This post was sponsored, and paid for, by SunTrust. All opinions are my own. Money can be a tough subject for some people. A lot of people live paycheck to paycheck. Others have disasters or unfortunate events befall them (family death, divorce, natural disaster, etc.), some go through a time of incurring additional expenses (marriage,…
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How to Teach Your Toddlers to Work, Earn Money, and Become Frugal
Children thrive in environments where they learn to help, have skills to do things, and feel like they contribute. Children should be taught the concept of earning something through work at a young age. I have been learning by experience how to teach toddlers to work, earn money, and become frugal. My daughter, Aurora, is…
How You Can Use Your 401K to Start a Business (Tax-Penalty Free)
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Guidant Financial for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. How You Can Use Your 401K to Start a Business (Tax-Penalty Free) I am a business woman at heart. I come from a long line of entrepreneurs. As a result, I am constantly thinking…
How to Make Money from Home with Contena
Welcome to Money-Making Stay-at-Home Moms: How to Make Money from Home with Contena There are 38+ interviews in this series (see links to additional interviews below). Today I’m continuing my Money-Making Stay-at-Home Mom Series (this is 38) by adding an awesome company to it. Working from home by writing for Contena. Freelancing for Contena is a legitimate…
The Best Money-making Survey Sites That Are Trust Worthy
Many people have a little extra time when they are at home watching TV, in the car waiting for kids to get out of school, or during breaks at work, and some people are looking for a new hobby or way to make money from home. If you have extra time and want an extra few hundred…
An Innovative New Way to Purchase Items Online & Build Credit Without Using a Credit Card
With credit card debt reaching historical highs, some debt experts are encouraging consumers to ditch the credit cards and just use cash. Credit card debt can be a vicious thing. Interest rates often run very high and compound, the credit card itself may have an annual fee, there may be late fees, deferred interest, etc. Yet…
Entrepreneurialism and the American Dream Showcased at Ignite Retreat + Weekend Getaway Giveaway
In the midst of my stressful home remodel, I got to have a weekend away with women who I greatly admire and respect. I attended Ignite Retreat. It was such a needed reprieve for me! I was so impressed with every single person I met the entire weekend. It was like the American Dream was on showcase for me to…
23 Must-Read Tips on Preparing Your Home for Its Sale
I was getting ready to sale my home. Life circumstances changed, but I had it on the market for four days and received 2 good and one excellent offers. So the following steps did work! I’ve taken multiple real estate courses. I’ve also been doing a lot of research and asking trusted experts for tips on preparing…
Steps to Financial Confidence
Yesterday while getting my hair done, I couldn’t help but overhear a few conversations about money. They had to do with stress about money and people who were struggling financially. It seems to be a common theme that I can’t help overhearing when I’m out and about in public places. People are generally worried about money….
How Our Income Property Helped Us Overcome 3 Major Obstacles
I am a firm believer in leveraging the property you own (if at all possible or needed) to help pay for bills, the mortgage, get out of debt, create a nice savings, and secure a solid retirement. As you can imagine, one of my favorite shows is DIY Network’s Income Property. I’ve watched a ton of episodes…
How to Make Money on Fiverr
Today, Adrian, a friend of mine will be doing an interview on how she successfully makes money on Fiverr each month—doing things she likes and chooses to do! It’s an impressive story. Note- although 95% of the mothers interviewed in this series are stay-at-home moms, Adrian works a day job. I am making an exception and including…
How to Host a Successful Garage/Yard Sale
I have had two very successful garage sales in the past four years. We had one after our home renovation 2 years ago and sold a ton of extra home renovation supplies, decor, and things we no longer needed. The garage sale that we just held had items that we’ve accumulated the last 2 years,…
How to Make Money as a Captioner
Today’s stay-at-home mom makes extra money by captioning for REV. REV pays employees for typing out captions. For those who wish to work from home, REV is currently taking on new employees. More info can be found in the interview below. Welcome, Q. What inspired you to begin working? A. My husband and I needed the extra money to…
How to Earn Money through SwagBucks
The following SAHM wishes to remain anonymous. She has been earning extra money for gifts for her kids, friends, and family, and supplementing their Christmas budget by making use of a versatile website called SwagBucks. Welcome, Q. What inspired you to begin working? A. We set our budget and never really had enough to allocate…
7 Easy, Free, Legitimate and Convenient Ways to Earn Gift Cards Online
I’ve been earning gift cards to Amazon, iTunes, Paypal, etc. for over two years now doing regular things that I normally do online. I’ve been able to make hundreds and pay for a good portion of my monthly internet bill itself by joining and using SwagBucks. How does SwagBucks work? You earn SwagBuck points (SB) that you can…
