Work At Home

Considering a work at home opportunity or working from home for your current job? You’re not alone. In fact, there is an explosion in the Work At Homenumber of people successfully working from home, including both telecommuter and self-employed entrepreneurs.

Some companies have measured increases in production between 10 and 35% among their employees who work from home. Technology, the internet and conference calling keep the employee working from home in the loop.

Today, over 15% of employed workers do at least some of their work from home. Its estimated there are over 25 million teleworkers and over 17 million self employed individuals in the U.S. Home based telework has grown nearly 40% since 2001.  

Joining the work at home explosion has many advantages:

  1. “The 2 minute commute”. Working from home gives you a great deal of personal freedom to do whatever you want when you want. You don’t spend all that time in the car stuck in traffic going to and from your job everyday. You have to discipline yourself, that’s for sure but you don’t have a boss to tell you what to do, a dress code to follow or time to clock in and out.

  2. Tax advantages. Home based businesses are eligible for numerous tax breaks. There are lots of ways to save money with home business tax advantages. Because your office is in your home, you can deduct start up costs, a portion of your rent or house payment, your computer, any supplies, business telephone and electric bill. Talk to your accountant or tax advisor to see what you can write off to save on taxes. 

  3. Increasing your chance for success. When you are working from home, you can focus on your time to really put together multiple streams of income. When you get a business going, you can start another home business using the experience that you've gained from creating the first stream of income with a shorter learning curve.

  4. Spending time with your family. Some people spend their lives working and miss out on key family time. If you have kids, they are not in daycare so you get to spend the days with them. You can eat more meals with you family and the extra hours available for them really adds up quickly. 

  5. Saving money. Think of what you'll save on gas alone! The amount of money you save on gas and wear and tear on your vehicle, and work clothes is substantial. It’s estimated that as much as 40% of a traditional office worker’s take home pay is spent on transportation, lunches, wardrobe and child care.
     
  6. Flexibility. Your first priority is to remain productive at your work, but the hours you put in can be flexible. You can work on weekends or nights when that is more convenient. You can already have put in an hour's work while commuters are navigating their morning and evening commute. You can always push work hours around to make time for kids' appointments, special events or even a particularly nice day! 

  7. Financial Benefits. The Financial benefits can be the most rewarding aspect of a home–based business. Your earnings directly reflect your performance. All of your time can be spent on truly productive tasks. You are no longer paid by some arbitrary pay-per-hour scale set up by an employer.