This week I’m interviewing Charli from One Wage Family:

Hello, welcome to my Money Making Mums Interview.  Please tell me a little about who you are, where you’re from and where you blog.

Hi! I’m Charli, I'm 30 and live in a village near Leicester with my partner and 4 year old daughter. I blog at www.onewagefamily.com.

This series is all about mums being able to make money from home.  Can you tell me what you do from home to make money?

I do a few different things! I mostly do Matched Betting and Reviewing websites. I'm also starting to focus on blogging and hopefully that will also earn money eventually too.

What makes it suitable for mums?

Matched Betting is perfect for mums. It can be very profitable indeed and so is definitely worth doing with the amount of money you can earn and its risk free. The great thing about matched betting is that you can get your bets placed in a few minutes so it’s the kind of thing you can do in a short time so fine for mums with young children in particular as we all know they often don't leave you alone for more than 5 minutes!

The Website Reviewing I do is also good for mums. With some of the sites I work for you need to talk using a microphone and so need a quiet place so that kind of work I started once my daughter started preschool.

What do you love about working from home?

The main thing I love about working from home is the flexibility! I can pick up and drop my daughter off at school and am at home if I'm needed. I love not having to travel anywhere too.

What are your top three negatives to working from home?

Sometimes I find it hard to focus on my online work when I'm at home as often I see other things that need doing. I combat this by trying to stick to a schedule and factor in time to do things like housework so I can focus on working the rest of the time.

The other negatives I would say are not being able to rely on a set wage each month and I sometimes miss the social aspect of going  out to work,

If you could only pick one, either working from home or working in an office for the rest of your life, which would you pick?

Working from home without a doubt!

Lots of people say they’d find it hard to stay motivated if working alone at home.  What keeps you motivated?

I set a monthly goal of how much I'd like to earn so I always have that in mind and like aiming for targets. I also sometimes 'reward' myself by taking time to just chill and watch telly for a bit if I've done well earning wise or got everything I'd planned to do that day.

Do you have a favourite quote to keep you inspired?

I don't know many quotes but I like the simple 'keep calm and carry on' which is especially useful when I'm stressed or something goes wrong – I remember I just need to carry on!

Do you have any advice or words of wisdom to share with mums wanting to make their own income from home?

I would say firstly to do your research about all the different work from home options there are and think about what might suit you. I'd advise to try a few different things at first as it's always a good idea not to put all your eggs in one basket. 

 

Thank you so much to Charli for taking part in my guest series.

 

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