I've worked from home part-time for the last 2 years. I am a real estate closing coordinator. I have worked in and around real estate for years. When my kids graduated from college, I decided to no longer work my stressful job and gave my notice. My employer asked if I would be willing to stay on part-time and work from home handling their closings, so it sort of fell into my lap. Technically, I'm no longer an employee, but an independent contractor, which is self employed. I pay my own taxes, but can write off expenses, including my home office, which is good. Is their some way your husband can take something he used to do or the knowledge & connections from that and turn it into a home job? There might be a nitch somewhere, and small businesses especially like this because they don't have to give you benefits, pay their share of your payroll taxes, or provide work space/computer/etc. Those work from home ads you see are always scams. So unless it is a legit local business, I wouldn't waste your money. I do know someone who briefly did 1-800-flowers from home briefly. She answered phones and took orders from her house. But she did it part-time on the side of her regular job. I also know someone who does some bookkeeping for different self-employed people at home. But she has been a bookkeeper her whole life. What did your husband do before his accident? |