With 2013 just around the corner, we want to give a special gift to you, our loyal readers! The Stay at Home Mum’s Guide to Making Money is a guide that will show every type of mum how to make money from home – and if you’re already a a working mum who wants to increase your income without increasing your hours at work, this guide will help you, too!
With the economy seemingly entering a triple-dip recession, money is still very tight for many households across the nation. The festivities of Christmas are particularly bad news for the bank balance, which is why so many people look into part-time second jobs to supplement their income.
One avenue that is definitely worth exploring is part-time driving jobs. Many of us mums already have a ‘mum’s taxi’, so it’s just a case of finding the right employment to start turning your wheels into cash.
There’s no doubt that us working mums have our work cut out for us. But, let’s stop looking for a pity party for a minute and see what we can actually do to really stretch the 168 hours there are in a week to our advantage.
For one thing, we have control over what we do and how we do it…yes, even at work, you have a lot of control over how you perform. This free* guide will help you work out how to take back control of your week and help you use everything you have to make your week more productive.
*This guide is free for members of the Mothers Who Work Club.
What’s your coffee weak spot? A hazelnut latte, a mocha with whipped cream? Having these once in a while is fine, but if you’ve been wondering why your weight creeps up when you’re working, it could be down to your coffee shop purchases.
You only need to jump on the bus, tube or train to see many women grip onto their morning coffees like their lives depend on it…and then complain about weight gain without realising that their morning and afternoon coffee fix could be the culprit!
Working from home doesn’t always have to mean selling other people’s products or setting up a craft-based business…you can actually use your skills, experience and knowledge in your current profession without changing much other than where you work.
Here are just four examples of doing just that to get you thinking about the possibilities…there are many more ideas, including our feature ‘10 hobbies that can become a business‘ for even more:
Vertbaudet invites children aged five to 12 years old to design their own swimsuit with a character, animal, object, or anything else their imagination conjures up!
Eight budding designers will be chosen by a panel of fashion experts and all the winning designs will then be created and sold in Vertbaudet’s next collection. Other prices each of the eight winners will receive are: a Nintentdo Wii and game, £350 to spend with Vertbaudet, and the swimsuit they have designed, of course!
The Christmas season is upon us and between parties, gift shopping and trying to meet work deadlines before the holidays; it can leave you with little time to prepare your evening meal. This might not be high on your list of things to do at this busy time of year, but it’s actually very important. Eating healthy food will keep you warm and energised to get through the busy days – we like hearty food like Italian food, Chinese food and a good roast.
This week, Suzy who is testing out just that – Med Contour – gives us an update on what her third session was like…and more importantly, is it getting rid of the fat?
Whether your child’s father is in the picture or not, single mothers typicallay have a lot more financial stress in their lives than if they lived with their spouse or partner.
Here are some things to bear in mind if your relationship has broken down, and some tips to help you through:
For many mums the ability to work from home would be a dream! being able to take the kids to school and pick them up, put a load and dinner on, and all while making enough money to live the lifestyle of choice…
But for many mums who work from home, it just doesn’t always seem to be all it’s supposed to be. The stress and pressure of trying to juggle everything with not a soul around to ask if you want a cuppa can be too much.
If I had a tenner for all the stories I’ve heard working mums share about crying the first day they left young Johnny at nursery or with a childminder…
No one said it was going to be easy, but if you want to have your cake and eat it as a working mum, you need to dust yourself off and prepare yourself emotionally, mentally and financially because there may be a few hiccups along the way.
Whether it’s your first time buying a home or not, you should familiarise yourself with the whole mortgage process – don’t get complacent and leave all the financial decisions to your spouse or financial adviser.
While an independent financial adviser will try to assist you in the process of acquiring a mortgage, they will have their own agenda, too, like commission and getting you out of the door fast and onto the next customer!
Last week, one of our reviewers Suzy, shared her experience of Med Contour – a non-invasive, non-surgical procedure that works like liposuction but doesn’t require going under the knife.
She shares her second visit experience…
Christmas is a time of fun and lots of eating – at home and in the workplace. Between Christmas dinner and office parties, you’ll have a world of food pushed at you and in your mouth without a care.
But if you want to avoid toothache, teeth stains and a costly trip to the dentist in the new year, here are five foods you should steer clear of during the festive season:
Working from home is a way of life for many small business owners. A great solution to juggling family and work responsibilities, self-employment also comes with the benefit of flexible hours.
However, when your business begins to grow, the home office isn’t always the best place to receive potential clients. One option is to rent service do spaces.
When royal wives like The Duchess of Cambridge and celebrities are pregnant they are so closely monitored by the press and paparazzi that they don’t always get to break the news themselves.
Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William is a case in point, and the news that she is pregnant hit the news headlines before even the Queen knew, apparently!
It’s Monday morning (again). You glance at the kitchen clock and gulp down a cup of coffee while trying to put on your clothes at the same time and realise that you only have five minutes to get your six year old dressed and ready for school…and you forgot to make her packed lunch last night when you dozed off at your laptop (again!).
Most people understand how difficult it can be to balance their work and home lives once they start having children. Somehow it seems that work life or home life is always encroaching on the other and causing problems at work, at home, and many times both. But it doesn’t – and shouldn’t – be like that all the time.
With work Christmas parties fast approaching, and thoughts of what to wear to family Christmas get togethers, many of us are looking in the mirror and wishing we had a magic wand to vanish away the bingo wings, muffin tops and double chins!
Well, that’s just never going to happen, but a new technology that’s taking the celeb circuit by storm may just do the trick!
