how to make money at home?

ok for those who don't know I finished work 3 weeks ago....and i am very lucky to be able to do it and i like it! But............

I need to earn some money...i joined Avon..but it seems everyone around here already has Avon supplier:( I need some more ideas.. i don't make anything (besides jewellery but am not that great yet) and although we are surviving i would love to have my own money again without asking for it(even though M is happy to give it to me)

When Ethan is born we will get 150 a week for 8 weeks then something like 75 a week from IRD so that will be helpful..but what to do till then?any ideas?

Thanks in advance..

yup i agree with the trade me thing. i sold something like $65 worth of stuff over the weekend, and then they pay for the postage lol. but it doesnt work if you keep buying stuff too
i too am running out of stuff to sell, but i will get df to help me give the closets another clean out tonight.

trademe good but it costing a lot to list things :( so have to keep putting money on there.. but yeah i still have two rooms of stuff so might try to do more of that:)

shell:( we have alot of extra clothes( i mean enough to dress Ethan till he's at least one) but obviously cant sell the extra clothes till i know what size he is and keeping the piles and piles of girls just in case for next time...as far as baking i guess unless you have a stall it's kinda hard..though i would defintely buy cakes etc!!:)

My DH and i are doing ok just because he works 6 days but hes so tired he wants to stay home the other day and I'm so bored I wanna go out..lol:) our wedding anniversary coming up and so decided to put a spending limit on that too...even though it's our first! It's hard going from earning 550 a week to nothing..wish i had thought to save more!!:(

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that might work...i would be very pregnant by then but as long as its a sitting down job i guess...? might look into it..

I agree My2angels, I was about to suggest catering as well, and how are you at icing cakes? People will pay good money for gorgeous birthday cakes for their wee ones, anniversary cakes etc. Down in the deep south they often run cake decorating courses (which my friend tells me was well worth it), she has her own wee website and makes quite a good wicket out of it (mind you she also works full time). People need to eat and always need food and a good caterer.

Maybe use the rest of your pregnancy to do a course (not sure if they do the community courses in chch), and get into mosiacs or something crafty like that, then you could sell them once you get good at it.

Sewing?
Card making?
Knitting?
Cross Stitch (do it then sell it..)
Painting (Funky artwork 4 kids..)
importing things to sell
Mosaics ( as already suggested)
something to do with baby hand/foot prints..
Blankets
hrmmmmm....

When Kelly(caitlynsmygirl) and her siblings were little I started doing Market Research for a company called National Research Bureau and I still work for them from home. I get 15 an hour now as a Senior interviewer has gone up this year,
It is something that can be done when the children are in bed and when you do it in the weekend Hubby can take care of bubs (aka susieq) kelly's mum

tashzmum wrote: df does earn over twice that a week, but its just the way its set up thanks to his parents( long and complicated) but not for much longer if i have anything to say about it

That is great news Hollie if you can get off that arrangement with his parents (I remember it all from a few years ago).

i just heard over the weekend that if you are interested in working with people with disabilities, there is funding for respite carers, and you get paid $75 tax free per night. you can specify the level of disability, one night a week, one night a fortnight, or one fortnight a month. i dont have much more info than that yet though, but it is worth looking into if you have the patience to bring someone into your home for a short period and look after them.

MILF i used to work for IHC so have experience with that but would rather not do it when I'm pregnant for several reasons...i did love that as a job though:) thanks susieq..

as i said i used to work with special needs children then adults..am once bubs is born will probably look into doing it again.. just cant really do all the bending etc that is required and worried bout banging my bump etc.. at the mo..