Comments on: The Savings (and Costs) of Working from Home http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home Personal development meets professional aspiration Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: Anne-Marie Edwards Anderson http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-32149 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:29:54 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=9153#comment-32149 Excellent article and so true! The comments below are also very insightful. I am a former college professor and have been working from home for 12 years. I have really saved a ton of money since I used to commute an hour each way. I think one of the real pros about working from home is actually the money. I make more now than I will ever make as a college professor and I’m so much happier.

“Drop Dead Money” below stated that the biggest cost is lack of social interaction. That can be true. However, I personally have much more social interaction now that I have a flexible schedule. In the past, I never had time to go to Chamber of Commerce or various trade association meetings. In addition, I never had time to get together with acquaintances for coffee and network. The networking I do as listed above has brought me much more success and is much more rewarding because I really have time to turn these contacts into friends.

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]]> By: Friday Favorites http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19138 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:48:27 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=9153#comment-19138 [...] The Savings and Costs of Working from Home {Brazen Careerist} [...]

]]> By: Forex Trading http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-32148 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:04:08 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=9153#comment-32148 Great article. All readers will definitely like this post. Good information regarding Pros and Cons of working from home.

]]> By: Careerleaf http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-32147 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:49:58 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=9153#comment-32147 Thank you for the great article! Working from home certainly has many pros, but few people truly do their research about the expenses that go into it. While you’re saving money in several areas that you seem to think are significant, many remote workers should seriously consider looking into the other side of working from home. While health insurance and taxes are a serious thing to consider, worries can be alleviated by doing extensive research and speaking to your CPA. Many feel that the biggest cost of a remote work environment is missing out on office culture!

]]> By: David McWilliams http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-32146 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:28:13 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=9153#comment-32146 Don’t forget, you can deduct half of your self-employment tax as a credit to reduce your reportable income. No one ever mentions that but it softens the blow on paying for employer and employee.

]]> By: Alison Elissa Coaching http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-32145 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:13:21 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=9153#comment-32145 A great list!

One other potential cost of working from home is the lack of clear boundaries between work and home. It’s very easy to spend time cleaning up the kitchen during the ‘work’ day. It’s also easy to let work creep later and later into the evenings.

]]> By: The Savings (and Costs) of Working from Home | http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-18118 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:05:37 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=9153#comment-18118 [...] The Savings (and Costs) of Working from Home [...]

]]> By: Drop Dead Money http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/10/11/the-savings-and-costs-of-working-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-32144 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:05:33 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=9153#comment-32144 Great insight. On balance, a lot more saved than spent… in dollars. However, the biggest cost is political/social — interacting with coworkers, brown nosing the bosses, etc. Seriously: one of the biggest ways to get ahead on a job is being in contact with and being noticed by superiors and others.

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