| Ever wonder what you will do with your time after | | | | Perhaps going back to school may be what you |
| spending years raising your children? Many | | | | intended to do after raising the children. But not |
| homemakers want to get out of the house and make | | | | everyone is in a position to become more |
| a difference in their lives by being productive and | | | | "edumacated" because of financial constraints. College |
| earning money. | | | | loans are expensive and lost time earning money can |
| Let's be honest. Homemakers are one of the most | | | | create a reverse affect, especially when that student |
| overworked and underpaid jobs there are. A typical | | | | loan must be paid back with interest. |
| work week begins by getting the kids collected up and | | | | So now is the time to make the decision whether you |
| prepared for school. From the time of birth your | | | | would like to earn an income working part time or |
| responsibility to your family equates to that of a | | | | serious money full time. You may want to ask yourself |
| marathon runner. You are on call 24/7 minimally for 18 | | | | the following questions as you begin your quest for a |
| years. Let's see, how does your pay break down per | | | | decent career and income. |
| hour. Hmm. Your job description includes a cornucopia | | | | 1. Do you want to punch a time clock? |
| of duties such as, but not limited to diaper changer, | | | | 2. Do you want to take on a friend to start a |
| chief bottle washer, chef, nurse, referee, soccer mom | | | | business? |
| or dad, taxi service and the list goes on. | | | | 3. Do you cringe at the idea of working from 8 to 5 |
| But as the years click by, and you are soon the | | | | each workday? |
| "unemployed" parent, what's next as you decide to | | | | 4. Do you want to work your own hours. |
| take on a new career. Can you actually benefit from | | | | 5. Will you be supervised by a bully? |
| your child rearing experiences? Let's go over the job | | | | 6. Will you take any job that you are offered? |
| experiences you have had training in. | | | | These are all certainly fair questions. But you need to |
| Organizing, scheduling appointments, communications, | | | | add to the list. You need to get focused and organized |
| budgeting, shopper and child sheriff to name a few. | | | | in your search for a desirable position in the work |
| These are the types of skills you became proficient at | | | | force. We certainly all desire a job that allows us to |
| as a parent. They aren't an accredited degree, but you | | | | set our own schedules. |
| can put them to use in many ways. When looking for | | | | At this point, it might be best to take some time and |
| a job outside the home, you will quickly realize you are | | | | research all the different opportunities. Settling for less |
| competing with college educated and experienced | | | | than what you feel your net worth is will be |
| workforces, so you must be determined to jump | | | | unrewarding and soon you will be on the lookout for |
| hurdles like Carl Lewis to a position you create for | | | | something else. |
| yourself, otherwise you will be reduced to eight dollars | | | | Just keep this one thought in mind and remember the |
| per hour punching a time clock to gather up a couple | | | | experiences you gained from being a parent and |
| hundred bucks a week by the time Uncle Sam mugs | | | | exploit those experiences to your benefit. |
| you. | | | | |