Ten Reasons to Work From Home

Now that my kids are in school, some people ask when I plan to return to work.

Huh? I work at home I remind them. But I can see in their eyes, they don’t think it’s “real” work. Nevermind that I telecommute in a job that builds families (adoption work) or that my work-at-home experience landed me a book deal.

Some people think that if you don’t get up, get dressed and commute to an office, its not real work. But I think that people who do that are are missing some really important benefits that come with working at home. Here are my top 10 reasons why everyone should work from home.

1) Its cheaper than going to an office. For many years I earned less working from home, but had more money!

2) There are tax advantages.

3) You don’t have to wear pantyhose or a tie.

4) You can work where you want often when you want.

5) You can more easily avoid office conflicts.

6) You can get more done in less time thereby working less hours.

7) You can listen to any music you want to, not just what is piped in.

You can sleep when you’d normally be commuting.