7 Easy Ways Moms Can Make Money From Home (2024)

"When my daughter was a baby, I did support work for a Web company via email and through an online live chat system, so I didn't have to worry about customers hearing if she was crying in the background," says Dee Murphy, 37, of Seattle, whose daughter is now 7. "I chose an evening shift, from 4 to 10 p.m., so I could spend the day with her. When she started going to school, I moved up to troubleshooting tech problems, which pays a couple hundred dollars more per month. You don't have to be a champion geek, either — most companies offer training for newbies."

"I make cakes for charity events, weddings, and local celebrities," says Mandie Miller, 30, of Charlotte, NC, who runs Got What It Cakes bakery out of her kitchen. "I started off using my Facebook page to advertise. Word spread, and now I'm booked. I do most of my baking while my two daughters are in school or after they're asleep. When they're home, they love to tag along for deliveries."

"When I first got pregnant, I researched chemical-free cleansers and beauty products, and once I became a loyal user, I wanted to educate other moms," says Alison Price, 37, of Charleston, SC, who has a 4-year-old daughter and a 22-month-old son. "Since 2009, I've been hosting parties for neighbors at my home for the organic skin-care company Miessence, and I launched my own site to sell the products, organicglow.com."

"After I converted vinyls to CDs for my local library, it occurred to me to put up flyers to reel in other customers," says mom of four Leslie Michielli, 37, of Allison Park, PA. "Most want me to convert their VHS tapes, slides, and photos to DVDs. Once the files start transferring on my computer, I'm free to play with my kids or run errands."

"When I got pregnant in 2013, I was doing sales for a big hotel chain and I was one of its top sellers. I loved it, but the hours were really long and I knew I wouldn't be able to spend the time I wanted with my daughter," says Lisa Baxter, 38, of Burke, VA. "So right away I reached out to a company where the employees worked on commission, scouting event venues for groups as small as weddings or as big as conventions. I didn't know it then, but switching jobs while I was pregnant turned out to be a huge stroke of luck. At my 20-week checkup, we found out that the baby's heart was backward. Eventually she was also diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a serious condition where the abdominal organs move up into the baby's chest, crowding her heart and lungs. I had to leave our home in South Carolina and spend a month on partial bed rest at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, then another two months at the children's hospital while Lindsey was in the NICU. During all that, I was able to keep working — and work was a relief. It let me focus on something besides how scared I was for my daughter. Now Lindsey's 2 years old and thriving. I basically work during her naps and make a good living. Until my husband switched jobs recently, we made about the same salary. I love that I have all this flexibility."