Working from home is a dream for many, but some people are still not convinced of the many benefits of making a home into an office. For centuries, workers everywhere have been tied to traditional workplace arrangements–a headquarters to which all employees commute for work every day. This paradigm has worked until now, but it was born out of necessity, not out of ideal. In days gone by, a company’s staff had to work in the same place because there was no other way to communicate and access the company’s resources. Now that this is changing, working from home is becoming more financially attractive every day.
The most obvious financial benefit of working from home is the elimination of the daily commute. Workers all over the world spend countless dollars on commuting expenses every day. Whether you drive to work or rely on public transportation, you’re accepting a loss every time you hit the road for your regular commute. Money is not the only cost incurred by commuters–you lose valuable time on your daily commutes. Consider this: if your commute to work is one hour each way, you’re wasting two hours a day on the road. That’s ten hours for every work week, and an average of forty hours in a month. That’s a full work week of time vanishing every month. Imagine how much more productive you could be without that commute time cutting into your life.
