Switching to school age only

[5 Little Monkeys]

I'm not sure if money is an issue but I know that she struggles even though her husband makes decent money. She's had to pick up a part time job and they are now a host family for Japanese exchange students to make extra money. She loves her job with the school division though and makes it work because she loves it so much.

[AmandaKDT]

I'm not sure if money is an issue but I know that she struggles even though her husband makes decent money. She's had to pick up a part time job and they are now a host family for Japanese exchange students to make extra money. She loves her job with the school division though and makes it work because she loves it so much.

I have a really big student loan to pay off, so I definitely have to have a second job during the day. So that is why I was thinking of doing to combo of b & a care and another day job. We are doing just fine right now with the daycare as it is, as well as with my husband's job. But I have no intention of doing full day daycare forever and I don't really want to return to full time teaching as it really takes away from my time with my family (I was pretty much working 7 days a week before with the demands of teaching). So I think if I have some decent paying job along with the school age daycare we can make things work.

[Woodsy]

I do not currentyl run a home daycare, but my goal is to do so one day.
I figured when my kids start school and I am no longer "needed" all day at home (as in no one at home for me to care for during the school hours) I would start a home cleaning buiness.. Clean 1 house a day for 5 days.. approxamitly $75-$100 per house for 3-4 hours work. I am not sure how easy it would be to find the clients for each day (most people likely get theirs houses cleaned bi-wekly) so you would end up with 10 or more clients, but it would allow for PA days and what not, perhaps on a week with a PA day you clean 2 houses so that you can have the PA day off. The only thing this does not account for is Summer... (My mom does thiy type of cleaning)