So, How Much do you Make?
simplesahm | February 3, 2007 
It happened again this week…twice. I was talking with a friend of mine about my home-based businesses. It didn’t take long before she asked, “so, are you guys doing okay?” What? Doing okay? Was someone ill? Did I sound sad? Clearly confused…I asked, “what do you mean, am I doing okay?” She answered, “oh..I mean, financially.”
Later that week, I was excitedly telling another friend about my writing endeavors. Without hesitation she replied, “so…what do you actually make?”
I have been a work-at-home mom for five years now and it seems like every-time I talk about my various “gigs” someone is questioning my financial situation. The conversations always seem to develop into a “let’s see how much money Traci makes” quiz show.
I suppose the curiosity makes sense. While we can figure out the price tags for most professions, home-based business incomes are pretty mysterious…
Doctors = 100,000+ Mechanics = 20,000-30,000 Teachers = 20,000-40,000 Cashiers = Minimum Wage Police Officers - 30,000-50,000
Home-Based Writers, Direct Sellers, Transcriptionists, Bloggers, Website Designers, Proof-Readers, etc…= who knows?.
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