Business and Your Baby Bump: How You Can Mix Work and Pregnancy
There is a common misconception that women need to stop in their tracks completely once they get pregnant. But this shouldn't be true for everyone, after all, many women continue to work without any problems. Many jobs are safe to keep on doing during pregnancy, especially for stay-at-home moms-to-be who want to keep earning for the family during the pandemic.
Every pregnancy is different, but the rule of thumb is to know when a task may jeopardize your pregnancy. If a business idea isn't going to trigger your nausea or cause fatigue and extreme stress, and if it allows for comfort throughout the day, then moms-to-be shouldn't rule out working completely. Here are some business or income stream ideas for pregnant women who want to continue earning from home.
Freelancing
Websites like Fiverr, Upwork, Toptal, and PeoplePerHour offer a lot of alternatives for people who wish to freelance from home. What's your skill or line of work? Is it writing, graphic designing, or coding? Whatever your ability is, know that there will always be someone in the world looking for your specific skill set. There are available jobs for every possible talent or skill. So scour these websites for potential jobs you can do from home. With hard work and patience, you can earn upwards of hundreds and even thousands of dollars from these freelance websites.
Online store
If you have a penchant for selling, marketing, and finding goods that many people would be into, consider getting into the online store business. But tread lightly though - it's an incredibly saturated landscape and you need to find products and goods that are unique to your shop.
Digital tutoring or coaching
You can leverage your talents by holding online lessons or tutoring classes for people who want to learn that specific skill. If you know how to play an instrument, or if you're fluent in a specific language, or if you're excellent at photography, consider that skill an asset and don't hesitate to capitalize on it. Studies show that webinars rose significantly during this pandemic. Many people want to use this time to level up in their skills or to learn something new. If you have something special to offer, don't be afraid to use it and don't shortchange yourself.
Real estate agent
Being a real estate agent can be incredibly lucrative, especially since real estate is considered one of the most recession-proof industries. Well, not necessarily, since no investment is absolutely recession-proof, but real estate is one of the safest since people will always need a place to live regardless of the state of the economy. Getting a real estate license relatively inexpensive and quick, and it doesn't require a college degree. Here are the basic steps to becoming a real estate broker:
Determine your state's requirements
Take a pre-licensing course
Pass the licensing exam
Decide if you want to be an agent or a broker
Choose a brokerage
Being a real estate agent is one of those jobs you can do from home. It pays relatively well-as of January 2019, the average yearly earnings for real estate agents were upwards of $40,000.
Small but smart investments
If you make smart moves, you can make money just by investing a small amount. Most blogs would tell you not to make big investments during a recession, and they may be right. But if you play your cards right, you might be able to get big returns even with small investments. Start by dipping your toes little by little. Here are some tips for those who want to start investing.
Real estate crowdfunding can be a good start - you can invest as little as $500, you partner up with other real estate investors, pool all your money together, and you buy some real estate, which makes you a partial owner.Hire banking and financial analytics experts to help you check your credit score because a quality credit score is one of the most important assets a real estate investor can have.
The Stash app is a low-cost brokerage app that can help you transfer money into the stock market through individual stocks or exchange-traded funds.The app was designed to help investor newbies learn the ropes.
Lending Club Investing is a platform that allows people to do peer-to-peer lending. Lending Club claims that investors can earn 4% to 7% returns on all investments, but it does come with its unique set of risks. Make sure to limit your investments to limit your risks as well.
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a type of investment fund which are ideal for small investors because they are a very affordable way of investing long-term because of a wide range of investment choices that have a low-entry cost point. For these reasons, investments such as Hanf ETF are popular with small investors.
We are currently living in a recession, and there's no shame in wanting or needing to work to earn some extra income even when you're pregnant. Just choose jobs that won't threaten you or your child's health and safety.