For those of you contemplating the idea of self-employment, it may be helpful to hear some of the good and bad that comes with self-employment. Here are the biggest issues our family experienced:

Murphy’s Law is alive and well. Both my husband and I have worked in consulting (we actually met at work) so we thought [...]

This may seem like strong language to use when discussing savings but both Richard and I feel very passionate about the benefits of our emergency fund.  Having money set aside for a rainy day has truly changed the “depth and breadth and height”* of our life.  How, you ask?  Let me share our list.

Our day-to-day [...]

One of the biggest parenting “Aha!”’s for me was realizing that tools and techniques I had learned in my work life could be modified to be helpful in my role as a parent. Goal setting is the tool I have had the most success with to date.
After our eldest daughter’s birth, Richard and I joked [...]

Family Profits grew directly from our own experiences as a couple, as the parents of young children, and as individuals who wanted to put family first but who still had to work to pay the bills.
We struggled with caring for our children in the way we wanted while still having some time to spend with [...]

Family Profits is a website designed for families who want to put their family first but who still need to spend time earning money to pay the bills.
The site covers a variety of issues, including parenting, budgeting and cost cutting, employment, entrepreneurial activities, and managing all these things while living a healthy and sustainable life. [...]