Get a Job, ya bum!
No, not really. I know that a SAHM does more work than anyone could ever imagine and doesn't get the credit she deserves, but when things are tight at home, find some small way you can bring in a little extra income if you don't have a regular job already.
For me, I wanted to do something that I could more or less make my own hours, still be at home to fix dinner, spend time with Jeff and Kamden, be able to keep up with my own home and social life, but still bring in some income to help with the load on Jeff's shoulders of being provider.
I started out with a mental list of what I can do:
I can sing: No money in that unless someone signs a deal with me.
I can blog: Not MUCH money in that.
I can clean: hmmmm
I can make crafty things: double hmmmmm
So, starting last week, I started taking on clients to clean for. I can take on as many or as few as I want to, work about 3 hours at a time, charge lower than what a regular cleaning service would charge but STILL make a decent amount of money, and still do all the things listed above.
I'd already been making bows and blankets, but I am going to start it back up with a vengeance now that we're fast approaching the holidays (eek! Why even think about that???) and start selling them again. It won't be near the money maker that cleaning is, but hey, every little bit helps, right?
What kinds of things could you do to "add a little extra"? The faster money comes in, the faster savings is built up and the faster debt goes down!
For me, I wanted to do something that I could more or less make my own hours, still be at home to fix dinner, spend time with Jeff and Kamden, be able to keep up with my own home and social life, but still bring in some income to help with the load on Jeff's shoulders of being provider.
I started out with a mental list of what I can do:
I can sing: No money in that unless someone signs a deal with me.
I can blog: Not MUCH money in that.
I can clean: hmmmm
I can make crafty things: double hmmmmm
So, starting last week, I started taking on clients to clean for. I can take on as many or as few as I want to, work about 3 hours at a time, charge lower than what a regular cleaning service would charge but STILL make a decent amount of money, and still do all the things listed above.
I'd already been making bows and blankets, but I am going to start it back up with a vengeance now that we're fast approaching the holidays (eek! Why even think about that???) and start selling them again. It won't be near the money maker that cleaning is, but hey, every little bit helps, right?
What kinds of things could you do to "add a little extra"? The faster money comes in, the faster savings is built up and the faster debt goes down!
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