When my husband retired in 2000, not only did we discover that our savings was not going to see us through as we thought, but living together 24/7 put a serious strain on our relationship. You see I was a stay at home Mom for over 30 years. My husband worked 6 days a week, 50 weeks a year. When we first were married in 1970, like so many young people we didn’t think of the future, only the now.

Our first child was born in 1972, and it was our decision that I would stay at home and raise her. Neither of us wanted Day Care and we had no family around us to take care of her. So I quit my job at United Airlines and stayed home. Over the next ten years we had three more children, and that put a stop to the idea of my ever going back to work, at least not until the were grown. It was a decision neither of us has ever regretted. Our family is what keeps us centered.

Back to retirement in 2000: First let me say I love my husband very much, but living with him 24/7 was driving me nuts! He was restless and had a hard time adjusting to relaxing, something he never did a lot. I no longer had the freedom to do what I wanted when I wanted to do it.

So I did the most logical thing in my mind. I went to work.

I worked for a small carpet cleaning company in Michigan, first as a customer service person, then an Oriental rug plant manager, then an office manager. It was while I was the Office Manager that I was asked to set up a database program for the new computers. You see until this time, they had no computers. I leaped at the chance…I knew that not only would it make the customer service reps job easier, it would make everyone’s job easier. So I jumped in with both feet. The system was set up, new computers for everyone, everyone was trained (by me), things were moving along very nicely. Until one day I came back from lunch and was told my services would no longer be needed. It seemed I had outlived my usefulness to the company.

I was devastated! Here I was 55 years old, with no job. I had poured a lot of time and effort into this company for 5 years to be told my services were no longer needed. I had to go back to the company the following day to pick up some things I had left behind, when I saw the new office manager…very young, no experience (I learned that from a well meaning “friend”) and she was getting $8.00 less an hour.

I decided then and there that not only did I feel sorry for her, but also they actually did me a favor.

What favor you ask? Well, before I started with this company I knew bare minimum when it came to computers. I knew email. They paid for training to teach me basically how to set up programs, how to surf the net for information, how to work with a computer. On top of the computer training I also learned a lot about marketing. I was the General Managers assistant for all the advertising for this company. He had a degree in Marketing, and he taught me a lot.

My husband insisted I not go back to work. Quite frankly, the way I was let go soured me for working outside the home. I knew from the experiences at that job that I had the knowledge and the determination to start my own business. I only needed a direction.

That direction came when I was looking for Work At Home on the Internet one evening. I chose several work at home and signed up. I have worked with them now for almost three years, and have watched my income steadily increase with each month. My husband and I no longer worry about our “senior years”. We actually look forward to them.

So why work from home. Why Not?! You have children; you need to be there for them. You are retired? Why not use the brain that you have been using for years for someone else to get rich and put it to work for you! It makes sense…there are plenty of programs on the Internet that are free to join as affiliates. With SFI you can be an affiliate, have people under you on your team, and still make money selling the over 600 products.