Stay at home moms

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I want to be home to watch my kids grow up.

I have an agenda: I want every parent who wants to stay home with their children to have the opportunity. I don't want anyone to be held back because of start up fees, monthly qualifing costs or lead purchasing. This lens is dedicated to ways to earn money online or from home that are 100% free.

My Story

Never pay to work!

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I have tried my fair share of WAH opportunities. Some work better than others, but I was very hard pressed to find one that didn't require me to pay out more than I was bringing in. I have tried several different kinds of online businesses; MLM, affiliate, direct sales etc. I knew that these programs worked for people but I just couldn't get them to work for me, I was at a loss to say why. I have a background in sales, I was a realtor before I left the work place, I should have been able to sell anything. So again, why wasn't it working for me? Then I finally realized why I couldn't make these businesses work...I couldn't, in good conscience talk people in to investing their hard earned money only to watch them fail. 97% of WAH ventures fail!! That number is staggering to me. How could I, knowing that I was spending more than I was making tell others- "The program works, if you work it. You just need to purchase leads" or "Purchase your product in order to stay active" or "Buy a deluxe start up kit". I felt like a criminal. I decided that it wasn't for me, and left it all behind.

When my husband and I found out we were expecting, I got the bug again, I wanted to stay home. I didn't want someone else to see my sons first smile, or hear his first laugh - I HAD to be there for those mile stones. I knew we couldn't afford to live off of one income so I started looking obsessively for a way to stay home. I found all of the same kinds of opportunities and was very hard pressed to find something that didn't require a start up fee. I was determined to not make the same mistakes and knew I needed to find something with certain givens:

1) It had to be free so every person who wanted to
change their lives would have a chance
2)It had to be simple
3)It had to take away all of the "business games" that keep most people from succeeding in a home-based business

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littlemisspiggy littlemisspiggy Aug 18, 2008 @ 3:39 am

hello great lens. keep it up. hehe. great job.

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Aug 6, 2008 @ 8:08 pm

Hi Jeni! Your lens is truly fantastic! My wife is quite a bit apprehensive about WAHM. After giving birth to our baby girl and resigning from her job, she's planning to apply again for another job but I told her she should look at working at home. Actually we have a business of our own with a little help from a friend who has a site that promotes Laser Computer checks but I want her to make herself busy without leaving our kid at home. I'll share this to her after the day is done. I'm sure she will be convinced with what she's about to see here! I thank you in advance for it!

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Jul 14, 2008 @ 1:03 pm

good information to give others, what people face, you give some solution inside.

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dianacampbell dianacampbell Apr 20, 2008 @ 6:08 am

Hello! I guess I am at your shoes! I am also a mother of a 4-year-old and I am glad that I am stay-at-home-mom and part time work-at-home-mom. I quit my job befor giving birth to be there for my daughter all the time. Glad that I can still work at home and this voice mail systems lens helped to find the best phone system that I use to call clients. You can check this lens for their very helpful ideas, informations and links.

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endlesslight endlesslight Apr 9, 2008 @ 12:38 am

I feel the same way! I wish all Mom's could be able to stay home with their kids! They grow up sooooooooo fast! I feel blessed to be able to!
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Private Phone: You are able to sign up for a free phone number, with voice mail so that you do not have to put your home or cell phone number in for offers on GPT sites.
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Now that you know about me, let me tell you what I do

I'm so sick and tired of looking for work at home opportunities only to find something that sounds good and have them ask for X amount of money, for "training materials", "start up kits" etc. The way I see it, if your looking at low cost or free wah opportunities it's because you don't have a lot or any money to spend on starting a business. If your looking at these opportunities you're looking to make money not spend it.
So, with that said. On this lens you will find several different ways to really work from home. None of the opportunities I have listed here will ever ask you for money! What ever your nitch is, mystery shopping, data entry, "get paid to" sites, networking, You will find it all here. FREE!

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Of the "get paid to" and referral sites I've listed what are your favorites. Rank them and let everyone know.