Re: Stay at home Moms*supplement income?

April 22, 2004

In a message dated 4/22/2004 10:53:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

lana20191@... writes:

Do any of you have any suggestions as to what I can do to supplement

my income?

Thanks

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What are your hobbies?

What are you passionate about?

Do you have any particular special skills or training??

There are companies that hire people to work from home on a subcontractor

basis.

There are " party " companies... I know a few gals who are over passionate

about scrapbooking.. and make a wonderful extra income with scrapbooking parties

and make money ( $10 to $15 a page) creating scrapbooks for others.

There is a new party company up and coming.. " Big Yellow Box " by Crayola.

I think they are launching June sometime...

They are family focus and spending time with the kids.. creative projects and

family time.

Discovery Toys... Bright Minds... all child related companies.

Check out

http://www.moneymakingmommy.com

There are some great listings available there.

I am passionate about child safety.. and am an independent rep for

http://www.mypreciouskid.com

Kalwite

# MK- 431

Please be careful of companies that promise " thousands " of dollars a month...

Only a select few ever really reach that point...

Of course my family comes first.. and income is directly related to effort.

- Mommy to:

Noah - 10/14/02 - 31 weeker - 3lbs 11 oz

edd November 18th

m/c 7/04

Open RNY 12/3/03.... -51 lbs gone and counting

April 22, 2004

In a message dated 4/22/2004 11:53:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

angel_of_mercy_911@... writes:

I supplement our income by working 4-6 shifts a month (I'm an RN).

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!! I get to get out of the house and go talk to other

grown ups my age!!!

Sheila

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*** JEALOUS ***

ACtually.. I plan on going back to school after the baby is born..

I am thinking surgical technician... good money and only 12 months.

I KICK myself daily for eloping and NOT finishing nursing school!!!!

GRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Mommy to:

Noah - 10/14/02 - 31 weeker - 3lbs 11 oz

edd November 18th

m/c 7/04

Open RNY 12/3/03.... -51 lbs gone and counting

April 22, 2004

I tried child care in my home and it sucked, really sucked. And I also think

if you want to sstay home the first year to be close with your baby you do not

need another child around, at least not someone elses. JMO, but i was so glad

to get rid of my day care kids.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

Age- 41

EDD- July 27th, 2004

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 7 1/2),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

April 22, 2004

We have a lot of programs down here in South Florida.

BUT I need financial aid.. can't afford it at ALL!

I would have to do everything all over.. since it has been 10 years..

There are SO many jobs available in Nursing!

- Mommy to:

Noah - 10/14/02 - 31 weeker - 3lbs 11 oz

edd November 18th

http://www.love-my-kids.com

April 22, 2004

I supplement ours by doing freelance magazine articles and by doing

watercolor paintings and selling them on eBay.

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=mamakris&

include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50

I have a couple of friends who go to boutique stores and sell their

last-year stock for them on commission on eBay.

-Kris

on 4/22/04 9:48 AM, lana20191 at lana20191@... wrote:

Do any of you have any suggestions as to what I can do to supplement

my income?

Thanks

April 22, 2004

I make quilts. Small and large. Wall hangings and table runners. But for all

of those plus what Kris mentioned, you need some sort of talent. Find out what

you have a talent in and go for it. Selling your babies clothes on e-bay will

bring in some money too. I did that. My boys are now 4 and 2 1/2 and wear out

their clothes before I can resell them now! bummer

Margaret

April 22, 2004

how on earth do you women have time to *work* from home after chasing

around your kids all day???? lol

I supplement our income by working 4-6 shifts a month (I'm an RN).

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!! I get to get out of the house and go talk to other

grown ups my age!!!

Sheila

April 22, 2004

we need the help ! Go back to nursing school! A friend of mine

got called last week by her former boss asking her to travel 30 miles

to a hospital in the next county for $47/hr. Now, you can't beat that

income with a stick- especially in the hills of Kentucky!

we need more nurses!!!!!!!!! I am so very thankful that I had already

gotten married 2 years into college and I stuck to my guns and when

he started whining about the lack of time I was spending with him

compared to the sometimes 18-20 hr nursing

school/clinical/homework/careplan days. Of course, the marriage

failed but I graduated!! We all make choices and have to live with

them. I often say if I had it to do all over again, I would probably

do everything the same way, but I would know where and what things I

shoulda/coulda done differently.

(oh, by the way, I filled out my application with the company my

friend used to work for. hehehehe)

April 22, 2004

I am starting nursing in the spring.. finishing getting all my pre-

reqs out of the way! I am really excited about it! Taking good ole

anatomy and physiology this summer.. FUN!!! Could go into the program

this fall - but with giving birth in the semester.. I thought it best

to not do that.

