Calling all WAHMs/ideas people!!!

[{sarah}]

[I]Get yourself a copy of Show Mummy the Money, it steps you through the whole will my idea work process, how to start a business etc. Yes it costs money, but it really is a small price to pay for the information it provides.

Hey Astrid, is it good? Do you think it would be helpful even though we already have the business up & running or is it more for before you start?

*sorry to hijack*

[Astrid]

I certainly think it would be worth it, as it can help you refine your current business and help you with any new business ideas that you might have. It would also help fill in any gaps you might have. Have a look at her website, she has e-books now which are broken down into specific area. It always pays to keep learning in business and not stagnate. I like the book as it answers many questions related to "how do I start a business" all in the one spot.

[{sarah}]

Cool thanks Astrid, I'll definitely have to look into it once I finishe reading all my birth books LOL!

[River]

Family DayCare. I am going into this, it's the perfect choice for the SAHM, you get to do all the Mummy things still with your child while making money doing it with someone else's. You get to pick your own days and hours, do it part or full time, take holidays when you want, charge the rate you want (if people will pay it), and the schemes usually have playgroups, toy libraries and resources for you to use.

In my area you can have up to 4 under 5s in your care (including your own) and up to 7 total (not including your own school aged children), so I can look after 2 under 5s and 3 before and after school care kids daily. At around $5-ish an hour per child, that works out to be pretty good money.

I get to do all the fun and games with my own kids, they get to have playmates around, I don't have to put my girls in daycare for them to interact with other children, and very importantly (to me), I get to have a hand in getting at least a couple of kids out of institutional daycare for a couple of days a week and look after them in an at home environment.

HTH

[Kitt3n]

thanks river, but i just cant do fdc. just wont work here (it would be the first thing i wold do otherwise, as mentioned in my first post)

FDC is great and i am a huge advocate, i have dont it before and would do it again - our place just isnt "fit" for fdc though.