How to Earn Money for Your Local Schools
Although I don’t have kids in school, I have a few really good friends who are school teachers. One of them reminded me about the Box Tops for Education™ program. I remember participating when I was a little girl but wanted to learn more. I went here for more information. I found out that: Box…
How to Make Money From Home by Doing Laundry for Others via Laundry Care
Today I’m excited to be adding yet another amazing and legitimate work-at-home position to this series! Laundry Care is a company that provides laundry services to many nationwide. When I found out about them, I was excited. Many SAHM’s already have a washer and dryer and vehicle. Many are great at organizing their time and…
How to Start Your Own Business
Coming from a long line of entrepreneurs and having started three businesses on my own or with family, I know the benefits and freedom entrepreneurship can bring. If you are wondering if you should start your own business check out this post with 9 advantages of becoming an entrepreneur. If you know you want to…
How to Make Money Through Quilting and Embroidery
Today’s Money-Making Stay-at-Home Mom is my friend Stephanie Collins. She is an amazing quilter and embroidery expert. She began her business as a hobby but it quickly turned into a business/income-generating opportunity as her work is beautiful, and word of mouth continues to bring her orders! Stephanie shares her experience with you on how to…
Dr. Laura’s Review of Our Book Living a Rich Life as a Stay at Home Mom
Dr. Laura Schlessinger reviewed and endorsed our book on her popular radio talk show today! Karen and I are beyond excited!! I’ve been listening to Dr. Laura ever since I was a little girl and I admit, I teared up when she said the things she did. Dr. Laura is such a champion of stay-at-home…
Championing Motherhood Community
Do you talk to your best friend about credit card debt? Do you post about your never ending bills on Facebook? Do you have anyone to talk to about how the paycheck never seems to cover everything? Who do you go to when you and your husband argue (esp. about money)? At girl’s night out…
Disneyland Vacation Giveaway
Last March 2014, I held a giveaway and gave thousands worth of prizes away but the best was sending a family to Disneyland. The family that won had a great time! Well, I guess I’m starting a tradition because it’s March again and I’ve teamed up with some amazing bloggers to send someone else (hopefully…
How to Make Money Selling Spark Naturals Essential Oils
Today’s Money-Making SAHM is a good friend of our family, Rebekah George. Rebekah is very well versed in holistic and natural remedies. She decided to become an affiliate for Spark Naturals because their quality of oils is very high, yet the prices are more reasonable than other competitors. She shares more information in the interview…
How to Get Paid Reviewing Websites with UserTesting
Today’s Money-Making SAHM is Amy Cornett. She works for an awesome company called UserTesting. UserTesting helps people who own websites and mobile apps improve them by getting ‘an outsider’s’ perspective. So Amy is paid to visit websites and mobile apps and review their functionality, give the owners helpful feedback, and rate them based on her…
How to Make Money Selling Mary Kay
Please Note this article was removed because of a change of policy on LiveLikeYouAreRich.com. I do not endorse or support working for MLM’s (Multi Level Marketing Companies) or tier paid companies. Thank you for your understanding. Check out the rest of the series here: Introduction to Money-Making SAHM Series Series 1: Medical Billing Series 2: Starting…
How to Make Money Selling Shaklee
Please Note this article was removed due to a change of policy on LiveLikeYouAreRich.com. I do not endorse or support working for MLM’s (Multi Level Marketing Companies) or tier paid companies. Thank you for your understanding. Check out the rest of the series here: Introduction to Money-Making SAHM Series Series 1: Medical Billing Series 2: Starting…
Top Professional and Credible Ways to Make Money From Home
A lot of people are searching for ways to increase their income. Yet, it is hard to know which jobs are legitimate, trustworthy, and how to get started. So instead of just listing what jobs there are out there, I reached out to over 30 people who actually do make money doing the jobs below….
How to Make Money Substitute Teaching
Today’s SAHM has been substitute teaching to help out with her family’s finances. She wishes to remain anonymous. Note from Anita (owner of site)- Although this isn’t technically a work-at-home position, a lot of SAHM’s may be able to do this when their kids start going to school full time. It is extremely flexible and…
31 Step Financial Fitness Boot Camp Course
Do you feel like you are never going to make it out of debt? Are you tired of living paycheck to paycheck? Or perhaps your just wanting to save more for retirement? No worries. You’re at the right place. Karen my financially savvy sister and co-author of our book, Living a Rich Life as a…
How to Make Money Locally Teaching a Talent, Sport, or Hobby
Today’s stay-at-home mom is my lovely mother. She has lived through lots of ups and downs financially. As a young girl her mother was a single mom raising four children and she learned how to go without and to make do with what she had. When she married my dad they started out very humble as well…
