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Location: Somewhere around here | Does anyone have a stay at home job that helps bring in a little money? Me and my husband would like a little extra money in our pockets for fun family stuff but we have a 1 year old girl and another on the way. We've discussed daycare and the cost of gas going places and even if I had a part time job in town it would barely cover gas + daycare, let alone having any extra money. So our best bet is me doing something at home but I have no idea where to start. Any ideas? |
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Location: Kansas | You can always work on projects and sell them. |
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| Have you thought of Direct Sales? I promote Thrive by Le-vel and they offer several cash bonus opportunities for new promoters as well as weekly commission. As with all direct sales, its a numbers game, the bigger your team under you, the more you're going to make. For me, Thrive is easy to promote because the products sell themselves with people seeing results of others. I know people who really hustle at selling it and make out well. I am not one of those people simply because I do not have the extra time. I do however usually make an extra couple hundred a month with very minimal effort! |
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Location: Armuchee, GA, NW section of Ga | Day care pays well if you can take the extra kids. Or after school care. Both have the kids dropped off at your home either by the parents or the school bus. No gas costs for you then. |
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Location: Texas | I do direct sales with a company called 1Vizn. They have awesome products and offer a good bonus plan AND a car allowance. Instead of pink Caddy's like Mary Kay, 1Vizn gives an allowance for Jeeps. Message me if you'd like more information. |
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| I've blocked or unfriended so many people because of insessent nagging about direct sales items, I'm just going to say that and leave it there.
What are you good at and what do you enjoy? How much do you feel you need to be contributing to the household income?
There options like training for transcription services to bookkeeping for small businesses if you happen to have accounting experience to making/crafting/repurposing if you're good at that sort of thing as well. I think it all depends on how much income you need and how quickly. |
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| I also am not one for direct sales since my stepfather has been in and done almost as many as are out there. (And been Black Diamond, Platinum, Shiny Special Person of the Moment/year, etc, and has been around the world twice and back with all these companies.) Don't get me wrong...you can be very successful at it. It's just not for everyone.
Direct sales are not "easy as pie" and I have found that you have to take (and have) the time to network with others and build relationships with people, both friends and new contacts. If you are not a natural at this or don't have the time it's not as easy as it can be for those that can go to lunch or a seminar/spend time on FB, etc. That being said, I started a custom tack line and design western themed home goods while still working at an office in town.
With a baby I realized that I need help in the home watching baby so that I can fulfill orders, do artwork, or post inventory on facebook and elsewhere. So far I haven't found that balance and so sales have been lagging.
I hope you are able to figure it out...you really can save some money by not driving back and forth or sending the kids to daycare and I envy those that can do this!  |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | LOL I block any and all people on facebook, snapchat, insta, all the social media sites for any type of scam marketing. No thrive, no wraps, no plexus, no nothing. Only thing that's worked for me is Advocare Spark, and Doterra oils. But people who sell it around me don't advertise. It selss itself because it works. the others are just hype. They take $99-$200 upfront and their products never deliver. Ever. Notice how you have to sell so much in order to not pay a Coach fee, dealer fee, etc?? Funny... They get money either way.... Don't do direct sales with any weight loss products, etc. It's annoying....
Find a hobby you love to do and sell it online. I sell lots of items via Etsy and Facebook. Find something you love to do and go for it.
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| I used to have a very good sewing business that I did at home. I ended up building a shop at home and it paid for that plus extra. You could takin in outside ironing. |
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Location: ~Kansas~ | Do research and find one that has residual income if you want Direct sales- I do Xyngular health and wellness
Sewing
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Junk buy fix up resell
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Do chores for others
clean houses- if you have time that is a good money maker
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| RodeoCowgirl4u - 2016-08-15 4:24 PM
I also am not one for direct sales since my stepfather has been in and done almost as many as are out there. (And been Black Diamond, Platinum, Shiny Special Person of the Moment/year, etc, and has been around the world twice and back with all these companies. ) Don't get me wrong...you can be very successful at it. It's just not for everyone.
Direct sales are not "easy as pie" and I have found that you have to take (and have ) the time to network with others and build relationships with people, both friends and new contacts. If you are not a natural at this or don't have the time it's not as easy as it can be for those that can go to lunch or a seminar/spend time on FB, etc. That being said, I started a custom tack line and design western themed home goods while still working at an office in town.
With a baby I realized that I need help in the home watching baby so that I can fulfill orders, do artwork, or post inventory on facebook and elsewhere. So far I haven't found that balance and so sales have been lagging.
I hope you are able to figure it out...you really can save some money by not driving back and forth or sending the kids to daycare and I envy those that can do this!
That's funny - reminded me of one of my uncles who was into EVERY direct sale avenue also - AMWAY, PRIMERICA, etc. - if he would have worked half as hard at a normal JOB, he would be retired by now, instead he is still out (at age 70+) trying to make that "one big deal."
People that carry on and on and ON about their direct sales are a complete and total turnoff for me. I am sure many, many people become ga-zillionaires selling eyeliner from Mary Kay but I am NOT INTERESTED in sales! I had to "fire" one of my hair dressers because she wouldn't shut up about Mary Kay - and she was ALWAYS just one week away from getting that pink Caddie (which she NEVER got).
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Location: Arkansas | I love doing "crafty" type things, so I do custom beaded halters, over and unders, headstalls, bracelets, etc. I don't even advertise (just post pics to my personal facebook and instagram pages) and I usually stay booked up 4-6 weeks out. I've picked up some award orders from local organizations that really keeps me busy too. I take my loom with me when we are traveling (I got a TON of beading done while at the IFYR and NHSFR).
