I have been working from home for over 10 years. The first couple of years I was an Administrative Assistant for a dotcom out of California. My boss was in Galveston Texas, I was in Houston Texas and my boss's employees were all over the U. S.
Then I got laid off and my mom got sick. Hubby and I moved in with my mom so I could care for her. I started selling eBay and after a year opened an eBay store.
Little did I know that I was in training all these years with my previous jobs to work for myself - all aspects of accounting, inventory control, purchasing, shipping, etc. So starting and running my own business has been a breeze. Finding and staying stocked on inventory to sell has been the hardest part.
Mom died in April 2007 and we bought our house in August 2007. I still sell on eBay, but last year I branched out and started selling on Amazon and my own website. I have plenty of inventory to keep me going for another year and it is all paid for. I am saving to buy more because it is a discontinued line and there is only ONE liquidator with any quantity left. No one else has found him, but it could happen!
I also do odd jobs, errands, or whatever for friends and family for CASH! Working from home allows me to pretty much do what I want and when I want. I have been considering getting a part-time job because I have my online sales pretty streamlined and I have extra time.
The part-time job proceeds would be used to pay off the balance on two credit cards (less than $1,500 total) and my hospital bill (less than $900) for my appendectomy last April, continue to build my stockpile, EF, IRA, etc. I am making a major dent in the bills and will have them paid off by the end of the year at the rate I am going now.
I want to buy a Harley, but I want to be able to pay cash or at least put down a MAJOR downpayment and pay off quickly. Hubby has a Harley and we are working hard to pay it off. We have already paid off all his credit cards.
One of my brother's is in the process of getting a mortgage to buy mom's house. The proceeds will be split 4 ways (me and 3 brothers). That money will be invested. I used the majority of the first $10,000 I got from mom's estate to pay off bills and some went into savings and IRA.
Mary
