Crafting from home can be a a tricky business. I’ve done a couple of research posts on home crafting companies and the results were pretty discouraging. I realize that there are legitimate companies out there that will pay you to make craft items from home, but there are also a very large number of scams [...]
It’s a shame that there are so many people out there trying to rip off the work-at-home job seeker. It’s even more disheartening to see them targeting the stay-at-home mom, the retiree, and the disabled. But the fact remains; they’re out there trying to capitalize on your desire to stay home and earn an income. [...]
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Work at home forums can be a terrific way to get free traffic to your site, meet and network with other home business owners and make valuable connections. I’ve put together a list of great forums for you to visit (including, of course, my Work At Home Forums). A big thanks to Shelly at Classy [...]
A new study has disclosed that half of fathers are choosing flexible or part-time working hours to spend more time with their families.
Research conducted by The Children’s Mutual, a U.K. provider of child trust funds, shows that as many as 14 per cent of the 2,000 fathers surveyed said they chose to [...]
Sheryl Hefner, director of management operations, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, began telecommuting to help cope with an unexpected health crisis. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, which required her to spend a month in the hospital followed by six months of chemotherapy. Her department sent a computer-support specialist to Hefner’s home [...]
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Could it be that the cubicle dweller is on the endangered species list? Current workplace trends seem to point that way. With the economic nosedive comes an increased need for companies to cut costs. This has driven the number of telecommuters up in a big way.
After employees, real estate is the second-biggest expense for many [...]
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Will there be no end to the Nigerian scam? Today I received an email that puts a creative new twist on this oldest of scams.
The subject was: Attn: Scam Victim
Attention Attention Attention.
I am Mrs. Mary .J. Jenkins. I am a US citizen, 58 years Old. I reside in District of Columbia 20534 . My [...]
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Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a Telecommute Jobs folder at our Work At Home Forums. In it, you’ll find regular postings of work at home jobs.
There’s a lot more going on over there too. It’s a great place to meet other people, many of whom are successfully working at home. Come join in [...]
Yesterday I received an email that looked like it came from the IRS. The subject was ominous:
Notice of Unreported Income
I can tell you, it gave me that hollow feeling in my stomach, like when you know you’re in for some really bad news.
In the body of the email it gave some official looking information [...]
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