How Working from Home Benefits Your Budget
Thursday, February 18, 2016, 6:00 AM | Leave Comment
The notion of working from home is at the very least quite controversial. While some people would give anything for this opportunity, others know that more often than not, this blessing can also be a curse.
Seeing how at home, everything was bought to suit your own needs and designed at your own comfort, there are a lot of things that distract you from actual work.
On the other hand, here you wouldn’t have a supervisor and are free to organize your work hours as you see fit.
Still, apart from all of this, there is one thing that is beyond any question. Working from home greatly benefits your budget.
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A Boost in Productivity
First thing that needs to be addressed is that while working at home, you will most probably experience a significant boost in productivity.
Now, if you are a freelancer or if you are on a performance-based pay, this productivity boost will be absolutely invaluable for your budget.
Just look at it this way, even if you are not work-space oriented you may be most productive early in the morning or late in the afternoon.
By working from home, it will be your decision when your work hours start and when they end. Not to mention that by working alone you will be able to focus more easily.
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Commute and Clothing
As for the aspects of working from home that benefit your budget, we must start with the commute.
Regardless if you travel by car, if you carpool or use public transportation, if you work from home your commute expenses will be literally nonexistent.
Even if you travel by bike, you will need at least some gear, so on this side, working from home is a clear win-win scenario.
Next, for most of the jobs, you are required to wear formal attire which seldom comes cheap (even if not branded or custom made).
On the other hand, in your home you can work in your sweatpants or underwear if you so desire.
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Initial Investment
Now, there is only one financial benefit of working in an office and that is the fact that all the gear is provided by your employer.
Unfortunately if you decide to start working at home you will need to invest a bit in order to create same or similar conditions at home.
However, this is a one-time deal and one that long term savings on the work clothes and commute will most definitely cover.
In a recent interview with Office Furniture retailers from Melbourne, we learned that price of any piece of furniture always pays off sooner or later in productivity boost.
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Food
A thing that often gets neglected is the nature of a lunch break in an office, which can be quite inconvenient.
or starters, you either have choice to make your food at home and bring it to work (which means it won’t be fresh), or to buy it someplace else.
Now, the second option, although tastier, can hurt both your wallet and your health.
Home cooked meals are always far healthier alternative to fast food and this is just one of the many benefits that people working from home enjoy. Also, you no longer have to eat in a rush and in this way deprive yourself of enjoying your meals.
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Nanny
Finally, if you have small children in the house, you no longer need to spend time and money on looking for the right nanny. Although you may still need some help, at least you will no longer need it for the same amount of hours as if you were to work in an office.
Another plus is that you get to spend more time with your children, which is something that you simply cannot put a price tag on.
As you can see, working from home can really make the difference when your wallet is concerned. Although some claim this type of freedom to be a genuine nightmare, if you play your cards right it very well may become the best thing that has ever happened to you; or at least from a professional standpoint.
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