How to Achieve a Work Life Balance as a Parent
When you’re a parent that has gone back to work, whether that be full time, part time, working from home or in an office, work can very easily take over your life. It’s important to not become overwhelmed and be able to strike a work life balance. There are many...
15 Industries that allow you to Work from Home
Whether you are a mum wanting work to fit in around children, had enough of going into the office or it is a side hustle, working from home and flexible working hours could give you the life balance you have been craving. Working from home or having more flexibility...
How to Make Some Extra Cash Quickly
Like many people, you would probably like to make some extra cash. Whether it’s for a holiday or special occasion or just to have some extra money for bills or purchases. There are a few ways to make some quick money from home, and they’re not all that difficult. When...
Common Scams in Australia
We’ve all had those emails. The one’s written in barely legible English letting us know about our great uncle we’ve never heard of that has no other living relatives and has left 2 million dollars if you just give them your bank account and personal details. The most...
How to Get Your Employer to Allow you to Work From Home
It’s a tense moment when you ask the question about working from home. You worry your boss or colleagues won’t take you seriously; that they will suspect you are looking for an excuse to slack off. You wonder whether it’s too good to be true; if all those people who...
5 Ways to Make Your Home Based Business More Sustainable
Even if you don’t take any other steps, working from home is already quite a sustainable practice. You don’t burn fossil fuels commuting to work; and, in many cases, you also don’t need to maintain a separate career wardrobe. So, as a work-at-home mum, you’re already...
How to Work from Home Productively with Kids
Staying on task can be a challenge when you work from home. The children are fighting, your partner is nagging you, and the dog is making circles around the front door needing to be walked. So how do you deal with the constant interruptions when you work from home?...
The Pros, Cons and Risks of Working from Home
Thinking about doing the work at home thing? Everyone seems to be looking for that elusive work life balance these days and working from home can give you a great way to do a lot of things you wouldn’t normally get to do in a regular 9 – 5. However,...
How to Spot Work From Home Scams
The Internet has opened up many new employment horizons for industrious work at home mums. Unfortunately, there are many misleading “opportunities” and outright scams lurking among the genuine jobs. While this does mean you should be more cautious when...
How to Organise Your Home Office
It doesn’t matter whether your home office is just a little cluttered or buried under a mountain of chaos, you should still consider organising it to maximise your productivity. While cleaning is great, that’s only one step. If you want to organise your home office...
5 Tips On Decorating Your Home Office
Working from home can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you’re free of a tedious commute, pyjamas counts as office wear and the kids are always within sight. But anyone who’s seriously tried working from home knows how hard it can be to muster the discipline...
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