| Why are more people interested in setting their own | | | | Here is where the alternative work arrangement |
| hours, wanting and taking time to care for relatives, | | | | could come into place for caregivers. Let me ask a |
| wanting and taking time to spend with their families, | | | | few questions. Have you ever thought about having |
| beginning to prioritize life issues, travel more, find the | | | | a flexible schedule where you have more time to do |
| love of their life, get out of debt, realize a life of | | | | what you want to do? Do you have an employer |
| financial freedom and work a reduce schedule before | | | | who is giving you a little grief because you need to |
| retiring? | | | | pick medicine, run an errand or take your ailing love |
| Researching depression and stress for your health | | | | one to the doctor? Are you feeling the pressure of |
| were two phrases that came to my mind when I | | | | being a care giver which has left you little time to |
| began to think about people who may want to | | | | tend to your spouse, children, boyfriend or girlfriend? |
| reinvent or enhance their daily living. I began | | | | Have you noticed that you have more money going |
| researching the topics, retirement, social security and | | | | out and less money coming in which has left a dark |
| the elderly. However each time, I would click on an | | | | financial strain in your bank account? |
| article or find a statistic, I kept reading information | | | | I could go on, however I just wanted to paint a |
| about care givers and care giver stress. | | | | picture of what is happening to 39 million households |
| In 2006, 22.4 million households cared for someone | | | | in America. Social Security is not looked on anymore |
| over the age of 50. Although 2007 has come and | | | | as a definite safety net therefore we need to look |
| gone it was projected that 39 million households | | | | at an alternative work arrangement. |
| would care for someone over the age of 50. | | | | It is possible for you to care for your love one(s), |
| Approximately two-thirds of caregivers work in | | | | travel, take care of your family, realize your dreams, |
| addition to being a caregiver and caregivers are | | | | passions, hobbies and goals and become financially |
| between the ages of 36-64. 75% of caregivers are | | | | stable. May I Suggest You Look at an Alternative |
| women. | | | | Work Arrangement Online? |
| Care giving, in my opinion is an honorable position to | | | | If you have heard that the online marketplace is over |
| take on. However there are major health concerns | | | | saturated this is not the case. Keep in mind once you |
| that can literally affect a care givers health if they | | | | go online with your passion, hobby, business, dreams, |
| are not careful. The health concern is called Caregiver | | | | goals, promoting your book you are presenting |
| Stress. Caregiver stress has been found to take a toll | | | | yourself to the world and not to the town or city |
| on the body and causes emotional strain, depression | | | | that you live in. |
| and anxiety. Burn out is very prevalent. It has also | | | | According to Comscore, in 2007, online holiday |
| been found that women caregivers have more | | | | shopping surpassed $29 billion dollars. Do you believe |
| financial strain problems, employment related | | | | there is a niche for you to target online shoppers |
| problems, emotional and physical health problems than | | | | during the Christmas season? You bet it is! The retail |
| men. Hence 75% of caregivers are women. | | | | candle sales in the United States is $2 billion dollars |
| Please do not be dismayed, there is a good side to | | | | annually and this does not include candle accessories. |
| care giving. Caregivers feel a sense of pride and | | | | Do you believe there is a niche for you to target |
| purpose when they are able to provide for their love | | | | candle lovers and candle business opportunity |
| ones. Caregivers have also been found to say they | | | | seekers? You betcha! In 2006, the U.S. Census |
| feel useful, purposeful, valued and they feel as | | | | reported there are 7 million seniors who make under |
| though they are making a difference in their loved | | | | $50,000 per year. Seniors are living longer and will |
| ones life. At this time May I Suggest You Look at an | | | | soon make up 12 percent of the population. |
| Alternative Work Arrangement Online? | | | | |