Work at Home Jobs vs Self Employment

Work at Home Jobs vs Owning a Home Based Business

Not everyone is interested in owning their own home business,
but a lot of people are interested in dropping out of the rat
race a little bit. More and more jobs are available where you
can work from home. And since your productivity will probably be
better working from home, you'll probably make more money. The
other advantage is that it doesn't cost as much money to work
from home, since you no longer have commuting expenses, lunches
out expenses, or the same clothing expenses. These are big
advantages.

Just because you don't want to own your own home based business
doesn't mean you can't work from home. All it involves in a
change in mindset and some effort.

Recommended Reading

If you're interested in learning more about this way of
thinking, there are a few books you should probably take a look
at. I highly recommend Joe Dominquez's book Your Money or
Your Life. This book will give you a completely different
perspective on how much money you're making driving to and from
your 9-to-5 every day.

Another pair of great books are Die Broke and Live
Rich, which are both written by Stephen Pollan and Mark
Levine. These two books will also help you redefine your own
personal ideas about work and how it fits into your life.

Recommendations About Working from Home

It would be relatively easy at this point to list several
work-at-home job opportunities and call this a finished article,
but the reality of the 21st century workplace is that
telecommuting and working from home are becoming more and more
commonplace. And almost ANY job can be done from home now.

My recommendation to anyone who wants to switch to a work at
home job is to talk with your current boss about whether or not
you can be allowed to work from home. A broad minded boss with
her finger on the pulse of the business realities today will
understand that if she can't accommodate your work from home
request, then you'll probably find someone else who will.

If that doesn't work out, all you have to do is start looking
for work. Any of the many get a job or find employment sites out
there are going to have work from home jobs available as well as
more traditional jobs. All you have to do is seek them out.

Another Look at Owning Your Own Business

But don't rule out starting your own home based business either.
Many people find this more satisfying than working for someone
else, and they wind up making more money than they ever thought
possible. That was my experience, and it was also my wife's.

As far as I'm concerned, the best work from home job is the one
where you're your own boss.