Comments on: Work From Home, Work 67% Less For The Same Money

By: TIM TYUS

TIM TYUS — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:04:00 +0000

I CAN DO THIS JOB

By: RT Wolf

RT Wolf — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:59:47 +0000

You made an excellent point there, Paul. Just cause you’ve been around someone for years doesn’t mean they’re a friend. I realized this after high school ended and I didn’t talk to any of those people again, and after leaving each of my jobs. Only one guy has made it to my buddy after meeting him at work, actually. I have strict definition of what “friend” means to me, too.

UploadPro.org, this is an opportunity to become more conscious of your social circle and your social skills. You may choose to join a group with similra interests (like in blogging like Paul said) or take up a new hobby or sport that involved at least some interaction such as biking or rock climbing. Good for your physical health, too. Try getting involved in “extra curricular” activities. You may not be in school anymore, but that doesn’t mean some of the principles don’t apply. Enjoy! I would highly recommend spending a bunch of time with other people, elsewise a lot of bad stuff can happen including lowered productivity and just depression. Time to meet new people!

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:43:28 +0000

@UploadPro.org: What you describe is quite common. A lot of people stay at jobs that aren’t fulfilling them, or that they don’t really like simply because their “buddies” work there. One way around this is to get your “work” done at home in a structured way, and then find ways to interact with other peers in the same line of business.

For example, lets say you were a Blogger. You could find other Bloggers in your area that work from home and get together a few times a week to share strategies, mingle, help each other out etc. You could put together a mastermind group or something like that. All that stuff is still possible, and even more probable now that your schedule is “wide open”, you just have to get more creative and organize it yourself instead of counting on the convenience of people being in your work environment.

Don’t forget…anyone you were “really” friends with at work, you’ll still be friends with. Anyone you lose touch with was probably just a “co-worker” and not a “friend”.

By: TheMoneyac

TheMoneyac — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:00:56 +0000

This indeed is a really interesting research. I must say that the person who is working at home probably is more happier than the person who has job, unless the person really loves it’s job. Working from home is so much better, if we assume that the person B is an affiliate marketer – you can sleep how long you want, wake up when you want, work when you want, you have the freedom, you are the boss of your own time and money.

Great research, made me thinking…

Cheers,

The Moneyac

By: UploadPro.org

UploadPro.org — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:23:27 +0000

While working from home definitely saves me a lot of money, at times I feel extremely lonely as there are no other colleagues that you will see everyday. The lack of human interactions often frustrates me. It’s not helping when most of my friends are actually working full-time now too.

How do you guys tackle such a problem?

By: Anna Conlan ~ Healing and Insight

Anna Conlan ~ Healing and Insight — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:21:25 +0000

Great post – I definitely save a lot of money and time by working from home and I am really glad I miss the daily commute, which is crowded and unpleasant here in London. But I guess there are also other business expenses, like paying for heating, which I wouldn’t have to pay for if I worked outside of home.

But weighing it up, I still think it’s a better use of my resources to work from home.

By: Murali

Murali — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:18:55 +0000

A home business owner can work with a company and sell their goods, so they do not have to worry about products and in some cases orders. However, the main point to a home business is the person is not given work to do.

By: LWeng

LWeng — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:12:35 +0000

That’s so true. There’s also a mental aspect as well. The feeling of imprisonment when you’re at work, and looking forward to the weekend. The dread of having to wake up early, not being able to stay out at night on weekdays. There’s a large emotional cost there. Another cost I’d say is the cost of potential. When you have your own online business, the potential is unlimited and you can get successful very fast. But when you’re at a day job, you have to go a slow and restricting path.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:29:32 +0000

Most people go to work for insurance for their family, hopefully you can save what you don’t spend on a regular job and use that money to get good insurance coverage? would it be enough?

By: Money Money Money

Money Money Money — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:26:40 +0000

Fantastic post. You have summed it up very well. The most important thing about working from home is not only the economics but also the fact you control when you want to work. I feel uncomfortable working in the morning so i usually sit to work in the night