It's fun, and I haven't taken money out of of my "real" paycheck to pay entry fees in over a year. |
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| rodeochick382 - 2016-08-16 7:35 AM
I love doing "crafty" type things, so I do custom beaded halters, over and unders, headstalls, bracelets, etc. I don't even advertise (just post pics to my personal facebook and instagram pages) and I usually stay booked up 4-6 weeks out. I've picked up some award orders from local organizations that really keeps me busy too. I take my loom with me when we are traveling (I got a TON of beading done while at the IFYR and NHSFR).
It's fun, and I haven't taken money out of of my "real" paycheck to pay entry fees in over a year.
would you mind PMing me your instagram site? I don't do facebook, but love Instagram.
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Location: Kansas | GLP - 2016-08-16 9:57 AM rodeochick382 - 2016-08-16 7:35 AM I love doing "crafty" type things, so I do custom beaded halters, over and unders, headstalls, bracelets, etc. I don't even advertise (just post pics to my personal facebook and instagram pages) and I usually stay booked up 4-6 weeks out. I've picked up some award orders from local organizations that really keeps me busy too. I take my loom with me when we are traveling (I got a TON of beading done while at the IFYR and NHSFR).
It's fun, and I haven't taken money out of of my "real" paycheck to pay entry fees in over a year. would you mind PMing me your instagram site? I don't do facebook, but love Instagram.
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| I would watch out for any sales under a pyramid scheme. The only people that make real money are those towards the top of the pyramid. I might have given Thrive a try to see if were half as effective as the claims. But the entire pyramid structure of selling tends to take any credence it might have, away for me. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | Thanks for all the replies guys! I'm not too sure if I'd be good at much of those jobs though lol. I'm not very crafty, never have been, and I'll probably never be one of those "Pinterest moms" lol. I do like the idea of being crafty with cattle skulls, but our cattle are dehorned early so all our skulls are rather plain lol. I definitely wouldn't be good with sales either, all that "trying to sell a product to someone" type of thing rubs me wrong, and I couldn't stand behind a product that I didn't believe in. Maybe I'll try working for 5 Star saddle pads lol! Baby sitting isn't my forte either, even though I have a kid of my own. Never could really get into it when I was growing up lol. Besides, everyone around where I live is very family orientated and most of the babysitting happens with family members, like grandma and grandpa. I LOVE the idea of exercising other peoples horses (or maybe the idea of pet sitting [maybe I'll do that!]) but as I stated I'm expecting another baby and I don't feel comfortable getting on a horse that I don't know.
Thanks for the ideas guys/girls! Keep them coming! |
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Location: Florida | You obviously know how to type and under grammer and puncuation. How about an online editing job. People who are aspiring writers but need an editor. |
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| cecollins0811 - 2016-08-16 9:54 AM
Thanks for all the replies guys! I'm not too sure if I'd be good at much of those jobs though lol. I'm not very crafty, never have been, and I'll probably never be one of those "Pinterest moms" lol. I do like the idea of being crafty with cattle skulls, but our cattle are dehorned early so all our skulls are rather plain lol. I definitely wouldn't be good with sales either, all that "trying to sell a product to someone" type of thing rubs me wrong, and I couldn't stand behind a product that I didn't believe in. Maybe I'll try working for 5 Star saddle pads lol! Baby sitting isn't my forte either, even though I have a kid of my own. Never could really get into it when I was growing up lol. Besides, everyone around where I live is very family orientated and most of the babysitting happens with family members, like grandma and grandpa. I LOVE the idea of exercising other peoples horses (or maybe the idea of pet sitting [maybe I'll do that!]) but as I stated I'm expecting another baby and I don't feel comfortable getting on a horse that I don't know.
Thanks for the ideas guys/girls! Keep them coming!
Definitely see if you can work at 5 Star. If they are close, offer benefits, and you can work with their scheduling needs it might be a great fit. (Not to mention discounts on products you would purchase, anyway!) |
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Location: sunny california | do you have a garden? a penny saved is a penny earned. I eat a lot of organic foods so a garden would save me a lot of money. i baked bread and made everything from scratch I spent just over 1/2 of what the welfare budget was when we first started out. I used cloth diapers as well |
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Location: Somewhere around here | Vickie - 2016-08-16 2:59 PM
You obviously know how to type and under grammer and puncuation. How about an online editing job. People who are aspiring writers but need an editor.
That might be a great idea! Don't have the foggiest idea on how to get started with that but it's definitely going on the list, thanks!
Also haha I'd love to do a garden sortoff thing but every year ours dies before we can eat most of it: either the heat or hail gets to it.
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Location: Arkansas | One of my grandmothers sewed for the public and my other grandmother made cakes (birthday, anniversary, wedding, etc) for the public. They didn't get rich but it was nice pocket change back in the day!
Congrats on the new baby and hope you find what you're looking for on the work end. |
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| We were dead broke when first married and had 4 kids in 4 years. I did not make enough to make it worth while if we had to pay a sitter so I worked evenings and weekends when my husband was home. Not stay at home jobs, but I worked in church nurseries a couple evenings a week and leased apartments on the weekends. Definitely not my choice of jobs but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. I only did this for about 2 years till my husband started making more money. Time went by quickly and it was good for my husband to be home with them. |
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| There's a lot of ways to get creative and make extra money or a full time income from home. Network Marketing is awesome, but you HAVE to do it the right way...you can't bug and pester people (get some training and learn to do it right). Try www.msiroyalty.com theres a lot of younger kids making money with their cell phone and an app. But truly, anything is possible and get creative. |
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| We used to make saddle racks out of 2x4's and a couple screws. Made $250 a week for three months. |
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