http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog Tips for busy work at home moms Wed, 07 May 2008 12:28:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love being able to be at home with my family. It's tough having one person earning the bulk of the income but it can be done. Here are some tips I've found that really help. 1. Remember what you're saving. Two incomes are not always significantly better than one. Depending on ... http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2008/05/07/15-ways-to-raise-your-family-on-one-income/ You've probably never heard of Sally Shield's new book, The Daughter-in-Law Rules. After all, it's just been released. And today I'm helping her promote it with a special, one day deal If you buy today, you will get access to free resources from 75 experts on relationships and success. It's a ... http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2008/05/06/today-may-6-only-special-deal-on-the-daughter-in-law-rules/ Kids are expensive, there's no doubt. Food, clothing, entertainment, education... it all adds up. If you take some time to talk with them, they can also help you save money. That's helpful at any point. In my experience, children are very sweet about things when you talk to them about why you ... http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2008/05/06/your-children-can-help-you-save-money/ While many stay at home moms do already work at home, others don't. The reason is pretty simple: It's hard to commit yourself fully to your family if you have to work all the time. And if your family doesn't need the money, why use up all that time? But things ... http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2008/05/05/stay-at-home-mom-consider-work-at-home-job/ We parents all know how draining a child's birthday party can be. So many kids running around. But I was really surprised at how well my daughter's 6th birthday party went yesterday. We did things a little different this time. We didn't have the party on a weekend day. We held ... http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2008/05/03/friday-birthday-party/ When you're home with the kids all day, they get to know all your habits, good and bad. Children are very observant and even if you think you're pretty sneaky about some of your bad habits, they probably know about them. Sure, you try some of those foods that you really ... http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2008/04/30/setting-a-healthy-example-for-your-kids/ Sometimes working at home doesn't always go as you plan. Something happens and the money your family needs just isn't coming in fast enough. How do you decide when it's time to look at an outside the home job? This is a painful decision for any at home parent. You generally ... http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2008/04/29/work-at-home-moms-is-it-time-to-consider-working-outside-the-home/ It's easier to fail working at home than it is to succeed. All you have to do is fail to try, or try in the wrong areas. Here are some of the ways I came up with to make a real mess of your own attempts to work at home. 1.    ... http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2008/04/28/70-ways-to-make-a-mess-of-working-at-home/