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#5 Story of the Year 2017

For the Mommas

Working from home (wherever you choose 'home' to be) is changing the workplace culture, increasing productivity, allowing organizations to hire specialists, and boosts employee morale, health, mental health, and greater personal leisure time. TELECOMMUTING, THE SILENT REVOLUTION, KEEPS GROWING. Photo, upper left.

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Summer Plans at Family Balance Sheet

Family Balance Sheet

What will my kids do while I''m working from home or if I need to work at our business office? How can we encourage our soon-to-be second grader to keep up with her reading skills that she worked so hard on in first grade, but not feel like she''s in summer school?

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The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle Sale, a $1274 Value for Just $29.97

Family Balance Sheet

It is a complete library of carefully selected eBooks, eCourses, audios, online conferences, and printable packs designed to help you turn your house into a home … without all the overwhelm. The first step in putting together this collection was to find the critical homemaking skills that you need to transform your house into a home.

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Sideline Supplemental Income Opportunities for Retirees

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I got started by having my own website, joining several blogging networks and getting to know other website owners via the networks and conferences. My son’s Mother-in-law worked from home for many years transcribing medical notes for several doctors. Medical transcriptionists.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There were no day care centers – women stayed home and raised the kids. Working from home usually meant selling stuff door to door. Toni home perms were prevalent. Hair cuts were done at home by a family member. Schools usually only had one or two TVs available for the entire school.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

You can get paid to speak at industry conferences or events, serve on a board of advisors for a fledgling business or lend your expertise to shape the strategy of an existing business on a contract basis. Whatever your field of expertise, starting a consulting business is a great way to make a sizable income while working on your own terms.