[Mr. Silverback]

Staying at home and raise kids is my dream. I wish I could do it!.

Let me recommend a couple of books that may change your life. They're changing mine:

The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less by Peter Bowerman

The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds A Second Helping Of "How-To" For Any Writer Dreaming of Great Bucks and Exceptional Quality of Life by Peter Bowerman

Less than 28 bucks if you buy both from Amazon, less than $40 if you buy them from your local bookstore, and if you have even a sliver of writing talent you can make a good living doing it. It's perfect for stay-at-home Moms and Dads (it even has an appendix of interviews with Moms who've started these businesses up) because it requires almost no starting capital and it allows a lot of flexibility. And since your target market is businesses, you don't have to fight past 8 billion other writers to get your stuff published for a pittance. Instead you are in a market with a high demand and very good pay rates. Me, I only like to do hard things when it is for some great and noble cause...when it comes to making money, I prefer it to be as easy as possible!

The Everything Home-Based Business Book is also really good, especially if you aren't a good writer.

BTW, I also write for a blog called HomeBased Life. Couldn't hurt to check it out.

Mind if I ask what your situation is like?

[arizonarachel]

I am planning on doing a bit of freelancing myself, once the little one is born! I think staying at home is the most important thing a mother can do for her children, but we still need to pay the bills.

What has your experience been like? If you don't mind me asking.