Like many stay-at-home moms, Christie Thomas spends much of the day doting on her daughter, reading her stories, making her lunch and putting her down for afternoon naps.
But Thomas is among a new generation of moms who have chosen to stay at home but earn an income, too. She’s a loan officer and independent contractor for Pacific West Financial, doing loan work and research while Carlyjo, age 2, sleeps or watches TV. She also gets some work done after her husband, a teacher, gets home from work.
“It’s very lucrative,” says Thomas, 33, of Morgan Hill, Calif., who also manages other loan officers. “You do have to manage your time very well. I can work in my pajamas.”
Many moms are redefining the stay-at-home experience by using today’s technology — and employers’ growing reliance on free agents — to earn an income without ever setting foot in an office.
These home-based working moms — known as mompreneurs or WAHMs, which stands for work-at-home-moms — also represent an increasingly attractive labor pool for employers, allowing companies to outsource domestically instead of hiring workers overseas.
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Dana Keith on May 13th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Yes I agree.. If I get the chance to have these opportunity in the future, I’d be glad to be part of WAHMs.
Practically, womans need to do this.. Being a full-time mom is somewhat boring sometimes, it’s good to have another thing while watching over your kids.