tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post7231450594137371768..comments2024-02-15T08:22:52.443-08:00Comments on The Back Forty: The State of the Refrigerator and other bulletpoints of the weekRobbynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-90209350396628651962010-04-17T14:55:12.290-07:002010-04-17T14:55:12.290-07:00Very interesting points. I just wanted to comment...Very interesting points. I just wanted to comment on the one about your job, to offer a bit of support ... and possibly a solution?<br /><br />First, I stopped working outside of my home in 1997, and I haven't looked back. Initially, we learned to live on just my husband's income. The first few years were tough, as we lost a quarter of our income at the same time that we were buying a house and settling into a new community and had a new baby to take care of, but for us, that was the motivation - the baby. We didn't want to spend half "my" income just to pay for daycare. So, I quit working and stayed home, but I didn't just "sit" home. I started working from home providing secretarial services to small businesses and individuals. A yellow pages listing cost me $25 per year. <br /><br />I think if you've discovered that the cost of having a job is even close to what you earn, then working really doesn't make sense, because by being home full-time, you could concentrate on those things (like food preparation and production) that you're paying someone else to do right now (even if you're not eating out, if you're buying food at the grocery, then, you're still paying for food production ;). <br /><br />You could also spend time mending things instead of buying new or finding ways to do without things that you need right now because you're working. In his most recent post, <a href="http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">John Michael Greer</a> discusses the (mistaken) belief that we need two income families. His post is very interesting.<br /><br />As for finding a way to generate that little bit of income that is above what you're spending for your job, can I suggest doing some odd jobs from home? If you're interested in writing, you could do some freelancing. There are a lot of online writing jobs. None pay really well, but it's something. I've actually worked for <a href="http://www.demandstudios.com/" rel="nofollow">this company</a> and they actually pay. It's legitimate and often interesting work ... and who knows, it might lead to something bigger for you ;).<br /><br />Sorry for the crazy-long comment. Working from home is one of those subjects about which I'm pretty passionate and about which I have done a lot of research in the past.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-91460407928783276392010-04-17T05:43:19.518-07:002010-04-17T05:43:19.518-07:00When I heard he mocked those people I too said, &#...When I heard he mocked those people I too said, 'nope, that's it. Screw you buddy'. NO president of the people would make fun of ANY citizen for their concerns.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.com