| With the financial challenges that many are facing | | | | - organizing bus trips once a month or every other |
| these days, a double income in a family is necessary | | | | month |
| to stay afloat. This has caused a great challenge for | | | | - selling on eBay |
| women who have always wanted to homeschool | | | | - internet marketing |
| their child(ren) or be the homemaker that they have | | | | - affiliate selling other people's products |
| always wanted to be. This can often even cause | | | | - running your own online bookstore |
| tension between young married couples. | | | | - outsourcingand many, many more ideas! |
| The role that a mom plays in the stability of her | | | | Depending on the SAHM's skill set, creativity and |
| household may often be overlooked due to the lack | | | | situation there are many things for SAHMs to do to |
| of financial support that she brings into the household | | | | create an additional income while being at home. |
| because of the choice of being a SAHM (stay at | | | | Some things to do are either free or very |
| home mom), | | | | inexpensive. With today's technology and the internet |
| I would like to encouraged SAHMs everywhere and | | | | in the house.....the opportunities are vast in what can |
| say that staying home and not working (a traditional | | | | be done to earn a second income. |
| job) does not have to equate to "no income" being | | | | Note: Be very careful with all of the "Work at Home" |
| made. It just takes some creativity! | | | | schemes that are out there. Do your research. Get |
| A few ideas for SAHMs to contribute financially is by: | | | | references. Use your own creativity to come up with |
| - tutoring other kids during the day | | | | ways to leverage the time you have and your |
| - substitute teaching (offers flexibility of scheduling) | | | | influence. |
| - homeschooling other kids with yours | | | | |