Ideas to stay at home?

[hj1981]

Pro's - you can be with kids all day!

Con's - your with kids all day every day!

Sorry not much of a help am i?!

But can i ask if you do start up a family day care business can you move near me and can you be flexible and have occassional care? hehehehehe

[Mum2SweetCs]

yes i think that was one of the major cons i had and the fact that i wont be paying that much attention to DD when im with her with the other kids, I dont think i can handle that.

How about start selling stuff on ebay or online? are you good at making anything? crafty? what was your profession before bub? can you do freelance work?

[helle]

when you find something, let me know to, eh?

[Joeve]

Hey lovely girl - sorry you might have to go back to work its a reality for so many mums hey. I have no idea, other than one of my firends got a job recently doing nightfill for about 5 hours a night - its good because she gets to be home with bub during the day. Just throwing it out there!

[Indadhanu]

I'm in the process of starting FDC, and the pro's are working from home, and being able to make your own hours and be with your children.

The cons are:
- your home is your work
- you can't just chuck a sickie or mental health day, because people depend on you, and without you who would look after their kids?
- you have to work longer hours than you would at an away from home job to earn similar money, and technically you dont' earn much because it can cost so much to start and run
- the red tape and paperwork
- you can't go have a break if you need it, because theres no one to cover you
- set up can be tricky, your home has to follow fairly strict safety checks, you get random visits once a month and you have to be compliant
- holidays have to be planned pretty far in advance and you have to make sure you put some money aside for possible sick days, your holidays, and also your tax and super

PM me if you want more info. I haven't started yet, but am going through the startup stuff, just waiting on the perfect house and will hopefully be up and running by April

[hj1981]

I haven't started yet, but am going through the startup stuff, just waiting on the perfect house and will hopefully be up and running by April

Can you find that perfect house on my side of town???????????????? Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaassssssssssseeeeeeee than it will be easier for me to be ur Middy for next bub AND u can look after my 2 cherubs! hehehehehe

[MummaSue]

I was wondering about this too. I saw a woman the other day with a pram delivering catalogues, is that something you think you could do? I might think about this for myself. If there is something I could do with my baby in tow then that would be perfect!!

[lissy]

I'm in the process of starting FDC, and the pro's are working from home, and being able to make your own hours and be with your children.

The cons are:
- your home is your work
- you can't just chuck a sickie or mental health day, because people depend on you, and without you who would look after their kids?
- you have to work longer hours than you would at an away from home job to earn similar money, and technically you dont' earn much because it can cost so much to start and run
- the red tape and paperwork
- you can't go have a break if you need it, because theres no one to cover you
- set up can be tricky, your home has to follow fairly strict safety checks, you get random visits once a month and you have to be compliant
- holidays have to be planned pretty far in advance and you have to make sure you put some money aside for possible sick days, your holidays, and also your tax and super

PM me if you want more info. I haven't started yet, but am going through the startup stuff, just waiting on the perfect house and will hopefully be up and running by April

My mum was a Kath dikson home daycare mum for some time when I was in High School & she ended up giving it away due to the red tape & regulations. There were things constantly changing & new regulations, they ended up having to change things with the house constantly to comply, so in that respect if you don't have the start up money to outlay in getting set up, it's probably not really feasible for you hun.

Like Mummato1 suggested - is there anything that you are really into & could turn into a bit of a money maker for you? Im a horsey girl so have come up with a few items I will make & sell from home & online, its not going to be a huge money maker, but its easy & I make a good profit if I get my bum into gear with it.

[Cranky Kitten]

Woohoo, Cherished that's awesome!!