There’s a cost for what we want most.
Nothing comes free in this world. Even nineteenth century pirates understood that. Pirates of the Caribbean characters echoed this sentiment throughout the final of three films with the statement, “There’s a cost for what we want most.” How true. For every hour a businessman spends at his desk he misses another minute in the life of his children. For every hour a woman spends in the office, she misses another step that her toddler makes. But at the same time, for every hour a business man or woman spends at the office, another bill they can pay. Where do we draw the line? Can we have it all, where we do not sacrifice that which we love the most for what we need? Enter the world of the home business.
While the home business is not a panacea for the marriage of business and family, but it certainly offers some major benefits that the traditional model of business and family offers. Those who think about a full-time home business neglect to note the consequences cost for what they want most, with staying home acting as the thing they want the most.
First and foremost, home businesses offer no...