Are you tired of working for someone else, always working more but never getting paid more? Are you tired of never being able to show up for your child’s school events, because you have a boss breathing down your neck?Millions of Americans are starting their own Home Based Business. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, have a masters degree or a high school diploma. You could start your own home-based business tomorrow with very little start up cost. I’m going to give you a few reasons why you should do this.1. More time with family – Isn’t this what we all really want. Think about this. You work 9-5. This is eight hours a day spent with your boss and coworkers, not counting the hour it took you to get to work and back home. You arrive home at 6pm. Your kids are so excited to see you. They want to tell you about their whole day at school, but you still need to cook dinner. After you have all eaten and maybe watched a television program together, it’s time to put the kids to bed. It’s now 8:30 pm. You read the kids a short bedtime story. They quietly drift off to sleep. You look at their precious little faces, and your heart aches that you don’t get to spend more quality time with your family. Why should you have to give your boss and coworkers the best part of you.If you’re a parent with a traditional 9-5 job, this is probably something you deal with everyday. You go to work day in and day out, spending the best part of the day with your boss and coworkers. You are left with just a few short hours when you get home every evening to spend time with your kids and husband while in between you are trying to cook dinner. This isn’t how it should be, but you ask yourself what else can you do? You are stuck in the daily grind of your job. You still have bills to pay and groceries to buy. Why not think about starting your own home based business.You don’t have to be worried about quitting your current job to do this. Get on the internet and start looking. You will be overwhelmed at first, but sort through and find what interests you the most and start from there first. A home-based business can offer you the quality time with your family you truly deserve.2. Flexibility- How many people can honestly say they go to work in their PJ’s every morning, take a break whenever they feel like it, and run errands whenever they want to? A home-based business can offer you this kind of flexibility. Most people can’t afford to quit their day job to start a new business, but that’s ok. Here’s where the flexibility part begins to play in.Most home-based businesses can be started on a part time basis. You may only work your business a few hours a week. It’s not the quantity of time, it’s the quality of time you put into it that matters. Work your business whenever it fits into your schedule. It may be late after the kids go to bed or it may be early before anyone gets up. You decide!3. No Boss- Do you ever get tired of punching a time clock, someone constantly looking over your shoulder, telling you when and where to take break? With your own home-based business, your the captain of this ship. You are the boss. This means you are going to have to be disciplined. No one is going to do it for you. Just because you are at home doesn’t mean you can spend six hours a day watching your favorite soap opera.Write down some goals in the beginning. This will help keep you focused as you grow your new business. Always know your “why”. You may stray from time to time but this will help keep you on the right path. You’re the boss now. You have to be responsible.4. No Commuting- How would you like to save the money you spend every week on
gas and use it towards a vacation. The average american is spending anywhere between $2.15-$3.00 per gallon of gas. What if you are driving sixty to a hundred miles round trip to work. Look at the money you could be saving in gas alone if you do not have to commute.Plug in the numbers and see for yourself what kind of savings you could have.
