Working at home

[Ardesco]

Sigh, on the other hand. the business plan she has is forecasting her to make six figures in the first year alone, and that's with a minimal number of clients. If it works out, I'll just retire and help her out full time. yay!

[lilelvis2000]

Good luck.

I spent a couple of years operating as a 'real' business, sourcing my own clients (ie not via agencies) and working from home. That's the problem with agency contracting - that 90% of the contracts out there just seem to want bums on seats and working from home is out of the question.

I'm not sure of the specific field in which you operate, but I've found since starting onsite contracting that it's generally better money for less effort.

I agree with all of you. But my doc has stated in no uncertain terms that I'm to avoid anything that will stress me out. So no way will I argue for hours on this...I mean she consistently overspends the budget - putting us into overdraught on a regular basis. Its quite fun actually as I don't use the account at all - I'm very frugal - to see her squirm when the letters from the bank arrive. That answers the "is she financially viable" question , no. I'm sure I'll be giving company loans right from the start. either that or she'll be using the tax credit money to make it look viable. (she keeps the tax credit money for herself BTW - a right bitch)

I work on databases, which will be extremely difficult to obtain work from home for. I may just have to supply data modelling expertise. I too have looked around and its quite impossible to beat the guys from russia/india/china on any contracts. I have obtained small (tiny) jobs on my own but most were done in two days and I got paid minimal for them.

I think I'll just have to ride it out, perhaps even making a loss on the company. show her that I can no longer support the family (ie: her spendthrift ways) and return to proper consulting. I've plenty in the company account so a one-year loss of a few grand won't hurt much. As much as it hurts me to say that.

Sigh, on the other hand. the business plan she has is forecasting her to make six figures in the first year alone, and that's with a minimal number of clients. If it works out, I'll just retire and help her out full time. yay!

[Euro-commuter]

What sort of help does she want? Unless you are as knowledgeable of the legal busniness you are likely to end up as her office junior with no time to do productive work of your own. Having a solid income stream is essential when starting a new business and if you end up passing up well payed contracts you income will take a hammering.

Well, that's a good point too: an ignorant (sorry) inexperienced junior for free might be useable; the same at the cost of lost IT contractor income might be very expensive.

Take the well-paid contracts, then put money in to the business or the household as needed.

If she hasn't worked that out, is her financial plan sound?

[DaveB]

Well the wife has put her foot down. I'm to curtail my commuting and help here out with her new legal business. So that means trying to find contract to work at home, or in her office.

Need some links to freelancer websites so I can work from home.

sigh.

What sort of help does she want? Unless you are as knowledgeable of the legal busniness you are likely to end up as her office junior with no time to do productive work of your own. Having a solid income stream is essential when starting a new business and if you end up passing up well payed contracts you income will take a hammering.

[chicane]

Well the wife has put her foot down. I'm to curtail my commuting and help here out with her new legal business. So that means trying to find contract to work at home, or in her office.

Good luck.

I spent a couple of years operating as a 'real' business, sourcing my own clients (ie not via agencies) and working from home. That's the problem with agency contracting - that 90% of the contracts out there just seem to want bums on seats and working from home is out of the question.

I'm not sure of the specific field in which you operate, but I've found since starting onsite contracting that it's generally better money for less effort.

[TheFaQQer]

Well the wife has put her foot down. I'm to curtail my commuting and help here out with her new legal business. So that means trying to find contract to work at home, or in her office.

Need some links to freelancer websites so I can work from home.

sigh.

Don't commute then - go away on a Monday and come back on a Friday. Doesn't count as commuting to me!

Argue your case, based on simple pedantry. She'll be glad to see you off on a Monday, if you work at it hard enough.

[Euro-commuter]

ouch! try http://www.elance.com or google

beware: you'll be competing against 'offshore' resources for the same projects. not unusual to see your 1k project undercut and awarded to someone who'll do it for 100.

p.s. you may want to convince the missus that you can do her co. better by being gainfully employed rahter than competing w/ ppl who have much cheaper o/heads

Does she understand that it might cut your income by 90%? Most people don't grasp the range of income that is possible for a contractor.

[sli_gryn]

ouch! try http://www.elance.com or google

beware: you'll be competing against 'offshore' resources for the same projects. not unusual to see your 1k project undercut and awarded to someone who'll do it for 100.

p.s. you may want to convince the missus that you can do her co. better by being gainfully employed rahter than competing w/ ppl who have much cheaper o/heads

[DimPrawn]

Well the wife has put her foot down. I'm to curtail my commuting and help here out with her new legal business. So that means trying to find contract to work at home, or in her office.

Need some links to freelancer websites so I can work from home.

sigh.

You pussy!

[dd1978]

wtf!

are you a man or a mouse???!!!

[Sockpuppet]

Well the wife has put her foot down.

Its time to get rid of her.

[lilelvis2000]

Well the wife has put her foot down. I'm to curtail my commuting and help here out with her new legal business. So that means trying to find contract to work at home, or in her office.

Need some links to freelancer websites so I can work from home.

sigh.