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I started working at home after I decided not to go back to my surgical assisting job when my oldest daughter was born.  I had done transcription with a local company before who was glad to have me back and so I had that opportunity and went for it.  I couldn't go back to work and leave my daughter as much as I thought I would be able to.

I've loved having the ability to be a mom and a worker all at the same time and I am amazed at the people that do work out of the house.  When I've even considered it I start to think about summer time, vacations from school, sick days and what in the world do I do with my 3 kids.  It would take my paycheck to pay for daycare or afterschool care for them.  I like being able to spend my paychecks for things like, oh, food or electricity. 

I do miss working with people and maybe when I can trust the kids home by themselves I may go back to it again, but this is definitely what I feel I should be doing right now.

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Is it the typing that's getting you or the subject matter?  Maybe try general or insurance transcription?  I did secretarial work at home for a while, bookkeeping, typing, resumes, insurance typing, databases, mail merges.  I did mystery shopping, but couldn't make any money at it.

I sold on eBay by going to yard sales in the hot afternoon and offering people $1 a box to haul off their leftovers.  Or go early in the morning so you can snap up the collectibles.  Run an ad in the paper that you're buying certain collectibles.  Estate sales and auctions are good sources of stuff, too.  I once paid $12 for several boxes of junk that I sold for $800.  eBay does get tiring quite often between finding packing materials; finding inventory to sell; answering people's emails because they can't bother to read the auction instructions; nonpaying bidders; blatant liars; driving to the post office every day, etc.

I've done some other WAHM jobs but, again, eBay and transcription make the most money for me from my home.