Not only are you going to be saving on gas, but the wear and tear on your car. You probably won’t need to replace your tires as often. This all adds up quickly.5. Financial Stability- Do you avoid checking your mail because your afraid there
may be a bill inside? Does your phone ring off the hook because creditors are hounding you? If this sounds like your life, you may want to think about starting your own home based business. Starting your own business can give you that extra income you need to pay off some bills without quitting your current job. Once you get your feet on the ground, if you are willing to give your business 1-3 years for growth, you could surpass your current income while saving in other areas.Most americans carry $8-$10,000 worth of credit card debt. Almost anyone can get a credit card these days. Most people should only have one credit card for emergencies. Think about getting one with only a small credit line. If you only have a $1,500 credit limit, you can probably handle this. If you have one with a $5-$10,000 credit limit, you can get in over your head before you know it.Financial freedom is something we all dream about, but for most of us it’s not going to happen with our current jobs. The right home-based business has the ability to offer you and your family the financial freedom we all long for.6. No Daycare- Wouldn’t it be a great feeling each morning to wake up and know
your children are going to be with you and not some stranger all day. This is one of the hardest decisions we as parents have to make after having children. Having a home-based business allows you to stay home with your children full time. You will be the one to hold them when they are sick, see their first steps, and hear their first words.If you are one of the lucky parents who are fortunate enough to have friends or family who can watch your children when you are at work, great! But most parents aren’t that lucky. You have to rely on daycare to take care of your children when you’re at work. You try and tell yourself, ok, these are licensed staff members I am leaving my children with. But the thoughts of leaving them with strangers at all, makes you sick. Maybe your kids cry everyday when you leave them. That makes for a long, guilt-ridden day at work. I say this because I have been there and know what it feels like.Your kids are going to get sick from time to time, but the odds of them getting sick as often if they are home full time with you are much less than if they are in daycare everyday. This means no calling into work, telling your boss you can’t come in because you have a sick child. You will be home with your child to comfort him or her when they are sick, play with them, and take care of them when they are hurt. This is priceless and no can do it better than you.7. Tax Advantages- Many people don’t realize the tax advantages offered with a home-based business. I definitely do not claim to be a tax expert, but there are many common things which can be deducted depending on what your business is.Just to mention a few, advertising, business miles, supplies, business building information, ex. audiocassettes, DVDs, just to name a few. If you decide to be one of the millions of Americans to start a home-based business, talk with your tax advisor. He or she will be able to give you more specific information about what deductions are available to you.I hope by writing this, I have opened your eyes to the many possibilities a Home Based business can offer you. Good luck in your decision to start your own business!

We often hear people say they “want to work from home”. Most people do not really know that this statement can mean a variety of things. Some simply mean they would like to do their current job from home. Many employers across the country offer work at home programs that will allow you to do the very same job you would be doing sitting at your office except doing work from home.If your employer does not allow you this option, and most do not, then you need to find another way to make money from home.The first thing you should do when trying to find something to do from home is decide if you want a home based BUSINESS or a home based JOB. A business and a job are not the same thing. Actually they are VERY different things.A home based business is exactly what it sounds like… it is a business. You are the boss and you are in control of everything. When you own your own home based business you will must set your own hours and set your own goals. The best part of owning your own home based business is that you will be able to give yourself a raise whenever you want.A home based job is exactly like a job… just from home. You still have a boss, you still have a workload given to you and you still have a set amount of time to do it in. Your boss will also decide how much you deserve to get paid and worst of all you can still get fired.If you are looking for a home based job you might want to stop right here because this article is not intended for you and will probably not help you at all.If you are really looking for a home based business you may have just found what you’re looking for.There are thousands of options when it comes to finding the right home based business. There are so many choices that it can often be overwhelming.One of the first things you’ll want to think about is your commitment. By commitment, I am referring to time and money required to get started. How much do you have to invest for a successful business plan? How much time are you willing to invest to get your home based business ‘off the ground’?Investment on your part is a key difference between owning a business and having a job. I hear people tell me they don’t want to invest any money in their business. What I hear them saying is, “I’m not willing to risk anything but I want everything”. I know that our business is not right for them. I often just wish them the best and have to let them go.It’s true that a job WILL allow you to save some money but it will never allow you the freedom that you’ll find by owning your own business.Once you have a good idea of how much you’ll be willing to invest you’ll want to start thinking about the type of work you can get excited about. As you are interviewing potential partners to work with, ask the tough questions. Ask them:”What will a typical day look like?”"What will I be doing to grow my business?”"Who will I have daily access to for help?”"What type of training do you provide?”"How quickly can I expect a return on my investment?”The answers to these questions will give you a good idea if that home based business is right for you.There are a lot of great products out there that you can market from home and the choice is totally up to you but you will want to make sure it’s a product line that has real value to your customer. Also make sure it’s something that you are going to feel comfortable marketing… something you can get excited about.I truly hope that this article has been helpful for you and given you some idea of what you are looking for. If it’s a home based job that your really looking for, I wish you the best of luck in finding that.If however, you decide that you want the incredible lifestyle that a home based business affords you start by getting some information about owning your own business today.Working from home is an incredible lifestyle… let’s hope you get to live it very soon!