Written by Stephanie from Military Travel Mama

Providing for a family and revitalizing family budget is not something that is necessarily done by working regular 9 to 5, 5 days a week. Moms all over can relate to this.

How to get money on the Internet and working from home has been a hot topic for quite a long time now. We see it about once a week on any given mom Facebook group.  If you’re spending most of your day at your computer (or maybe even beside the computer), you might as well want to make it a little bit worth your while (if it already isn’t).

We’re here to give you our favorite tricks to get cash by running things from the warmth of your home, or the glow of your computer screen!

5 – Optimize Your Household Spending

Not rocket science involved here, optimizing your household expenditures has always been one of the best ways to save money for something else.

We all know how energy bills can seriously hurt your budget, especially if you have a big family. Organizing the chores around the house in the way that electric power consumption is kept on the low is crucial here. Try not to run and use home appliances throughout the whole day, especially the ones that are known as great power consumers.  We’re looking at you washing machine!

Constantly walking behind your kids and significant other, turning off lights as they leave rooms saves energy and burns calories!

4 – Getting Rid of Old Stuff

We all have that old bike in the attic or in the basement which serves for nothing but to get in the way when we are doing something. Yeah, memories are one thing, but you have photographs for the memories, don’t you?

Organizing a garage sale or listing your old stuff online can not only give you the unexpected financial boost, it can even add value to your everyday life in the house by providing more living space.

If you’re having things like old bikes or even cabinets lying around the attic collecting dust and you don’t intend to use them ever again, the best thing you can do for yourself is to sell them.  Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll find other stuff to fill that empty space in the garage!

3 – Turn Your Hobby Into Something That Pays

Here comes the tricky part here! We all know that one thing we are particularly good at and that we enjoy doing. Whether we are talking about knitting or making small wooden models of luxury cars – why not turn it into a profitable business?

Subscription boxes have been on the rise lately and running your own subscription box where you’ll include all the little things you enjoy making may prove as a very profitable business. You can’t expect millions of dollars if you’re keeping it handmade and in-house but you can make decent money by doing what you actually love.

Not to mention, subscription box businesses rely on recurring business models and recurring revenue means more stable and consistent cash flow for your family on a monthly basis. You should seriously think about it!

2 – Become a Social Media Star

Spending all that time on Facebook, Instagram or wherever may have taught you secrets of socializing through these contemporary channels of getting together. If you are a regular on our blog, you probably already read a post on We Are Moms Instagram contest.

This is a great example of how you can turn your everyday life on social media into something more efficient in the terms of money.

Running your own Youtube channel or writing your own blog can both bolster your chances of becoming a real Web entrepreneur. And that’s something that is nowadays fairly easy to do.  Don’t know what to write about – something tells me those kids that are draining your money can give you a lot of inspiration.

Invest Your Money

If you have some money by your side, you might as well look into investing it in something that will bring you profit long-term. Here are some things you might consider investing your money in today:

• Stocks or bonds
• Foreign currencies
• Real Estate
• Cryptocurrencies (either mining or trading it)

Of course, any of these given solutions come with a reasonable amount of risk, so you should take your time to decide on your actions and have enough time to follow-up on it in a regular time intervals. Good luck with it!

Stephanie is a military spouse and travel and food blogger. I’ve lived in nine homes in the past ten years due to Uncle Sam.  She’s a mom to a boy and a girl.  You can follow her:

On her blog – www.militarytravelmama.com

On Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/stephmilitarytravelmama