Stay at home mom looking to make some real money
@shelle7892003 (18)
United States
April 19, 2007 11:16am CST
I am a stay at home mom with two little kids and we are running low on funds and I either need to make money at home or send my kids to daycare and pay them a crap load for my two kids while I go to work all day and then half of my money goes to daycare. Sorry im a little upset about that. I read about starting new business and stuff and im not sure if that stuff is for me. I am new to this area that I live in so being a consultant is out because I dont know anyone here I have great computer skills I know Microsoft office like the back of my hand but what can I do with these skills to make some actual money??
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@modomains (195)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Hello...you are a stay at home with two kids. Are you married? If so, you seem to be doing pretty good because you have the choice to stay at home. I am a single mom of one child and I have always had to go to work and deal with the stress of raising a small child. But I just realize that the only thing to solve this problem is time. As your kids get older, let's say around 8 or 9 years old, they will be more independent and life will get easier. Also, if you have to work and pay for childcare, it is just a fact of life and you have to just get used to it. As they get older and you do not need that type of childcare, then you can appreciate that money by saving it each month!
Finally, if you do want to work from home, then help another mother, single mom for example, by offering affordable childcare for a couple of other children. You save yourself money and make a little bit, and your children learn social skills.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
19 Apr 07
There's lots of things you can do from home to make money. Ebay is a good option as you can have a nice little Ebay business if you can find enough things to sell. However, being a WAHM (work at home mom) myself, I can tell you that the best website for WAHMS is
www.wahm.com. I found this site a couple of years ago through a friend and it is one of the best websites to find WAH jobs and opportunties to make some money. It's not easy, but if you are determined, it can be done. Good luck!
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@cjthedog64 (1552)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Unless you can find a job for a real company as an administrator or something that you can do at home, you're not going to make a ton of money online. I do a few things and my best income source is ebay. I made more there today than I've made on mylot in a month. And that was only about $12. My new job will start in a couple weeks, and that will be doing daycare while I'm home with my 16 month old. Watching 3 kids will bring me in more income than my old "real" job did. Can't beat that! Good luck!
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
19 Apr 07
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Good luck.
I am a mommy too. I can relate!!!
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I forgot to mention.... they are both free to join.
And
that you get $10 instantly for joining the first one
$5 for joining the second.
@dvln2005 (1)
• United States
20 Apr 07
There are some sites that you can go to that you can make money. Most of them are slow at first and kind of boring but they pay. Cashcrate, Paycage, Cashduck are a few that you fill out offers and make money from doing it. I have looked for legite ways to make money. I know some people start their own daycare at home. If you are just needed to make some money you could take two extra kids charge 90.00 a week for each and make and extra 600.00 bucks a month. Just an idea. Good luck
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
20 Apr 07
so far, i find mylot is the best online paying site that i can find compare to others... and it really does pay... that is a good thing... it is not a scam... as long as you are hardworking and want to put in effort, you will certainly get paid for it... referrals are also very important to boost your earnings... good luck...
@SanDslnrs (268)
• United States
20 Apr 07
Try checking www.WAHM.com, they offer a lot of work at home info. Also, I do general transcription from home, and make some extra money doing that. I took a medical transcription course through my local ROP and got the skills for transcribing and then thru WAHM, I have signed on for overflow work to help others out. I am also taking an online medical transcription course thru a preferred school, and hopefully soon will be able to get hired by one of the bigger MT companies. Good luck!
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Apr 07
try browsing some online making money sites in your in the net.. or i could refer you to some i am working with right now besides mylot ..just pm about it if your interested since it is not allowed in here to post some sites..
@browneyedgirl (1264)
• United States
20 Apr 07
If you like to write, there are a number of paying markets for freelance writers. I have a blog that lists some paying markets. You can find the link on my profile page.
@lonewoulfe (585)
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
Wow ! just the responses you get for you to join them in so & so - well listen to your gut instincts & as linguist says do not put up any amount whatsoever. I wish i live in the US or Canada or UK so i could relate to you better on this type of generating anonline income. But allow me to say this much, just keep on immersing your self first what ticks making money online, but have your PC well protected, just some of these sites are so nasty with adwares, spywares, etc. etc.
As i cant recommend to you anyone here in myLot as i dont have any first hand experience dealing with them. Just be really really careful - money lost might not be that much, but feeling of loosing trust will be.
See ya have a nice day.
@8ctavarium (552)
• Australia
20 Apr 07
If your at home looking after your kids, then perhaps be a baby sitter for another kid. Then could earn a bit of extra cash. I know thats what my mum use to do when I was younger, she would look after myself, another kid and get some extra cash at the same time. And because of that, she said I was more active and more happy because I had someone to play with.
@cgfrench28 (6)
• United States
20 Apr 07
I teach internet marketing techniques. If you would like to make money from home I could show you how. There is a guide I would like you to sign up for that will walk you through the internet business deal. It's FREE to join. Visit http://www.payitforward4profits.com/cgfrench28 .. Then if you have ANY questions my contact info is in the site and you can ask me anything. It's a great way to make money. I'm doing it and loving it!
@wooitsmolly (3613)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I am in a similar situation as you, except I am not a mother :P But I am looking for ways to make money online.
You can see the sites I currently use here: http://www.geocities.com/shesbaldnow
I would rather have more of a "real" job online, but I can't seem to find anything legitimate for now. I just use GPT sites for now. I make okay money though.
@mari123 (1861)
• China
19 Apr 07
i am also a newbar.mylot can make me to earn money ,i think you can take a little time to post and discusion the topic,you will get money,and there are more people can help you how it work.at the same time you can daycare your two little kids well.good luck for you.