5 Advantages of Being a Work-at-Home Mum

5 Advantages of Being a Work-at-Home Mum

We’re almost sure that if you’d told working mothers several years ago that there was a chance that they’d enjoy becoming a work-at-home mum and that such a notion came with benefits to boot, they’d have laughed in your face. Never until now have we thought about the potential implication of children in our workplace, especially when we spend so much of our time outside of work trying to keep the relationship between our family and careers separate. However, there are many advantages of being a work-at-home mum, several of which we outline in this article.

• You Save Money On Childcare

Arguably, one of the most significant advantages of being a work-at-home mum is the money you save on childcare. In the U.S alone, a parent spends on average around $8,355 per child to secure year-round childcare which over time can build up to an impressive amount that could have been spent on other things for the family such as home improvements and vacations.

As a work-at-home parent, you won’t be leaving the house early and coming back late in the evenings, which means you could potentially cut out childcare costs altogether, or depending on how old your child is, you could consider reducing the days spent at day-care. Ultimately, this gives you more money to spend on quality family time with your little ones and partner (if you have one).

• You Can Work In Any Location

Another advantage that working from home can give mothers is the ability to work from any location, whether at a relative’s house, in a public setting, or at your own home. Not to mention, the creation of flexible office spaces such as rentable desks, shared offices, and virtual office space has made it even easier for working mums on child-free days to work anywhere.

Some of these flexible working options even offer other office-related services such as mail forwarding, registered business address, and the ability to hire meeting rooms. If this is of interest to you, consider the offerings of the virtual address and mailbox providers PhysicalAddress.com, they have a wide selection of locations and services available that are perfect for working mums looking to branch out their business.

• Gives You More Time To Spend With Your Children

Perhaps one of the more apparent benefits of being a work-at-home parent is the opportunities it provides you with to spend more time with your children. The time that you would have usually spent commuting to and from work in the morning and evenings can now be spent getting your children ready for daycare or school, walking them to the bus stop, or watching a few episodes of a TV show before you’re due to clock in.

Depending on the age of your children, you can then use the time while they’re out of the house, napping, playing, or watching TV for getting work done and use breaks and lunchtimes for other quality family time. Not to mention, you’ll never have to deal with the stress of leaving work early because a child is sick or if your childcare gets cancelled, as you’ll already be at home.

• Cuts Down On The Price Of Other Work-Related Costs

Not only does becoming a work-at-home parent help you cut down on the costs of childcare, but it can also help reduce the amount of money spent on other work-related costs. From savings on vehicle maintenance, gas, work attire, lunches, and coffee working from home eliminates all work-related expenses. The best part is that all the money saved from the elimination of these costs can be put towards quality family time. Whether you opt to continue keeping the money for a large-scale family surprise like a vacation or spend it on a family outing to the zoo – we’re sure that’s money better spent.

• Staying At Home Is More Comfortable

We’re sure that every person reading this now can attest that sometimes we all have days where we want to hide from the world, and to an extent, becoming a work-at-home mom can offer you that luxury. Depending on whether you’re self-employed or if you work as part of a team, your scope for interaction with colleagues is extremely low when you’re a work-at-home parent. Chances are the only people that’ll catch a glimpse of you are your children – and we’re sure they’re used to it by now. 

Now we’re not advocating for you to stay in your pajamas all day, but if you want to sit at your desk in sweatpants and slippers while you work, you are perfectly able to do so. Suppose your newborn kept you up all night, so you didn’t get a chance to wash your hair? No big deal. Or your toddler managed to squirt yogurt down your top this morning? No problem. Working from home allows you to work in comfort no matter how messy your day starts.

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