10 Jobs for a Stay At Home Mom
Most likely, the reason you decided to stay home was to create a more successful home. With inflation and looming recession, you might be thinking it’d be a good time to look for a job that gives you the flexibility to continue to be home with your kids but helps financially. That’s why I put together “10 Jobs for a stay at home mom” because I know how hard it is to juggle family and a job.
I want you to be successful at it all!
Let me start by saying, the best job I ever had was staying home with my kids. I loved being able to be present for all of their growing milestones. Now that I am an empty nester, I realize how quickly they grow up!
When my husband and I were dating, we decided that my husband would have a full time job and I would be a stay at home mom. We lived on one salary from the time we were married so that we were used to it once we had kids. We were able to get along fine until the kids came along.
Kids are expensive, aren’t they?
I understand the pressure it can be to be a single income family. For years, I could see that pressure reflected on my husband’s face. I knew I needed to do something about it.
I wasn’t the best at staying on budget which created additional stress in our marriage. This caused many “discussions” about how I just couldn’t seem to stay on budget. I wasn’t even out shopping at fancy stores. I was simply going over budget with the necessities.
I was tired of being strapped. I was tired of our “discussions”. I was tired of having to say “no” to my kids for things they wanted.
But we had made a deal when we were dating, right? I was the one who was going to stay at home with our kids. It was a conundrum.
Maybe you are in a different season of life. Maybe your kids are older or maybe you are even experiencing empty nester life? Maybe you’d like to find something to occupy your time, give you a little more purpose to your day, or maybe help pay for your kids’ college?
Because I’m now experiencing empty nester life myself, I know how difficult it is to navigate that season. That’s why I love this list for you too.
Whatever season of life you are coming from, I believe this list can help you find a little more flexibility with your finances. Being strapped financially is not fun in any stage of life. It’s time to find a job for a stay at home mom, stat!
I finally found something for myself, which is the number ONE job on my “10 Jobs for a stay at home mom” list and I can’t wait to share that list with you.
Before we get to the list, however, we need to start thinking about these six questions:
- How much time do you have to dedicate to a job?
- How will you balance family and that job?
- Will it require you to leave the home and can you do that?
- What skill set do you have or can you develop through this job?
- What are the start-up costs involved in starting this job?
- Does this job have greater income potential as you grow?
These are questions you need to ask yourself before choosing a job to do as a stay at home mom. They are the same questions I had to ask myself when I knew I needed to help financially but also continue to put my family first. They will help you narrow down your choices.
When my boys were 6 months and 3 years old I started selling clothes from my home once a quarter at my home with a company. Even though it was just once a quarter, it began to interfere with our family. I actually didn’t even recognize that it was an unhealthy distraction until it was pointed out to me.
I was really sad to stop selling those clothes, but
my family was my priority. I had to stay in line with the boundaries we had set for our family. I needed to find a job that worked better with my time constraints.
Let’s get to that list of
“10 Jobs for a Stay At Home Mom”
now that you have answers to the above questions, shall we?
Note: These jobs are jobs I’ve done or that friends have done to help contribute to the financial stability of their families. I even googled average pay so you can compare them.
1. Online Health Coach
- Selling Beachbody fitness and nutrition supplements is a great job to have that allows you to have flexibility of time as well as great earning potential. Commission is 25-40% with residual income and bonus potential. You can find out more
here.
2. Virtual Assistant
- If you are detail oriented, one great job is to become a virtual assistant (VA). VAs work remotely and the average pay is $21.12 per hour. You’ll most likely need to brush up on the latest technology in order to have one of these jobs. Some will let you work your own hours but others will require more of an 8-5 type schedule.
3. Teaching English online - A very popular job is teaching English online. Many of these teachers work early in the morning before their kids are up for the day since they could be teaching students on the other side of the globe. The average pay is $10-20 per hour.
9. Pet Sitter - Becoming a pet sitter could be a fun job to invite your kids along as long as the pets are friendly toward kids. It’s a great way to teach kids how to care for animals. As per my google search,
pet sitters can charge an average of $25 per 30-minute visit, $20 to $30 per day, $45 to $75 per night, and/or $250 to $375 per week.
10. Baking/Meal Prep
- When my kids were little, we wanted to go to Disney World. In order to pay for the trip, I sold cakes and cake balls to help pay for the trip. Most baking and pickups had to be done on the weekends. Make sure to cover the cost of goods while still earning profit as these costs have gone up in recent years.
Is your head spinning with all of these options?
There are so many jobs not even listed here that many of my friends are doing. There’s never been a time when we have had more options to work from home while also raising a family. There is no reason to feel financially strapped with so many choices out there!
I know when I became a Beachbody Coach, I had no training. I wasn’t even that physically fit at the time! I was tired of being strapped financially and knew I needed to make a change.
Coming from a long line of obesity and diabetes, I knew that this job for a stay at home mom was perfect for me because it gave me the accountability I needed for my health, the time flexibility I needed, and the income potential that our family needed. Plus, with such a low start-up cost and only needing my computer, it was a no-brainer.
After not much time, I loved having money to get my hair colored, my nails done, and shop without the gilt. I loved being able to finally say “yes” to opportunities for my kids. I loved seeing the less stressed look on my husband’s face!
The more I look at the opportunities out there for moms, the more I’m convinced that becoming a Beachbody Coach is the best option. You literally get
paid to get/stay healthy and work on your development as a person. Plus you get to choose your own hours, be your own boss, and there is
no ceiling to your income potential.
Whichever job for a stay at home mom you might choose, the goal is to be a little less stressed financially, enjoy your family more, and find purpose in all the things you do. Time with your kids goes by so fast so make sure you are intentional!
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