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October 12, 2005, 7:35 pm PDT
 Quote From: ladyshivia Im a mother of two kids 8 year girl and 12 year old boy and a wonderful gift of a baby boy on the way thats a blessing. due this coming March. Im frustrated that there are NO jobs and i mean nooo jobs in Iowa where I live that will not hirer me due to there so called standards. Which im told more like Discrimination than anything. I get interviews and they say 'Oh I'd love to hirer you right now you have everything we are looking for and you could start right away .....but.. im sorry we just can't work around the school hours for your kids. we have set hours only.' What abunch of blank. I havent had a job in like can't really remember when, a few years. A few years ago my hubby thought its be a good ideal to take a home cource in Medical Claims Billing and therefor I did and I passed and have my Diplomia. my finail grade was 96%. They (At-Home-Profession Located in Dever Co) told me i could work at home for a local company working on Medical Claims Billing if i have Internet. Well Dsl is not out in the country. not one Medical Claims Company will hirer me even though i have proof and training they closed there doors and beside no company is going to trust any person to work on medical claims at home. So we was burnt out of $3,000.00 for something that was faulty. ( i have dail up if lucky ) Back in the 98 I had paid $30. to get a listing of work at home companys. Well it came and it was just a book called The Complete Guide To Home Based Employment . all it was is a book with home jobs and only gave half the information and alot of P.O. box for the companys address. and if you was interested in one ya had to send a letter for additional information to get started and send a self address. or to get free informtion. I tryed one for beeded earring i made the five they wanted send it back and they got rejected cuz they didnt meet there SO called Standards. There's got to be Some kind of company where I can work at home making some type of crafts and using the u p s for shipping (u p s passes my house everyday on the gravel road) Ive looked online for them and I also see that not one of them is Redistared with the BBB therefor every one is faulty. I have great anger building inside cuz i want to help my hubby with the bills and everything else. My hubby is stressed out due to working two Jobs. Even though he'll say otherwise. where now he has a Skin rash caused by stressed, (is what the doc said) His first job is sales and works from 7am until 5pm the comes home eats dinner quickly, Then poof he's off to his part time job at an auto store for another 4-5 hours at night. He says hes not burnt out but I can see he is. The part time job is maybe a few nights and mostly every weekend. He told my father that he would rather work two jobs instead of having me go to work. I think that is very loving and carring, Is there really a thing called Work at home jobs. ? To make money or something? Or is that just a saying as in work at home mother who cleans the house and cooks. Yippy.
Please Let me know I would really like to hear from others about this. I have babysat in my home as well as sold tupperware for four years. There are also other businesses such as pampered chef (if you like cooking) and in my area there are two toy companies, highlights for children and discovery toys where you can sell their product. Also yahoo has a thing where you can set up and have a store, now you have to buy your product but you sell it and make money, you got to have venders and whatever else. My husband and I are starting an online amish store, we have contacted venders and have gotten samples of products. Also ther is ebay, if you are into crafts, maybe try selling on ebay, I don't know the details on that but of course you can research on the internet. I do odd jobs for people such as filing, babysitting, maybe even clean houses. I know most of those things are not neccessarily things to do at home but if you can spare a couple days aweek then maybe something like that could work out. I am sure there are more ideas, just keep researching it. |
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October 15, 2005, 4:33 am PDT
