Extra income when you work at home is appealing to almost everyone, but
there is another valuable commodity that you gain when you change your
work location to your home office. You gain more productive hours in each
day. Even if you have only a 20 -30 minute commute daily, which is the
national average, you are spending at least one hour out of every 24 just
getting to and from your job. If you add to that the time you spend
getting ready personally, you spend another hour. You can add another hour
of non-productive time each day spent in lunches, coffee breaks and office
chit-chat. At approximately $10 per hour, that's $150 per week in non
productive time, just for the privilege of going somewhere to put in more
time.
No more commuting
Imagine instead if you used just the commuting time to do something
enjoyable. Go for a walk in the park. Have lunch with your partner. Play
with your toddler. When you work at home, you can do some of these things
with your time instead of spending hours on the freeway or on a commuter
train or bus. Of course, you could also use that hour each day in income
producing work, but you don't have to do so. You have already proved you
don't need to work during that hour.
Enjoy your Free Time
It's important to use the free time you gain when you work at home to
do something enjoyable. You will be healthier, happier and a more
well-rounded and interesting person. Your family will appreciate the time
you set aside to spend with them. Your circle of friends may even grow as
you take up new activities and meet new people. This can all happen
without you having to carve time out of your day. It is just rescheduling
activities that you WANT to do for activities you previously HAD to do.
Schedule your own Work Hours
Another time advantage you gain when you work at home is the ability to
schedule your own work hours. You are not required to be 'on the job' from
9 to 5 any longer. You can actually accomplish the same work in
significantly less time simply because you will work when you are at your
peak mentally and physically and spend the rest of the day doing things to
recharge your energy. If you find that you get very sleepy around mid
afternoon, schedule a short nap at that time or do something totally
different to wake up
Multi Tasking
Finally, when you work at home, you will find that you can do some
multi tasking very effectively in ways that will give you extra minutes to
spend however you wish. For example, put a load of laundry in the washing
machine before sitting down at your computer. If you need to sweep the
porch, use a voice activated recorder to outline your next work project
verbally. You will probably be able to find many other little time tricks
that provide you with even more time to enjoy life.