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The Inefficiency of Kids

January 2nd, 2010 | Martin Pedersen | Working from Home

I have a great arrangement right now. I am working with my wife at home on a couple fun business ideas and I get to spend a lot time with of our kids. We have created the framework for the balanced family lifestyle we wanted. There is one thing however that has been hard for me …

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Work from Home with a Newborn: Advantages and Disadvantages

October 25th, 2009 | Martin Pedersen | Balancing Work and Family | Working from Home

This is the final blog in a 3-part series discussing working at home when the baby, or babies, arrives. Part 1, Tips for Talking to your Boss, looked at the choices involved and provided suggestions on how to talk to your employers to try to get the opportunity. Part 2, Tips for Making a Schedule, …

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Work from Home with a Newborn: Tips for Making a Schedule

October 21st, 2009 | Martin Pedersen | Balancing Work and Family | Working from Home

Part 1, Tips for Talking to your Boss, looked at choices involved with deciding to work from home when your kids are young and how to talk to employers to try to get the opportunity. Now that you are going to be working from home you have to schedule your time to make it work and you …

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Work from Home with a Newborn: Tips for Talking to your Boss

October 17th, 2009 | Martin Pedersen | Balancing Work and Family | Working from Home

This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series, work from home with newborns, which will discuss working from home when your kids are young. I will be sharing my experience when I worked from home to help out with the family when our twins were born. In this Blog I will look at our story and provide …

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Making Selfish Decisions for the Good of the Whole Family

September 15th, 2009 | Martin Pedersen | Balancing Work and Family

When we started thinking about our lifestyle overhaul, which involved quitting work, moving and starting our own business, our progress was often delayed because we worried it would not be a good move for the kids. We had a stable life and there was little question that we could support them for years to come. It …

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