run thehumbledhomemaker.com
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