Being a house wife is perhaps one of the most difficult ‘jobs’ on earth especially for former working women who now become solely dependent on their husbands for every financial need. It is more ideal to be a stay-at-home mum who makes good money. By the end of this article, we should know the jobs/businesses to do to make money as a stay-at-home mum.

STAY-AT-HOME MUM STATUS
There are a number of reasons why some women decide to sacrifice their professional careers and become stay-at-home mums; usually, taking up the responsibility of being primary caregiver to the kids is a foremost reason. In some cases, it could be for health or psychological reasons, while at other times, it could be that your job search has yielded nothing at that. Yet again, your hubby may be old school and not want you slaving under anyone and coming home at ungodly hours.

What then do you do as a graduate or a professional? What jobs or businesses are available that would give financial satisfaction? The answer is one and the same: you have to engage in something you are interested in and have passion for.

1. MAKING AND SELLING PAP
This product is gotten from different types of corn and millet. It has a sour taste that makes people love drinking it. It is usually combined with beans, akara or moin-moin during meals.

Start-up Capital required: N30,000
Target customers: These days pap is mixed for different types of people: Children with special needs and development delay have pap made with guinea corn , millet, crayfish, etc. which can be easily consumed by these babies. People who are particular about hygiene are also potential customers, together with Nigerians in diaspora who miss it; these people would provide a huge market as they are willing to pay a lot to get pap. All one needs to do is supply products to local supermarkets and make proper arrangements to export the pap anywhere around the world.

Most important success factor of this business is proper packaging; ‘funkyfy’ your business and Nigerians would go crazy about it.

Possible Risk: Pap is easy to find in the market as many women sell it. It also goes bad if not prepared properly and can all go to waste without being sold in the first place.

Likely Profit: Profit margin is as high as N40,000 monthly for a start.
Payback period: One is likely to get their capital within a month barring any issues and given the right market.

2. MAKING OF HEALTH FOODS AND MEAL PREP
Nigeria is currently agog with weight loss and this applies to both men and women. A considerable number of women are making money from the comfort of their homes packaging health fruits, vegetables, delicacies, meal planning, diet food, coconut oil, etc. Most career women have no time to cook or eat healthy, so you would get a lot of customers by meal prepping for them and sending in fresh food to last them for the week.

Start-up Capital required: N100,000
Target customers: Women who are overweight, health enthusiasts and career men and women.

Possible Risks: Lack of creativity on your part and lack of interest of clients in your food, storage of food, delivery problems, hygiene and excessive expenditure.

Likely Profit: Food is still cheap and there is a lot of gain. Let’s say you have 10 customers who pay you about N25k weekly, it will total N250,000. Even if you use 100k for cooking and transportation of the food to your different customers per week, you’d have profit of N150,000 which would be N600,000 monthly as profit.

Payback period: within a duration of 3 months barring all unforeseen circumstances.

3. MAKING OF BEADS AND WIRE WORK
It is a business that is becoming popular in most major cities in Nigeria, and the market is still massively huge. You can buy few of the materials needed for the business, and start producing jewelry of different styles for commercial purposes. It is a business that picks up slowly but when people start knowing the quality of work you produce, more customers will patronize you.

Start-up Capital required: N15,000.
Target customers: Women of all ages.
Possible Risk: Lack of creativity and zero marketing skills.

Likely Profit: The business is so profitable, that with just N1,500 worth of materials used in producing an ornament, a profit of N3000 to N4000 can be achieved depending on the type of design produced. On average, more than three pieces can be completed in a day depending on how complex the work is.

Payback period: Within a duration of 1 month barring unforeseen circumstances.

4. FASHION AND DESIGN
Starting a fashion and design business is highly recommended. If you have a passion for creating brand new designs and you are able to turn ordinary fabrics into world class designer outfits, then this business is definitely for you.

Start-up Capital required: N80,000
Target customers: Men and women of all ages
Possible Risk: Getting clients at the onset could be tough as most people will find it difficult abandoning their familiar designers for a new one. Lack of creativity, poor marketing skills, dissatisfied customers are other risks.

Likely Profit: Your profit is the fee you charge and this depends on the type of design chosen, materials used, and status of the client.
Payback period: Within a duration of six months.

5. FREELANCE WRITING
This is one way of making money that is unending, exciting and stable. If you have the time and also a flair for writing, all you need are clients and opportunity. Freelance writing is a new major source of income if done the right way. You can do this via blog writing; the thing about blogging though is to get the right niche. You could be a freelance writer for companies and other blog owners. Being a research writer can get way more than blogging but to write academic submissions, you have to be ready to sit down, research, read and do serious work.

Start-up Capital required: N60,000
Target customers– Companies, blog owners, men, women, students.

Possible Risk: Blogging once in two months won’t get you anywhere. If it is your means to get money, you have to put in a lot of effort into your blogging. Almost everyone blogs but NOT everyone gets money from it. You also shouldn’t expect to start making money from day one; it is a gold mine that you have to cultivate, to reap the fruits eventually. Give it 6 months and you start seeing results .Get writing jobs as a freelance writer takes chance and luck, you need a lot of patience as there are many other writers.

Likely Profit: Writing product reviews, putting up ads on your sites and AdSense, as well as other advert platforms can aid you in earning money in dollars which could be up to N400,000 for a small-time up and coming blogger. As a freelance writer for companies and other blog owners, having these writing gigs from 5-6 places a month could get you over N200,000 or more monthly. For a seasoned research writer, you could make well over 1Million Naira monthly. For a starter though, making 60,000naira is a big win and you’d be sure to grow within six months.

Payback period: A period of 8 months.

IN CONCLUSION
Being a stay-at-home mum need not mean you have to be financially dependent on your spouse. With the execution of any of these lucrative business ideas, you would be on your way to being a work-from-home mum as well and while it is rewarding to watch your children grow under your care, your feeling of self-worth also gets a boost.

SOURCE (abridged): https://nairametrics.com/2019/08/21/top-business-ideas-housewives-cost-less-n100k-start/

As a mother and a stay at home mom, freelance writing is the best thing that has happened to me. I will continue to invest in it so I can gain more recognition. It is the best career path for any educated housewife. Better than running to work at 6am and leaving your child in the care of a total stranger.

humbleme99:
As a mother and a stay at home mom, freelance writing is the best thing that has happened to me. I will continue to invest in it so I can gain more recognition. It is the best career path for any educated housewife. Better than running to work at 6am and leaving your child in the care of a total stranger.

Do you run a blog or you just write for people? Can you put me through?

humbleme99:
As a mother and a stay at home mom, freelance writing is the best thing that has happened to me. I will continue to invest in it so I can gain more recognition. It is the best career path for any educated housewife. Better than running to work at 6am and leaving your child in the care of a total stranger.

Do you still need a writer?