by Tyrone Harding

Created on: February 06, 2008

"Man, I wish I could work from home! I would have so much free time to do the things I really enjoy. I don't have to get caught up in the morning rush hour. I can take care of other duties around the house. I think I ought to check the Web for a work-at-home opportunity. "What's this I see? You can make $1,000.00 a day doing data entry work? Hmmm. That sounds good. "I made $3700 a month folding envelopes!", reads one disclaimer. "Make millions selling the biggest up-to-date software", reads another. Maybe I ought to give this a chance. Let me find out about it. Say what? I have to pay $99.95 to get this business started! This doesn't seem right!"

Yes, such is the trek of one thinking about working from home. The waters seem so crystal clear ahead, but once we embark on that journey, we may run into rocks and crags that we didn't see previously. Here is something to think about when considering some work at home opportunities that we see on the Internet. Since when did a person have to pay money to work? Is not work a gift, a blessing, that comes from God? Did he not give man the ability to work, without cost? Let's think about it. How many of our parents or grandparents expressed to us that they needed to pay $19.95 to get hired at a particular company? What may be an even bigger question is this: Should a person have to pay for something that they truly enjoy doing?

For instance, how many of us enjoy typing? We can ask, "When I was growing up, did I have to pay money to type? Or was I able to learn on my own, because of the drive and passion I had for it?" We can look at other hobbies that many have turned into work opportunities, such as baking, making quilts, selling lemonade, video games, etc. The fact of the matter is, when it comes to do something we truly enjoy, which work should be, we should not have to pay a price, especially anywhere from $19.95 to $200.00. That's where the biggest scam lies. Many people have been deceived into thinking that they have to pay money to do something that they have a talent for already, talents that were given to them freely. Don't get me wrong. I'm not against working at home. I work at home myself as a freelance typist. However, I didn't have to pay money to do it. I was working for a company called Southwestern-Great American, Inc. in Nashville, TN. They oversee many of the fundraisers that students across the country participate in. I entered in data from their activities, by keying in item codes of the products that

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