Here’s what I do “working from home”
For several years, I’ve maintained an “online presence”. Part of that presence has included some income opportunities. They have ranged from affiliate programs, to multi-level programs, and even to the publishing of an e-book, which sold very nicely.
As the “internet” environment has matured over the years, I’ve shifted my own activities. After working very hard (and long hours) earning an affiliate income, I’ve now “semi-retired” from hawking every program I find. I choose to promote a handful of programs, from which I’ve earned steady monthly income for several years. You can get the full details at a blog I maintain related strictly to my favorite “online companies”.
My roommates and I rarely turn down opportunities to learn new skills. We include these as “working from home” since we’re not employees of any particular business. To date, we’ve learned to milk goats as we’ve tended to a neighbor’s farm (yes, we got paid, too). We exchange services and products with another neighbor as we tend to their animals when they go out of town for the weekend. You can follow a lot of those activities at “Shari’s Gone Country“, a blog about life on the farm.
Most recently, we’re putting our “brawn” as well as our brains to work as we dismantle an old barn. This structure was built in the late ’20’s. The main part is 12×16 with an attached loafing shed that is another 12×12. Underneath is a 12×16 root cellar, where the walls are lined with railroad ties.
The roof had at least 4 layers of shingles, and the barn floor consists of two layers of tongue and groove planking, the bottom one layed diagonnaly.
What do we get from that? We get all the wood. Some of the wood is good enough to use again for our own small barn. We always have a use for railroad ties. Considering ties are generally $20 a piece, if we get 30 good ties, we’ll feel real good. Additionally, we got over $150 worth of OBS sheeting from a guy, who was throwing it away at the local dumpster.
As I’ve mentioned before, I also participate in the Farmers’ Market, where I sell our lambs, the fleece, eggs, and vegetables from our little farm.
A long-term plan includes obtaining the contract for providing meals at the local Senior Center. I’ll still consider that “working from home” as the management will be done from here. Considering that contract is guaranteed profitable, we’ll be able to fully utilize the awesome tax breaks provided for home business, including the home office deduction. I blog about that process at “Successful Food Service“.
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