I have many "hats" so to speak when it comes to "work" - I am married to a Sailor so that takes some organizing skills (keeping track of his schedule along with his "trips" and such) and also being able to know how to sew on a patch or mount medals on a new uniform where the local dry cleaners is located and also where the cheapest place to have medals mounted is. I am a Mom - so I need to keep track of playdates, birthday parties, friends names and numbers, when the "sitter" is available, preschool information (next year baby!) and more. I am also going to college so I need to stay up to date on schedules, homework, reports, current events, and who’s who at the school. Add all that to the fact that I am a blogger who happens to also freelance blog/write. I am also a freelance web designer (which is also what I am going back to school for - a bachelors in computers with a focus on Web Development).
It’s a lot - and it requires money of course (gosh, doesn’t everything?). My husband makes "okay" money with the military - he’s been in 10 years now so it mostly covers everything. I really have no room to complain. But; on top of our rent we also have to pay a mortgage because we bought a home in Jacksonville when we were there. So - really that’s bringing us down a little. I’ve been covering the extra’s thus far with what I make "from home" but I am trying to find out more ways to work "from home" that aren’t going to cost me an arm and a leg and eventually turn out to be a complete hoax.
Here is a list of what I do from home to make a little extra money - also included are planned endeavors.
- Freelance Blogging
- Banner Ads (mostly Project Wonderful)
- Affiliate Ads
- Freelance Design (graphics or websites)
- Crafting (coming soon)
- eBay (I have a TON of stuff to get rid of)
Look, I’m not trying to afford a pair of english saddles or any other equestrian gear here. I’m just trying to make the "ends" meet a little better. So, if you have a REAL (i.e. not rip off) idea to make money from home I’m game. Let me know in the comments some ideas please!
