together.
Remember that time is money. It’s
easy to make a few extra bucks here
and there by filling out online surveys,
using certain search engines (like
Swagbucks.com), and doing reviews.
If you just need a little extra, this
might be your answer (check out
moneysavingmom.com for some
suggestions), but these will not add up
to much money per hour, so evaluate
your true needs before pursuing these
side gigs with abandon. It might be
that you need something more.
ACTION STEP: Take a few minutes
together and brainstorm your
purpose in wanting to create more
income for your family through a
work-at-home mom gig. Pray and
ask God to give you wisdom in what
area to pursue. Download a free
printable brainstorming sheet as part
of the bonus content for this book at
thehumbledhomemaker. com/sahm-
book-freebies. Use the password
icanstayhomewithmykids.
DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS
W
hen you’re seeking the best fit
for creating more income from
home, it’s important to utilize your
strengths. What works for your friend
or neighbor (or me!) won’t necessarily
work for you. God has created each
of us with unique gifts and abilities.
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When we work out of our God-given
talents, we will be so much more
fruitful in our ventures.
There are three personality assess-
ments I recommend everyone take—
the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI), the Enneagram, and the
Four Temperaments Test. Once you
know your personality type, read up
on what are the usual strengths and
weaknesses of those types. This
will help you cross out certain types
of income generators (in my case, I
would be terrible at data entry) and
begin to explore other ones (in my
case, it would be anything involving
people or language skills).
Along with these personality
assessments, I recommend that
everyone take the Strengths Finder
test, which will give you an even
better look into what types of work fit
your gifts.
ACTION STEP: Take free versions of
the Myers-Briggs (16personalities.
com/free-personality-test), Four
Temperaments (temperamentquiz.
com), and the Enneagram
(yourenneagramcoach.com) tests
online. I recommend paying the
small fee to find your top five
strengths at the StrengthsFinder
test (gallupstrengthscenter.com)
when you can afford it. Use these as
a starting point to discovering your
God-given gifts.