Hi!
I would like to make a little extra money by working from home. Does anyone have suggestions,successes, warnings, etc.? THANKS!

Hi and welcome, I see this is your first post.

Have you looked at this post http://mommysavers.com/boards/money-...xtra-cash.html

It's definitly a good place to start!

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Be very careful with companies from moneyfromhome.com. They were featured in Red book a little over a year ago. They advertise they have 1000's of companies looking for help, which is true, but a lot of them are looking for very specific technical skills. And there are TONS of craft job, which I tried, but they have to be meticulous, down to a mm, plus you have to buy the start-up kit, which is a minimal price and refundable, if you don’t use it and return it within a few days of their postage mark. I am actually now looking into calligraphy. I took classes in high school, but I am looking into a refresher course through the local community education program. I am thinking about handing my business card to stationary shops to address envelops for brides, parties, etc. When I got married we paid our calligrapher $100 plus $1 for each envelope over 100 and that was almost eight years ago.

I'm watching a little girl right now. Only one. She fits perfectly with us. She's napping right now. I bring in 650 a month from her. Next paycheck it will all go into savings. I like it and she loves us. Only thing is sometimes dd gets upset because she's not used to sharing her space. We are working through it, though.

Its tough to find legit things to do from home. Esp with the economy as bad as it is. But, I think you are prob doing the best thing you can which is childcare. My DH wont allow me to do it, or I would. Other than that sign up for survey company and mystery shopping.

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FOR ME what has worked is Avon. It is not a quick money maker it takes time, but you can make money. It is $10 to start and you get fragrance samples, brochures and all of the litature. You do have to buy your brochures after that but they are inexpensive.

What I did is went to whitepages.com and searched salons, doctors offices, vets, chiropractic offices, dental offices and auto shops. Called all of them and said who I was and asked if I could bring brochures and leave for them. I got alot of no and we already have someone who does that. But I got yes too. I now have 13 businesses I leave brochures at every two weeks. I call all of them two days before my order is due (orders are due every two weeks) and take their orders. When they come in I call and let them know their total and schedule delivery. I make it all one day and that is the same day I drop off new brochures. I also run any other errunds that day so I do not have to get out another day or waste gas. I spend about a total of 8 hours a week on avon and my kids help with some of it. I make an average of $75 every two weeks. That is after buying the brochures and bags. I use that profit to buy my skin care, makeup, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deoderant, and perfume. Even after buying that, I still get a little profit. So I am making a little money and getting things for home for free. I could make more if I put a little more into it, but for right now I am good with this. You can make as much as you want to. There are reps that make hundreds of dollars every order.

If you are interested PM me and I will help you.

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Jenifer
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