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Home Business: Increase your quality of life

The normal commute for employees working in a company office requires the same amount of time as about 5 weeks of work according to Home Business Magazine.

• Daily round trip commuting time: 1 hours (~ 20 miles to work)
• Weekly round trip commuting time: 5 hours (~ 5 day workweek)
• Yearly round trip commuting time: 250 hours (~ 5 weeks of work)
  

Imagine the improvement in your quality of life if you could spend an extra 250 hours a year at home. Below are some of the benefits of owning a home business or working from home.

• More time with your family:

• Home based employees can substitute child care for being there. Trade in commutes to the office for trips to the grocery store or local farm to prepare family dinners.

• Chance to eat better and slower:

• When you work at home it is much easier to eat well in the morning than to grab fast coffee, donuts or bagels on the run. You now have time to cut up fruit and vegetables, make oatmeal ( which helps reduce chances of heart disease) or to eat cereal with your children or spouse before work.

• More time to exercise

• Working from home gives you easy access to workout clothes, the gym or park and a convenient shower. You might even have time for a break to throw a baseball with your son.

• More comfortable work environment

• A home workspace can be free of office politics, florescent lighting and drab wall colors.

• Increased productivity
• Home business owners and employees who work from home have proven to be more productive and less stressed out.

Try telecommuting 1 or 2 days a week to see if your quality of life improves.