[ballaholyk84]

Just wondering if anybody actually works from home and makes decent money to keep them at home and not have an actual outside job?

If so what type of work do you do?

Only reason I ask is because I love to travel and explore the world and I know that it would be great to actually have a job "At Home" so I can take my work with me anywhere I go. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you

 

[ire]

They let me telecommute when they get sick of me

<edit> I've heard running a porn site from your house can be profitable

 

[jimmydean]

Stinkyboy's neighbor worked from home.

 

[BigMike]

I kind of work from home. I run my own business, it is based out of my home, but a lot of the stuff I do is sub-contracted. So I travel with other companies working for myself.

It's good, and its not good. Take a look at what you do now, and what they provide to you. Health insurance is expensive, so is liability and workers comp.

It's nice making your own hours, but its weird, because if you are not working, you are not making money. It also seems like you are making a lot more than you are. Sure, you may get a much bigger paycheck than you would now, but you have to take out a third of that for the man, and you will have WAY more expenses than you do now. If you want any more info of at least what I've got going, shoot me a PM.

 

[BMXman]

I sell on Ebay...it's been my only source of income for the last 2 years...D

 

[loco-gringo]

Buffy???

 

[Jay_Reemin]

Although ebay had it's moments, it wasn't steady.

I've been a part timer ebayer while attending college for a bit, but my true "work from home" situation didn't happen until this past February. I ended up getting handed properties from an old Navy friend who's doing investments. I was managing them for him, managing and scheduling the fix ups, etc. I made more money but just like Big Mike mentioned there's a LOT that's taken for granted when working for someone else. Healthcare for one is huge, private insurance blows in comparison, having taxes taken out and getting paid at the end of the year rather than paying is a big plus, and, you never feel like your "off". I spent the past 8 months busting my butt because you don't have the same sense of security you feel you have working for a company or government entity. Having experienced both, I like the home based business flexibility but would rather do the 8-5 thing and schedule a "life" around work rather than just straight working all the time. I think the key is to find a job you like, then you will want to do it rather than just doing a job.

 

[ballaholyk84]

Thanks guys for the info. Anyone else?

 

[Jim Mac]

My wife works at home. She runs her own graphic design/illustration/web design company: http://www.spaghettiandegg.com

It is still in its infancy. but she's doing ok, though she also teaches at night at a local college weekly. The toughest thing for her is to learn best how to divide up time on business development while doing actual paying jobs (finishing current work while simultaneously developing new clients). In addition, there is the piece on "helping" clients to pay up on their invoices - that part can be interesting, and at times a strain on us financially as well! That's been her (and our) experience in a nutshell.

 

[amydalayna]

I used to work from home occasionally. I then found a new job close to home and my last employer offered me the option to work from home full-time. I said nope.

I like the seperation of work and home. and i find working from home lonely.

 

[gonefirefightin]

work? whats that..........sounds exhausting

 

[jimmydean]

I used to work from home occasionally. I then found a new job close to home and my last employer offered me the option to work from home full-time. I said nope.

I like the seperation of work and home.

I get in trouble if I bring my work home. My wife is still sort of a stay at home mom, so I am intruding on her workspace.

 

[xy9ine]

I sell on Ebay...it's been my only source of income for the last 2 years...D

holy carp, man - you've got $1000 comics! damn. what's the rarest / most expensive one you've had?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Giant-Size-X-men-1-CGC-9-2_W0QQitemZ170148841315QQihZ007QQcategoryZ33826QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[DavidMakalaster]

My mother is a pharmaceutical rep. Other than about a half-dozen 1hr trips to doctor offices and hospitals a week and conferences every other month she works from home. She can do things anytime she wants, gets payed really well, gets a new company car every 50000 miles (they pay for EVERY car-related expense), gets lots of stock options, great Cigna insurance, huge bonuses, a computer, free phones/internet, tax write-off on two houses, frequent-flier miles, all the pens we could ever want, and lots of other perks.

If you have a degree in psychology, marketing, management, etc. and any decent medical experience they jump on you. There are lots of flakes in the field so the turnover is high. If you do a good job though you're golden.

 

[BMXman]

holy carp, man - you've got $1000 comics! damn. what's the rarest / most expensive one you've had?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Giant-Size-X-men-1-CGC-9-2_W0QQitemZ170148841315QQihZ007QQcategoryZ33826QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

let's just say a lot more expensive than a grand....D

 

[Kntr]

My wife is ALMOST a medical transcriptionist. She will be done with school in a month. She should make good money.

There are a lot of things you can do from home in the medical field. Transcription, Billing, Coding, etc.

 

[BurlyShirley]

I work ON my home alot. Pretty good time usually...

 

[BMXman]

I work ON my home alot. Pretty good time usually...

I just recently decided to do the same...so far it's been a really great experience...right now I'm the middle of making our house more efficient and refinishing the dinner table...D