Quote From: ladyshivia Im a mother of two kids 8 year girl and 12 year old boy and a wonderful gift of a baby boy on the way thats a blessing. due this coming March. Im frustrated that there are NO jobs and i mean nooo jobs in Iowa where I live that will not hirer me due to there so called standards. Which im told more like Discrimination than anything. I get interviews and they say 'Oh I'd love to hirer you right now you have everything we are looking for and you could start right away .....but.. im sorry we just can't work around the school hours for your kids. we have set hours only.' What abunch of blank. I havent had a job in like can't really remember when, a few years. A few years ago my hubby thought its be a good ideal to take a home cource in Medical Claims Billing and therefor I did and I passed and have my Diplomia. my finail grade was 96%. They (At-Home-Profession Located in Dever Co) told me i could work at home for a local company working on Medical Claims Billing if i have Internet. Well Dsl is not out in the country. not one Medical Claims Company will hirer me even though i have proof and training they closed there doors and beside no company is going to trust any person to work on medical claims at home. So we was burnt out of $3,000.00 for something that was faulty. ( i have dail up if lucky ) Back in the 98 I had paid $30. to get a listing of work at home companys. Well it came and it was just a book called The Complete Guide To Home Based Employment . all it was is a book with home jobs and only gave half the information and alot of P.O. box for the companys address. and if you was interested in one ya had to send a letter for additional information to get started and send a self address. or to get free informtion. I tryed one for beeded earring i made the five they wanted send it back and they got rejected cuz they didnt meet there SO called Standards. There's got to be Some kind of company where I can work at home making some type of crafts and using the u p s for shipping (u p s passes my house everyday on the gravel road) Ive looked online for them and I also see that not one of them is Redistared with the BBB therefor every one is faulty. I have great anger building inside cuz i want to help my hubby with the bills and everything else. My hubby is stressed out due to working two Jobs. Even though he'll say otherwise. where now he has a Skin rash caused by stressed, (is what the doc said) His first job is sales and works from 7am until 5pm the comes home eats dinner quickly, Then poof he's off to his part time job at an auto store for another 4-5 hours at night. He says hes not burnt out but I can see he is. The part time job is maybe a few nights and mostly every weekend. He told my father that he would rather work two jobs instead of having me go to work. I think that is very loving and carring, Is there really a thing called Work at home jobs. ? To make money or something? Or is that just a saying as in work at home mother who cleans the house and cooks. Yippy.
Please Let me know I would really like to hear from others about this. There are 2 ways to increase income: make more or spend less. 1. If you decide to go to work, you need child care, a wardrobe, transportation, and an acceptance that the job expects you to go to work at the scheduled time. 2.If you decide to stay home, the ways you can save money are varied. You can reduce the electricity costs by using the clothesline to dry clothes and using your appliances at night rather than during the day. You can stop buying prepared foods and cook all home cooked meals. SInce you are in the country, you can have a garden and freeze/can food for the winter. ALso, you can sell the excess. Since you have 2 kids in school, I am sure that there are mothers who would love to have a place for their kids to go after school- thats a great source of income- and its only for a few hours a day. By staying home, you don't need to burn the extra gas going to and from work. I take 2 days a week where I do not start the car for anything- man, has THAT saved!! Crafts are not the way to go. People who like that style want to do it themselves as a hobby. The profit margin is non-existant. If you smoke,Stop smoking. If you drink beer, booze, stop drinking. Make the kids kool-aid instead of soda. Hook up with a local food shelf and volunteer your time. You get to see people and you bring home some food. Don't go shopping. Prepare a list, and stick to it. Take pride in your home. Don't whine. Don't think about getting rich. Cut back the cable and hit the library.To be honest, your hubby probably enjoys coming home to a nice warm house with good food and a loving environment. Go to church and meet some people.Enjoy your children and raise them well-thats the best job you can have- PS- don't listen to those ads on tv- they are full of beans. They just want YOUR money- thats how they made theirs.....
