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Are You Cut Out For Working From Home?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For many people, working from home is a dream. Others, though, don’t really enjoy working from home. I enjoy working from home, and am glad that I have a career that allows me to do that. My husband, on the other hand, doesn’t enjoy working from home nearly as much.

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How to Recharge When You Work from Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Working from home. Those of us who don’t work from home often romanticize the notion of working from home. People who work from home get to set their own schedule. Sure, all of the above are benefits of working from home. Career Tips'

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Book Nook - The Emotionally Intelligent Child

Motherhood Moments

More and more parents work from home and there’s no break from the demands of parenting to working. Child development experts, Rachael Katz and Helen Hadani, set out to address this in their new book, The Emotionally Intelligent Child. This can be exhausting!

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5 Books with Insights that Changed the Way I Think About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

That’s when I first decided to go back to school and get a Master’s degree in something that would allow me to work from home. Now I’m a freelance writer who makes a living from home. My husband is a university instructor, so he doesn’t work “traditional” hours, either.

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From Bravo to Books

Family Balance Sheet

The girl who used to leave a 24 hour news channel on all day when working from home is now content with my nightly shot of the news at 6:30 pm on a network channel. And she tends to get more work done during the day!

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How To Organize A Project

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Book Time To Finish It. If I`m working on a project and it has competing priorities, I find it extremely helpful to book off some time to just focus on the project. Are You Cut Out For Working From Home? For many people, working from home is a dream. I see this.

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How Much is Your Commute Costing You?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Unless you work from home, and your commute consists of walking downstairs (like mine does), you likely spend between five minutes and an hour or more getting to your workplace. My husband, who commutes an hour each way (but only twice a week), listens to audio books during his drive. What do you think of your commute?

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