Commanding the homefront is a job with a capital J.
We hear you, frazzled moms and dads.
Your time is worth a lot, but toddlers dont pay.
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How to Make Money as a Stay-at-Home Mom or Dad
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Compared toother online marketplaces, Etsy takes some work.
But that hard work can pay off as a profitable side business.
Our team has compiled alist of creative waysyou can fatten your bank account this week.
This is a long list, so dont get overwhelmed.
Well keep it updated as offers changes or expire.
Read our completeguide to selling on Etsyto help you get started.
Not the crafty punch in?
you’re able to still make a handsome sum sellingthrough Fulfillment by Amazon.
HITs range anywhere from completing surveys to Excel spreadsheet tasks to audio transcription.
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Be an online tutor
Tutoring has become a prime opportunity for anyone who wants to work from home.
Consider signing on withone of these nine companiesand earn money tutoring during the kids swim lessons or playgroup.
Teach English Online
Interested in more teaching opportunities?
In most cases, online teachers can set their own schedules and earn up to $25 an hour.
Ready to get started?
Here areseven legit sites that will pay you to teach English online.
Write for a parenting blog
Youre already a subject-matter expert in the care and feeding of small humans.
Get paid for that hard-earned knowledge by writing for aparenting blogormagazine.
Babysit other peoples babies
Youre already watching your own kids.
Youve got your house stocked with crafts and snacks and all the outlets are child-proofed.
For starters, check outCare.comandSittercityto create a free membership.
Babysit fur babies
A cardinal rule of staying at home with kids: Get out of the house.
While youre running errands and hitting the library, build in some paying work as apet sitter or dog-walker.
As you might have guessed, theres an app (or six) for that.
We talked totwo people with home-baking side businessesabout how they found a sweet spot.
Theyre expensive and they take up a lot of space in your life.
Many of them can be done from anywhere.
Molly Moorhead is a senior editor at The Penny Hoarder.
Probably not as good as youd like.
It always seems like an uphill battle to build (and keep) a decent amount in savings.
But what if your car breaks down, or you have a sudden medical bill?
Ask one of these companies to help…