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January 23, 2006, 5:10 pm PST
Quote From: ladyshivia Im a mother of two kids 8 year girl and 12 year old boy and a wonderful gift of a baby boy on the way thats a blessing. due this coming March. Im frustrated that there are NO jobs and i mean nooo jobs in Iowa where I live that will not hirer me due to there so called standards. Which im told more like Discrimination than anything. I get interviews and they say 'Oh I'd love to hirer you right now you have everything we are looking for and you could start right away .....but.. im sorry we just can't work around the school hours for your kids. we have set hours only.' What abunch of blank. I havent had a job in like can't really remember when, a few years. A few years ago my hubby thought its be a good ideal to take a home cource in Medical Claims Billing and therefor I did and I passed and have my Diplomia. my finail grade was 96%. They (At-Home-Profession Located in Dever Co) told me i could work at home for a local company working on Medical Claims Billing if i have Internet. Well Dsl is not out in the country. not one Medical Claims Company will hirer me even though i have proof and training they closed there doors and beside no company is going to trust any person to work on medical claims at home. So we was burnt out of $3,000.00 for something that was faulty. ( i have dail up if lucky ) Back in the 98 I had paid $30. to get a listing of work at home companys. Well it came and it was just a book called The Complete Guide To Home Based Employment . all it was is a book with home jobs and only gave half the information and alot of P.O. box for the companys address. and if you was interested in one ya had to send a letter for additional information to get started and send a self address. or to get free informtion. I tryed one for beeded earring i made the five they wanted send it back and they got rejected cuz they didnt meet there SO called Standards. There's got to be Some kind of company where I can work at home making some type of crafts and using the u p s for shipping (u p s passes my house everyday on the gravel road) Ive looked online for them and I also see that not one of them is Redistared with the BBB therefor every one is faulty. I have great anger building inside cuz i want to help my hubby with the bills and everything else. My hubby is stressed out due to working two Jobs. Even though he'll say otherwise. where now he has a Skin rash caused by stressed, (is what the doc said) His first job is sales and works from 7am until 5pm the comes home eats dinner quickly, Then poof he's off to his part time job at an auto store for another 4-5 hours at night. He says hes not burnt out but I can see he is. The part time job is maybe a few nights and mostly every weekend. He told my father that he would rather work two jobs instead of having me go to work. I think that is very loving and carring, Is there really a thing called Work at home jobs. ? To make money or something? Or is that just a saying as in work at home mother who cleans the house and cooks. Yippy.
Please Let me know I would really like to hear from others about this. Try visiting www.wahm.com . It's a website for work-at-home/stay-at-home parents. I'm still looking, but the info on the site so far has been great.
Good luck! |
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May 6, 2006, 9:14 am PDT
Quote From: ladyshivia Im a mother of two kids 8 year girl and 12 year old boy and a wonderful gift of a baby boy on the way thats a blessing. due this coming March. Im frustrated that there are NO jobs and i mean nooo jobs in Iowa where I live that will not hirer me due to there so called standards. Which im told more like Discrimination than anything. I get interviews and they say 'Oh I'd love to hirer you right now you have everything we are looking for and you could start right away .....but.. im sorry we just can't work around the school hours for your kids. we have set hours only.' What abunch of blank. I havent had a job in like can't really remember when, a few years. A few years ago my hubby thought its be a good ideal to take a home cource in Medical Claims Billing and therefor I did and I passed and have my Diplomia. my finail grade was 96%. They (At-Home-Profession Located in Dever Co) told me i could work at home for a local company working on Medical Claims Billing if i have Internet. Well Dsl is not out in the country. not one Medical Claims Company will hirer me even though i have proof and training they closed there doors and beside no company is going to trust any person to work on medical claims at home. So we was burnt out of $3,000.00 for something that was faulty. ( i have dail up if lucky ) Back in the 98 I had paid $30. to get a listing of work at home companys. Well it came and it was just a book called The Complete Guide To Home Based Employment . all it was is a book with home jobs and only gave half the information and alot of P.O. box for the companys address. and if you was interested in one ya had to send a letter for additional information to get started and send a self address. or to get free informtion. I tryed one for beeded earring i made the five they wanted send it back and they got rejected cuz they didnt meet there SO called Standards. There's got to be Some kind of company where I can work at home making some type of crafts and using the u p s for shipping (u p s passes my house everyday on the gravel road) Ive looked online for them and I also see that not one of them is Redistared with the BBB therefor every one is faulty. I have great anger building inside cuz i want to help my hubby with the bills and everything else. My hubby is stressed out due to working two Jobs. Even though he'll say otherwise. where now he has a Skin rash caused by stressed, (is what the doc said) His first job is sales and works from 7am until 5pm the comes home eats dinner quickly, Then poof he's off to his part time job at an auto store for another 4-5 hours at night. He says hes not burnt out but I can see he is. The part time job is maybe a few nights and mostly every weekend. He told my father that he would rather work two jobs instead of having me go to work. I think that is very loving and carring, Is there really a thing called Work at home jobs. ? To make money or something? Or is that just a saying as in work at home mother who cleans the house and cooks. Yippy.