How long does it take to complete your RN once you are in a program?

Trish

> we need the help ! Go back to nursing school! A friend of mine

> got called last week by her former boss asking her to travel 30

miles

> to a hospital in the next county for $47/hr. Now, you can't beat

that

> income with a stick- especially in the hills of Kentucky!

>

> we need more nurses!!!!!!!!! I am so very thankful that I had

already

> gotten married 2 years into college and I stuck to my guns and when

> he started whining about the lack of time I was spending with him

> compared to the sometimes 18-20 hr nursing

> school/clinical/homework/careplan days. Of course, the marriage

> failed but I graduated!! We all make choices and have to live with

> them. I often say if I had it to do all over again, I would

probably

> do everything the same way, but I would know where and what things

I

> shoulda/coulda done differently.

>

> (oh, by the way, I filled out my application with the company my

> friend used to work for. hehehehe)

April 22, 2004

I did a paper route and took Connor with me! The money

isn't the greatest, but if you really buckle up the spending

belt, you can do it. I was going to stay home with Connor

the first 8 months (my job gave me 9 months off) but then I

decided I wanted to stay home indefinitely. He will be 2

next month. Hubby has picked up overtime and money has been

saved in my not having to wear professional clothing

anymore. It's not easy, but if you can cut back on some

things, it can be done. Let us know what you come up with!!

a

April 22, 2004

I agree with Robin! Doing babysitting out of your house

really stinks. My sister has her own daycare in her house

and she barely gets a chance to even go grocery shopping!

Maybe you can offer limited hours? Also, I wouln't bet on

being able to do it for a while until you learn the baby's

routine. If the baby doesn't sleep through the night for a

long time, you'll want to be able to nap during the day,

etc. I think I would try any route other than babysitting

out of your house.

a

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mamaslilqueen@...:

OSSG-pregnant@...: Re:

Stay at home Moms*supplement income?Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004

13:11:04 EDT> I tried child care in my home and it sucked,

really> sucked. And I also think if you want to sstay home

the> first year to be close with your baby you do not need>

another child around, at least not someone elses. JMO, but>

i was so glad to get rid of my day care kids. > > > God

Bless,> Robin, NorthEastern, NY> Age- 41> EDD- July 27th,

2004> IT'S A BOY!!!!!!> Mommy to:> & >

(twin boys 7 1/2),> Madison, daughter, 5 years and> Wife to

Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)> Gastric Bypass Surgery->

October 18th 2002> Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)> goal

170 after baby > > > [Non-text portions of this message

have been removed]> > > >

April 22, 2004

,

I just moved to TN from south FL. Cape Coral. Anyway,

check with the hospitals. MANY of them offer free schooling

programs (surg. tech, CNA, HHA, PCT, etc) if you agree to

work with them part-time during the schooling and stick with

them for a year after. I did the CNA program and didn't

have to pay a dime of it. I ended up getting injured a

month after finishing the program, so I don't do it anymore,

but its something to look into. Hope that helps:)

a

April 22, 2004

Robin,

that's funny you should mention that. Before I had kids, I did day care in my

home and hated it. Didn't think much of the kids either and was not very good

with them. I never hurt them or anything of the sort but sometimes I wanted

to!!! i was worried and called my friend. I said " I am so afraid that when I

have kids of my own, if I'm with them 24 hours a day and they're anything like

this, I will hurt them " . She said " don't worry. When they're someone elses

kids you think " WHAT THE HECK IS YOUR PROBLEM!!??!! " but when they're your own,

you think " awww, honey, what's wrong?? " and it's true. I can't handle other

peoples kids for any length of time but am a good mother to mine. Not that I

don't raise my voice or every once in a while give them a smack on the bottom.

but I don't have the desire to strangle them!! haha. So, in my opinion, day

care is a hard job.

Margaret

April 22, 2004

I do a couple of things. I make soap and candles. Kind of expensive

start-up costs. I also do financial planning for Primerica. It's a

part of Citigroup. They are all over the country and are always

looking for people to do part time work. You don't need a degree,

just a leadership personality and the deisre to teach people how to

become financially independent. They train you.

C.

Tucson, AZ

April 22, 2004

,

How cool! I'm a Primerica rep too!

Sheila in KY

April 22, 2004

That's great Sheila! It's nice to know there are some of us out

there!!

April 23, 2004

What do you charge for quilts? I am looking for a california king size quilt