I'm only just starting out, but I'm saving money in many areas by working from home. I resigned my full time position (as a RN) because I would be spending over $2200 a month on childcare and gas/parking. It means that to break even on take home pay, I only need 2 full time DCKs. Hubby is encouraging me by pointing out the other benefits:
-I'm able to bake/cook all our food from scratch. Even with feeding 2 meals and 2 snacks for daycare, our grocery bill has been lower because nothing is processed (I'm even making my own bread) and with advance meal planning, there's no waste. Working fulltime we often grabbed take out because we both did shiftwork and usually got home after bedtime, so evenings were a mad dash.
-I'm still saving $600 in childcare per month, because the evening/weekend shifts I needed care for needed hourly babysitters, now I'm just taking up 2 M-F spots of my own (they fill 2 of my 6 spots).
-Clothing is no change, as my work uniforms were provided, and now I wear old jeans/hoodies.
-Heat is cheaper as I can keep the fire going in our wood furnace, no need to turn on the oil. We have a well, so no water charge.