Does your spouse support your search for work from home opportunities? If so, you’re quite lucky to have a partner who understands the importance of, and the benefits associated with, at home jobs. However, not all women are as blessed. For some, their husbands are not convinced that searching for work at home job leads is a good use of their time, particularly when the economy is in the state that it’s in and the bills are due.

The following tips may help your spouse understand how a work at home job can actually benefit your family beyond a paycheck:

• Childcare costs are eliminated when moms are able to work from home.
• Without the need to commute, it is not unusual for work at home moms to work more than one job (thus, increasing the family’s bottom line).
• Work at home jobs afford moms greater scheduling flexibility, which helps in the smooth running of a household, caring for loved ones, etc.
• Transportation costs are lower in work at home jobs for moms and are often even nonexistent. (There are no bridge tolls, no fuel costs, no auto maintenance costs, etc. when employees telecommute full time)
• Auto insurance costs are sometimes less for telecommuters.
• Time saved by not commuting to and from work can be invested back into the household and, in particular, into the children.
• In some work at home opportunities, such as those frequently found in freelance writing, moms are paid as work is completed instead of having to wait for monthly or bi-weekly pay.
• Children benefit the most when at least one parent works within the home and is available for their daily needs.
• Moms who work from home often report less stress than if they worked outside of the home. Happy wife, happy life! (Okay, maybe I’ve watched a few too many episodes of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but it’s true, right?)

It is possible that your partner is not familiar with these and other benefits of work at home jobs. Because of this, it is likely that they are missing the big picture and their lack of support is actually just a lack of knowledge. It’s also likely that your spouse has been hoodwinked by the myth that all work at home jobs are scams and doesn’t understand all of the time that you’re spending searching for jobs on the Internet.

Work from home jobs are offered in a variety of industries and are performed by a diverse mix of workers from all skill levels, but if your husband doesn’t know this, he’s missing valuable information. Taking the time to understand your spouse’s concerns while, at the same time, offering real information on the future of work at home jobs can do wonders in quelling disputes about searching for work from home opportunities.

So, what’s your best advice for convincing a spouse about the benefits of work at home jobs for moms?