Working Mom Vs Stay-at-home Mom

To be a stay-at-home Mom or to be a working Mom, that is a dilemma families have struggled with for over a half a century. Never has the decision to stay home presented such a quandary as now with the state of our economy.

If the truth be told, all Moms are work-at-home Moms. Cooking, cleaning, groceries, shopping and laundry, these are thankless tasks but without these chores the household would come to a grinding, and dirty halt. These chores can be particularly difficult for Moms who work outside of the home, unless of course, they are able to afford to hire help to come in and perform those tasks. Unfortunately, for too many Moms who work out side the home, that luxury is not an option. They more than likely start the day at 5am, get the children ready, make the stressful commute into work, spend 9 hours away from home, make the stressful commute back, pick up the children, feed her children and husband, spend precious little time with her family, put the children back to bed, take care of as many chores as she can and around mid-night she crawls into bed to get some sleep just to start it all over again. I know because I did it.

The question of whether or not to stay at home is a difficult one. The issue of spending quality time or quality/quantity time with your children is not usually the only consideration. More time than not, it also encompasses the quality of life for the family.

More and more Moms are opting to be stay-at-home Moms with a stay-at-home Mom business. There is work for stay-at-home Moms. These are legitimate business opportunities for stay-at-home Moms who want to contribute to the household financially too. The opportunities range from selling products and services to just being the middle person and not see the product or service at all. Stay-at-home Moms can stay at home, work from home, choosing their own hours, spending quality time with their children, taking care of their home and contributing substantially to the family financially. Every eleven adult woman owns her own business. Women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men. Women own 9.1 million businesses and contribute $3.6 trillion to the economy yearly.

Home Businesses for stay-at-home Moms are easy to find. There are numerous opportunities out there. Most of them are Internet drive. When looking for a stay-at-home business consider the following:

Explore home-base business opportunities before you commit to one. Do your homework. Read all the companies information so you will understand the business and how it works.

Do an Internet search on the company to see if there is negative press. Remember that anyone can put anything on the net. Use your own business savvy to decide if it is a one-time complaint by a dissatisfied customer or is it a real problem that people are having with the company. Check with BBB.com (The Better Business Bureau) for complaints.

Always consider a business that you have an interest in and a passion for. The how can be learned.

Choose a home business that has the potential to provide you with the life style you desire. Avoid a home-based business that will turn into another job robbing you of hours and hours. Your goal is to have more time with your family and friends. Don’t give up too quickly, give your business a chance to grow and prosper.

Be persistent and stay focused. Value your time and money.



Source: Lee Roseboro (ArticleDashboard)