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Balancing Work and Family Responsibilities: A Guide for UK Working Parents

Work-life balance is a topic of constant discussion, especially for parents, and since the events of recent years, it has become a topic that we can speak more readily about.

But having a work-life balance entails more than being able to work from home or hybrid working. In fact, sometimes the expectation from employees who are granted this flexibility can be even more than their counterparts in the office, even if it is self inflicted. You know, the feeling that you have to do more to prove that you are actually working from home and not just dissing and doing mother and baby coffee mornings with your buddies.

So, it’s vital to have practical strategies in place to ensure you have the work-life balance you need to survive the perpetual hamster wheel of work and family life. The aim for many is not to achieve perfection in every aspect of life, but to find the balance and harmony that works for you and your family.

<strong>Benefits of working at home as a chat moderator</strong>
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Benefits of working at home as a chat moderator

The advantages of working at home are many and varied. Even before the pandemic that began in 2020, teleworking began to be an everyday thing. However, now, working from home has become the norm.

In fact, many of the world’s largest companies already offered their employees full or part-time remote work. This is the case of e-moderators, which has offered a moderator job for several years, and makes it easy to earn extra money at home.

Five Life-Changing Ways to Stay Organised When Working From Home
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Five Life-Changing Ways to Stay Organised When Working From Home

Being a mother is hard work. It can also be difficult when you are a mother that is working from home to balance work with keeping your children entertained and meeting their daily needs. It’s enough to drive even the most together person a little bit crazy.

If you’re struggling to keep your work and home life organised, here are five tips that might help.

work from home ideas for mums
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Making Extra Money from your Home: 5 Options for Working Mums

For time eternal, mums have always been interested in making (extra) money from the comfort of our own homes, and with lockdown measures being brought in because of the Coronavirus, this interest has only become more common. In this (short) list, we will explore some of the best ways that you can make some money from your own home.

Three ways to maximise your free time at home
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Three ways to maximise your free time at home

Some people view their free time at home as just a precious respite from work, the kids or other responsibilities that they may have. However, your home is the most perfect place to explore new interests and ideas.

How to really enjoy working for yourself… without the guilt
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How to really enjoy working for yourself… without the guilt

Being your own boss has its pros and cons, but one sure positive is that the buck stops with you. You have the final say on everything you do, how you do it and when. So f you’re not happy about something, change it. If you’re not enjoying the grind of being your own boss, change something – here are some tips to help you:

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Homeworking: how we’ve become so dependant on it

Over the past decade there has been a 13% rise in the number of people working from home. The reasons vary, but it is the development of modern technology that has made it possible to work just as effectively as in the office.

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Top five benefits to working from home

As a result of the fragile economy and the uncertainties around job security, a rising number of people are now deciding to go it alone. Self-employment numbers have increased in recent years as a result of more people wanting to take control of their future, finances and lives.

Many of those who ditch the world of 9-5 and become self-employed decide to use their own home as their workplace. By setting up an appropriate area in your property, such as one of the home offices available from Betta Living, you can start to enjoy the many benefits of working from home.

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Three business models you can use to make money from home

Working from home has become the reality for millions of people around the world, thanks to the internet. Our mum friends in the US have taken a lead on this, and it’s not uncommon to find a mother homeschooling her children while running a home-based business at the same time.

If you’re looking for a way to generate money doing just that (homeschooling aside), there are three models you can use to keep a steady flow of cash coming through:

Four jobs you (probably) didn’t think you could do from home
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Four jobs you (probably) didn’t think you could do from home

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: