DOes anyone out there work from home using the internet?.<BR>I would like to start doing this but im afraid ill get a scam thing. i have high puter skills and typing is OK...... theres no way i cna do sales im too shy.<BR>H and i have a 4 month old baby and daycare would break us. no family to help either.<BR>We are Looking to rent a beautiful house but we will never make it one a single income..<BR>i am open to suggestions from all please help me. This could be a major recovery step.<BR>living with relatives isnt helping.<BR>thnak you all<BR>

I don't know much about working at home via the internet, but for what it's worth here are some issues/options you can consider.<P>I have had a home office, full time professional job, a job share and a part time job. There are pluses and minuses to each. First issue, is that working at home with small children there never works as well as one would imagine. A 4 mo-old may have regular naps, a toddler won't and soon will have none. You end up spending all of the time the baby is sleeping working, and then nothing else (picking up, meals, dishes, laundry) gets done. You get impatient with the child, and try to ignore them as much as possible to get your work done. This is frustrating to both the parent and the child. I found it to be very stressful. Child care is a full time job. Do not ever think of it any other way. If you start to work, you are taking on a second job. That's fine, many people do, just go into it with your eyes wide open. <P>Are you interested in the option of doing child care for someone else? If you are living with relatives, this is still possible because you and your baby could go to someone's house. If they have more than one child, and you can drive, they might pay pretty well. <P>Other options include job sharing. Occaisionally it is possible to find a part time job or find a position you can go to with another woman an propose to share. In this scenario, you could try trading child care with your partner on the alternate days that you work. Don't dismiss this as impossible, because people do it. If you are shy, do you have a friend who this would work with, and help you look for a job-share?<P>In some communities there are child care co-ops. You could trade child care on a fixed schedule. Some work on a reduced fee basis, some work on "points," where you earn points for taking care of someone's child so that you earn child care credits and could work part time. <P>My final word of caution is that working at home always sounds better that it is. It is very lonely, and isolating. Take me for example, here I am on the internet, giving advice to strangers.....<p>[This message has been edited by Clouds (edited February 16, 2001).]

Clouds,<BR>First off Theres nothing wrong with giving advice to strangers..... you have been helpful to me in previous posts and im sure others appreciate your advice as well. Never think any less.<BR>AS for me being isolated ... i already am <BR>my life is online as it is.<BR>I have son who is in school i know about the toddler thing but it seems to be easier to amuse a toddler than to amuse myself. I understand what your saying about the drawbacks of working at home..<BR>I cannot do day care i have a prior criminal record which exumes that possiblity for me.<BR>I have thought long and hard about this.<BR>WE Need another income which in turn requires me to work. <BR>i would gladly work outside the home at a regular 9-5 job but daycare is so expensive it would be pointless... not to mention that most daycares dont take infants.<BR>This seems to be the easierst option at this point. when the baby gets older i will of course reconsider the options of daycare<BR>Thank you for you advice. its always helpful<BR>OB<BR><P>------------------<BR>"The human Heart is often the victim of the sensations of the moment; Success intoxicates it to presumption and disappointment defects and terrifies it."<BR>~~Valney~~

Sorry, I didn't realize this wasn't your first child. Maybe someone else can answer your original question. I only know to be cautious, because there are scams out there, and even requesting information about an opportunity can cost you money.

Here is a possibility that you may want to explore.<P>I find myself in the same situation needing to make more money. I got a paper route. It takes me three hours between the time I get out of bed and the time I am back in bed. Of course, it is between 1:30 and 4:30 am. It surprised me that I can make $1000 to $1200 a month doing this. There is more gas involved, and wear and tear on the car, but you gotta do what you gotta do.<P>If this works in with your schedules, something to consider.

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