First time stay at home mom

Hey mamas! ❤️ I’m a first-time mom and currently a stay-at-home mom to my little girl. This is the first time in my adult life that I haven’t had a job of my own and made my own money, and I’m wanting to find a way to bring in a little extra income while still being home with my baby.

For the moms who have been in a similar situation, what are some side hustles or ways to make money that have actually worked for you? I’m open to ideas that I can do from home or work on around my baby’s schedule. I’d especially love to hear about things that don’t require a big upfront investment!

I’d really appreciate any advice or personal experiences. Thank you! 💕

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Did you not talk about finances with your partner when you took on the role of SAHM? Do you have full and equal access to money? I know that while I don’t bring in money other than Vinted sales, I save money by shopping around for the best deal when we need things, I do the food plan and cook everything from scratch… plus if we were both working both of our salaries would be going towards childcare. We have a joint account with pots and budgets for every expense including personal spending money, kids activities, groceries etc. Just because your contribution towards the household doesn’t have a literal monetary value doesn’t mean it’s not valuable. If jointly things are equal and transparent and there aren’t any concerns I would try to relax and enjoy your role as a SAHM.

I mean I have access to a credit card and I’m definitely not being abused or anything lol just having money that was just mine that I could do what I wanted with would be nice

I think the problem right now is we have no extra haha I’m not expected to help out in any way shape or form. But it would be nice.

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