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Setting up a Home Office for Under $150, Part Two

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In part one, I told you a bit about how I bought furniture at garage sales, even got free furniture at garage sales, and then how my husband brought home a rusted piece of junk someone had the temerity to call a filing cabinet. I didn’t see the possibilities that laid beneath that rusty exterior. My husband did. He brought home a quart of free purple paint (also from work – he works in a sign shop) and started in on it. He was carefully applied the paint, and after it dried, I could hardly believe it was the same … Continue reading →

Setting up a Home Office for Under $150, Part One

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As you all know, I have been working from home off and on for a couple of years, and one of the first things I ran into when making that transition was trying to set-up my home office. Office furniture is prohibitively expensive in a lot of cases (can we really afford a $300 filing cabinet?) but I didn’t like the look of the junk picked up from the side of the road either. So what did we do? Well, we got lucky. We went to a field of clovers and picked all of the four leaf ones that we … Continue reading →

A Question A Week: Cellphones vs Landlines

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This is ongoing series where I ask a question a week to my readers. To see the post where this all started, check this out. My question this week is about communication: How many of my readers have opted to skip having a landline, and just have a cell phone and high-speed Internet? This is actually what I have going; since my husband and I moved into our home almost five years ago, we’ve only had a cell phone, no landline. At the time of the move-in, because we were very poor, we only had one cell phone, and no … Continue reading →

A Question A Week: The Home Office

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This is ongoing series where I ask a question a week to my readers. To see the post where this all started, check this out. This week I wanted to talk for just a minute about the home office. I realized as I wandered around my house, working at different places throughout the day, that my having a laptop has really influenced how I work. I have four favorite spots to work: At my desk in my office (yes, I do sit there occasionally,) the rocker chair in my office, the bed in the master bedroom, and the couch in … Continue reading →

Make Your Home Business Run Smoother by Doing a Little “Busy-Work”

I had an “ah-ha” moment a few months ago while I was trying to avoid organizing my tax paperwork. I literally spent an entire day doing “busy-work” so I wouldn’t have to think about crunching numbers, sorting receipts and all of the other vile things that go along with the dreaded tax season. For once, my procrastinating was actually beneficial. I completed all of the“no-brainer” tasks that I rarely have time for. A week or so later, I realized how efficient my business had become…all because I was avoiding Uncle Sam. Here are a few “busy-work” to-do’s that you may … Continue reading →

Where Should I Put the Desk?

My brother in law gave me a desk yesterday. It was nice of him to think of me and the best part is, it’s exactly like the one I originally chose for my home office. When I first started writing, I asked for a desk for Christmas that year, which my husband gave me to help me begin setting up my home office. It didn’t manage to stay in my room very long, and instead soon became the family computer desk. I didn’t mind, but I always wished I could find another one like it. It’s just the right size … Continue reading →

Tips On Creating A Home Office In Your Kitchen

In my previous blog I told you about my kitchen office. With a bit of planning I was able to transform a built-in nook into a functioning and eye-pleasing (when it’s not cluttered with papers) work area for not a lot of money. The following are tips on how you too can make the most of a compact area: 1. Hide Your Equipment. Consider tucking your keyboard and mouse behind a false drawer front by using hinged drawer slides on an existing drawer. You could also use an under-the-desktop computer mounting system to create more space. 2. Create More Desk … Continue reading →

Home and Garden Week in Review: Sep. 18-24

Here’s a list of this week’s titles. Everything from Glassware to Energy and all kinds of other stuff in between. To see these articles in full, just click here for the Home Blog archive, and click on the titles you’d like to read. September 18 * Glassware: Whatever Does It Mean? * Dining Room Equipment: Tablecloths * A Unique Way To Bring Peace To Your Home * Go with the Flow with a Pass Through September 19 * Not Your Basic Bookends * Measuring Cups: A Formidable Past * Sassy Sinks * Your Home: A to Z * Stainmaster Carpet … Continue reading →

Creating An Affordable Home Office—Part 2

In “Creating An Affordable Home Office-Part 1” I discussed ways to put together a home office without breaking the bank. Experts say if you are designing a new office from scratch, you should set aside about $5,000. Needless to say (for most families anyway), $5,000 is a lot of money (but, again, that was the total estimate for an office being created from scratch). So, we are looking at ways to get that number down so you don’t have to go into debt trying to furnish a place that is supposed to be helping you make money. Here are more … Continue reading →

Creating An Affordable Home Office—Part 1

Most people have the perception (often a false one) that work-at-home moms (or dads) have elaborate home offices decked out with accessories that would rival a CEO’s. After all, a home office is where a work-at-home parent must manage not only the entire household (budget, children’s schedules, etc.), but it is also the headquarters for business operations, which generate income. Unfortunately, in many homes (ours included), the home office is really not an office at all. I work from a designated area off the living room that doubles as an “office.” While I would love to have an entire room … Continue reading →