The Stay-at-Home Mom's Guide to Making Money from Home, Revised 2nd Edition: Choosing the Business That's Right for You Using the Skills and Interests You Already Have [Paperback

This book is more about feel good stories of people who started a business and they liked what they were doing. If you liked Chicken Soup for the Soul, you will probably like this. I was looking for a book to give some ideas of what good businesses someone could do part-time and make some extra money. These stories covered various set up costs and barely gave an idea of what is needed. The book basically sums up to be: Find out what you like and make a plan. If you already figured that out, don't buy the book.
 
Has your search for a home business led you to claims like these?

MAKE MONEY WHILE YOU SLEEP!!!!
I MAKE $10,000 A WEEK WATCHING SOAP OPERAS!!!!

Or, on the other end of the spectrum, home business experts will tell you that to be successful, you must sacrifice everything for the sake of your business, and concentrate all your energy on the business. Do this or you're doomed to failure. "There must be some middle ground", you think, "something for a woman who wants to stay home with her children, but still make some money."

If this describes your search, the "Stay at Home Moms' Guide to Making Money - How to Create the Business That's Right for You Using the Skills and Interests You Already Have" by Liz Folger is what you've been looking for. This book is written for the woman who puts her children first, and is dedicated to her role as mother, but would still like to work from home. Liz Folger guides you through the process of finding a business, getting started, and dealing with the challenges of combining business and family. She then goes on to profile 29 moms and their home businesses. Reading these profiles is like sitting down for coffee and a chat with a girlfriend. The moms are honest about the mistakes they've made along the way, and they also tell how they manage to "do it all."

No, it's not easy, and it's not for everyone. But if you're thinking about working from home while raising your own children, "The Stay at Home Moms' Guide to Making Money" is an excellent place to start.

Cheryl Demas, editor
WAHM - The Newsletter and Online Magazine for Work at Home Moms

The Stay-At-Home Mom's Guide to Making Money is a great resource for mothers who desire to make money at home. Liz Folger effectively addresses the unique needs of stay-at-home mothers and their ability to run home businesses. This book highlights the reality of working at home, warns of potential home business scams and lays out the basic elements necessary for moms to earn money from home. Moms will be especially enlightened by the individual interviews with home-working mothers, which illustrate how they started, their earning potential and their recommendations for other moms. Review by: Tina Champagne-Egge Executive Director Association of Enterprising Mothers

I have to say that this book has excellent advice for all moms, including those with college educations. I personally have a degree with a double major in math and computer science, and I worked as an engineer for over 10 years (away from home.) I found the advice in Liz's book very helpful. I have since chosen to pursue a different career for my home-based business, but I also know many engineers, doctors, lawyers, etc. who are working at home ... many of these professional women were also interviewed in Liz's book. Whether you wish to bring your current career home or make some changes, if you want to work at home, the advice in this book will help you.