Today, the Baby Boomer generation is in the process of leaving the workforce. They’re retiring in record numbers, and many of them need care and companionship. If you’re the child of a Boomer, what does that mean for you? Do you put your mother and/or father in one of those adult congregate living facilities? What if they want to live on their own; do you hire a "Granny Nanny" – or some other such service – to help them out? When trying to help an elderly parent, you can face a plethora of problems. After all, their health is only going to deteriorate over time. If they have Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia, in-home care for them can become extremely expensive.
This is where working from home offers you some other alternatives. Now granted, you can’t work and care for an elderly parent 24/7. Yet, working20from home does make the burden a little easier to bear. First off, you’re around if they really need you. The care-giver you bring in need not be full-time, and you can keep an eye on them. Let’s face it, we’ve all seen reports of one of those "Nanny Cameras" catching a nanny or sitter abusing and/or ignoring a parent or child. Do you want to deal with those sorts of images running through your mind?
That brings up the next issue: a sick or invalid child. In recent years, we’ve seen a large rise in the number of cases of autism in this country. Now, whether this is due to better diagnoses, pollution, improper diet, or some other environmental factor; the point is, more and more families have to deal with this issue. When you work from home, it means being able to "take five" and help a child deal with a problem or issue, or just see them achieve another milestone.
Of course, there’s also the issue of a spouse. Here again, there are so many instances of a husband or wife being injured in a serious accident, or having some sort of long-term disability like lupus or MS. If you’re working a nine to five job, and your spouse calls you up to say they’ve fallen and can you come home, what can you do? Will you be working for an understanding boss? Will you live close enough to your office that you can get home in a timely fashion, and then be able to return to work?
In working from home , you cut through all of those problems. Now, granted, you do have to monitor yourself, make sure that you get your work done on time, and not fritter away the day. But, by being home, you remove all the stress associated with worrying over family members who need you. On top of that, it can mean saving a great deal of money. It’s kind of like the trap some couples find themselves in: the wife wants to go back to work, but the cost of day care is so high, it’ll suck up most of what she makes! Sure, you can work in an office and maybe make more, but look at the costs – both financial and emotional, and ask yourself: is it really worth it?
Lisa Kryml
www.247Earncash.com
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