Work from home jobs - is there any??

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Hello! Mumsnet Jobs team here. We've noticed this thread is fairly old now, and some of the information is out of date. We've put together this article of advice, tips and tricks to start working from home. We hope it's helpful!

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Just gone on maternity leave and really not wanting to return back to my old job in March next year, Have been looking at the tax credits calculator and if I dont return I will the get the same in tax credits as I do earnings in my old job ( I know this could change)
This is still going to leave us very tight as we will have 3 children, Is there any work from home jobs that actually make money, I want to be earning around £800-£900 per month, If I went back to work the most I could earn is £500 then any after that I would have to start paying childcare which then makes it pointless, this way there is no childcare involved
Any ideas/help?

Working from home saves on commuting, NOT in childcare. You need childcare to work from home otherwise you do as shit a job at parenting and working simultaneously and do neither successfully.

Hi,

There are plenty of work from home opportunities. Just google freelancing jobs or something like that. You will see many. Reputed sites include sites like Upwork and Freelancer. The thing is you might actually get paid less than the per hour minimum wage in UK. However, you can also charge more to make up for it. You need to try harder initially. Once you have a good profile, you can get an income for lifetime through work from home. You can scale it up or scale it down. Its up to you.

The thread is 5 years old. Hopefully by now, OP has found a way of earning an income.

Her youngest will have started school already.