Please Let me know I would really like to hear from others about this. There are 2 ways to make money - earn it or save it. Apparently were you are living, the earn it part won't work. Therefore, you need to SAVE IT. I recommend getting the book "The Tightwad Gazette" (all three books) from your library. If your library doesn't have it, ask for it through interlibrary loan. The books are written by Amy Dacyczyn. She is/was a stay at home mom raising six kids on a military salary. The books are full of detail on ways to SAVE money. I highly recommend them. |
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December 22, 2007, 11:27 pm PST
Quote From: ladyshivia Im a mother of two kids 8 year girl and 12 year old boy and a wonderful gift of a baby boy on the way thats a blessing. due this coming March. Im frustrated that there are NO jobs and i mean nooo jobs in Iowa where I live that will not hirer me due to there so called standards. Which im told more like Discrimination than anything. I get interviews and they say 'Oh I'd love to hirer you right now you have everything we are looking for and you could start right away .....but.. im sorry we just can't work around the school hours for your kids. we have set hours only.' What abunch of blank. I havent had a job in like can't really remember when, a few years. A few years ago my hubby thought its be a good ideal to take a home cource in Medical Claims Billing and therefor I did and I passed and have my Diplomia. my finail grade was 96%. They (At-Home-Profession Located in Dever Co) told me i could work at home for a local company working on Medical Claims Billing if i have Internet. Well Dsl is not out in the country. not one Medical Claims Company will hirer me even though i have proof and training they closed there doors and beside no company is going to trust any person to work on medical claims at home. So we was burnt out of $3,000.00 for something that was faulty. ( i have dail up if lucky ) Back in the 98 I had paid $30. to get a listing of work at home companys. Well it came and it was just a book called The Complete Guide To Home Based Employment . all it was is a book with home jobs and only gave half the information and alot of P.O. box for the companys address. and if you was interested in one ya had to send a letter for additional information to get started and send a self address. or to get free informtion. I tryed one for beeded earring i made the five they wanted send it back and they got rejected cuz they didnt meet there SO called Standards. There's got to be Some kind of company where I can work at home making some type of crafts and using the u p s for shipping (u p s passes my house everyday on the gravel road) Ive looked online for them and I also see that not one of them is Redistared with the BBB therefor every one is faulty. I have great anger building inside cuz i want to help my hubby with the bills and everything else. My hubby is stressed out due to working two Jobs. Even though he'll say otherwise. where now he has a Skin rash caused by stressed, (is what the doc said) His first job is sales and works from 7am until 5pm the comes home eats dinner quickly, Then poof he's off to his part time job at an auto store for another 4-5 hours at night. He says hes not burnt out but I can see he is. The part time job is maybe a few nights and mostly every weekend. He told my father that he would rather work two jobs instead of having me go to work. I think that is very loving and carring, Is there really a thing called Work at home jobs. ? To make money or something? Or is that just a saying as in work at home mother who cleans the house and cooks. Yippy.
Please Let me know I would really like to hear from others about this. Please be very careful with work at home opps. When they say it's a "job" never pay anything to start. A home business is totally different.
I can recommend a great place that may help you find a work at home job or business. Wahm.com has a forum with tons of info for you. Visit the telecommuting folder for wahm job leads. There are also several folders on other wah companies.
Hope this helps, Angela |
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