Advantages of Working At Home

You might be wondering why you'd want to try your hand at working at home. After all, as I mentioned previously, you'd need to have a space in your house dedicated for working and your own computer, and with a decent, stable internet connection. Let me tell you why I like working at home.

1.) Commute/Traffic = Zero - Regardless of where you are in the world, heavy traffic is a reality that almost all employees face on a daily basis. We wake up hours before our scheduled shift to take a bath, grab something to eat, and spend time travelling to get to work. Wouldn't it be nice to wake up minutes before your scheduled work time and use the time saved for other things, like... sleep? I know I'd like that.

2.) Comfort - when you're at the office, you have to sit at your respective workstation for hours on end, you cannot put your feet up, and in some cases, you cannot bring in some food to eat while working. If you're at home, you can put your feet up, sit straight, or pace around while working. Also, being at home means you can eat whatever you want in front of your system without someone warning you that rice meals or pasta isn't supposed to be eaten in work spaces.

3.) Food - imagine how much you regularly spend on food on a daily, even on a weekly basis. Those costs pile up and they eat away at your salary. Being at home means you can prepare your food the way you want it all the time at a fraction of the cost. You are not limited to another store's available meals since you can plan ahead on what to buy in the grocery and just prepare at home. Not only is it economical, it is also healthier.

4.) Clothing - what I first noticed when I started working at home is that my laundry has shrunk down to just mostly home clothes. and it took me twice as long to fill up my hamper compared to when I was working at a regular office. The regular office has dress codes during regular work days and dress down or wash days during Fridays and/or weekends. From socks, to shirts, and pants, those things pile up. I only have to have one formal shirt for the occasional video conference and you're set.

5.) Time with the family - Imagine being able to get off from work and immediately have time for meals and TV with your loved ones. Regardless of what time you work, that benefit is always available for you. I work at nights and my wife works regular hours. After my shift, I catch breakfast and sleep before lunch. I wake up just as my wife's about to reach home, and we get to spend a few hours of quality time which wouldn't have been possible otherwise [had I needed to prepare for work, and travelled to the office]. This is very valuable because you want to get that so-called work-life balance right.

Now, do you have other things that I may have missed that motivates you to work form home? I'd like to hear about it. Write them down in the comments section.