Helpful
articles for work at home moms
You want to
be a stay at home but you have
to pay the bills...
In the day, Boomer moms worked and dropped their
kids off at the sitters. Today more
women are choosing to stay home and
“BE THEIR KIDS MOM.” When you have
the financial means is an easy
decision to stay home to raise the
children. However, when you don’t
have money in the bank or a spouse
to bring home the bacon you have to
take a careful look at how to pay
the bills while raising your
family. According to recent surveys
more moms than ever before are
choosing to stay at home and as a
result the female employment numbers
are declining after decades of
substantial growth.
Employment figures for married
mothers with children under age 6
have dropped 7% to 10% since the
peak years of 1997 to 2000,
depending on the income group.
Overall, the work participation rate
for all women dropped 1.5% from 2000
to 2004, according to the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is
significant because, for four
decades, women's labor participation
rates consistently climbed, from
40.8% in 1970 to 57.5% in 2000. The
phenomenon caused profound changes
in American family, culture, and
economy.
This shift has created a new buzz called the WAHM.
(Work-At-Home-Mom) Women that have
made the decision to have it all.
They are taking time for family and
balancing that with a home career.
If you don’t want to commute to the
office then how do you have a
career?
A WAHM has two
choices in a home career. They can
create a career around a hobby or
talent they enjoy or seek out a
company that will furnish the
foundation and opportunity so all
they have to do is team up, invest
the time and hard work to achieve
the success.
Consider these
interested facts:
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More
than 25 million Americans are
home-based entrepreneurs and
that number is growing daily.
Being paid for what you do is
always more rewarding than being
paid what someone thinks you are
worth! Employers are holding
the key to our futures – but you
can change that by starting a
business from home.
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Where do you start? Well, you
search the Internet, go to the
library and read anything and
everything you can get your
hands on and think about what
you enjoy. “It is anticipated
that by the year 2005, 50% of
households in the U.S. alone
will be involved in a home based
business.” - Newsweek Magazine
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In 2002, the average annual
income of a person running a
home office was more than
$45,000 per year! This is more
than twice as much as the
average U. S. household income
derived from working for
employers. The home business is
the fastest growing segment of
the economy. Two out of every
three businesses started in the
U. S. are started in the owner’s
home. Personal Computers have
made it possible.
Did
you know that out of 100 people who
started working at the age of 25, by
the age of 65:
- 1 is healthy
- 4 have enough money for a comfortable
retirement
- 3 are still working
- 63 are dependent on Social Security,
friends, relatives or charity
- 29 are dead
Owning your own home
business is an opportunity of a life
time. Does it have risks? Of
course there are risks but life is
full of risks. Do your homework and
find a business that is right for
you. Once you figure out what you
would like to do find a way to make
it happen. The biggest reason
people fail is from lack of action!
Take action and get started with a
sense of urgency. Don’t let anyone
tell you “you can’t.”
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A good objective of leadership is
to help those who are doing poorly
to do well and to help those who are
doing well to do even better.
~ Jim Rohn ~
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Always
continue the climb. It is possible
for you to do whatever you choose,
if you first get to know who you are
and are willing to work with a power
that is greater than ourselves to do
it. Don't give up!
Believe in yourself and your dreams
no matter what!