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Are You Treating Yourself Right?

Before I started working from home, I never really thought of myself as a lone wolf. In fact, I fancy myself to be quite a social animal. Recently, though, I have been hearing stories from friends which have solidified my opinion that working for myself, by myself is really the way to go. The things that people experience as a part of their employment never cease to amaze me. Talented people being let go suddenly, other talented people being placed in situations that show their employer’s total lack of regard for anything personal including family, the list goes on. I … Continue reading →

Home Based Business vs Home Based Job

Since there is more than one way to work at home, it may be useful for people who have never worked at home to understand the similarities and differences between two options that people can pursue if they wish to work from home. Owning and operating a home – based business and having a home – based job do share in common the fact that you work from your home instead of in an office or other type of facility. It is important for you to understand the difference between the two types of home – based work before you … Continue reading →

What are Your Goals? Figure These Out Before Taking that Job

As I took my long run this weekend I began to consider the idea of goals and objectives when it comes to both business ownership and the job world in general. For my website we are currently working on goals and objectives as mothers in business. So, we are thinking about what it is we want to see in our business lives in the next, say, six months, and then figuring out how we are going to get there. What are the tools that we need in order to accomplish these goals? For me, obtaining and keeping clients is extremely … Continue reading →

Your Job and Your Finances

When it comes to your finances one very important aspect is your career or your job. There are careers that pay extremely well with very high levels of stress. These careers often have difficult work hours and may require that you sacrifice time with your family. There are careers that are less competitive and offer a lower salary. These jobs may be more family friendly and so you may be willing to sacrifice some of your pay in order to stay in the field. However someone may have a job that is high stress with low pay that is not … Continue reading →

Working: Finding Flexible Jobs

Finding flexible jobs as a single parent isn’t easy, but it is getting easier and easier as time goes on. More and more companies are starting to see the benefits of being flexible, the benefits of allowing employees to work from home, the benefits of keeping their employees happy and allowing them to have more time out of the office. I know people kept saying that, and I kept thinking “Yeah right, then why can’t I find any of these flexible positions?” They are out there however. Sometimes it just takes a little more digging than normal, sometimes it takes … Continue reading →

Keeping Track of Your Workload

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I was just talking to my mom (hi Mom!) and we started discussing all of the many jobs that I do. She asked me, “How do you keep them all straight? How do you know which jobs you should be doing next? Do you have a spiffy computer program to track it all?” I told her that my favorite way of keeping track of my workload was to use lists. Just last night, I sat down and wrote out a huge list of things I needed to do – it would take me at least a week to get it … Continue reading →

Jobs now has an RSS Feed!

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I just noticed this on the right side of the screen: There is now an RSS feed for Jobs. Whether you’re inside of a blog, reading the blog itself, or looking at a list of all the employment blogs published here at Families, you can find the RSS feeder on the right-hand side of the blog itself. I am fairly new to RSS feeds, but in just the few short weeks since I’ve started using it, I have already wondered how on earth I got along without it. If you have found blogs that you want to read every time … Continue reading →

Keeping Your Resume’ Up to Date

It may seem like now that you’re running your own home business and working from home, you no longer need to keep your resume’ up to date. But, the truth is, you never know when you might need it to show potential clients, customers, investors, about your background and qualifications. Your resume’ is an important part of any business plan you may devise to represent your business and it’s much easier to keep your resume’ current than to have to invent one from scratch should the need arise. Whether you choose to work with a professional writer or do your … Continue reading →

Working a “Regular” Job and Running a Home Business—the Best of Both Worlds?

Starting a home business doesn’t have to mean going “cold turkey” and leaving the comfort of a regular paycheck behind completely. Many people find that “easing into” a home-based business by continuing to work part-time in a regular job helps to make the adjustment and keep the cash flow at a less shocking level. There are some real bonuses to holding down a traditional job while starting and operating a business from home. There are many tax benefits to operating a business out of your home, as well as potentially lower overhead, lower commuting time and expenses, and the potential … Continue reading →

Cash for Kids

How much would you pay your kid to sweep up spilled Cheerios from the kitchen floor? With summer just around the corner, many kids are looking for ways to make money to fund summer fun. In most cases, younger children look to their parents for spare change or cash in exchange for hard labor. Okay, maybe that’s just my house. Older children may look for outside work to pad their wallets; though securing a summer job is not always easy. It pays to start the search for summer employment early. Many businesses start posting seasonal positions as early as March. … Continue reading →