UncleLim:Hi concern2, good points.Possible to do at home does not mean every parent at home can do it. You are spot on there. There will still be a trade-off. Attention otherwise directed at the children's welfare will be focused on tasks at hand to deal with customers, online presence, payments, suppliers etc etc. Sometimes, when kids get sick or marital problems surface, the home-based business can suffer or even collapse.Do home-based workers or businesses pose a competition to the real-world kind out there offering the same services? Yes and No. Home-based businesses are generally priced lower. This translate into cost savings for the client. But the client is also aware of the constraints of this type of business and sometimes use a mix of vendors. The critical or larger sized projects are usually given to SMEs or MNCs. What makes a \"comfortable\" living is subjective. If you have a spouse who is already bringing in the bread and butter. The desserts you earn is comfortable. For some, like my hi-tech friend mentioned in my earlier post, \"comfortable\" will have to be a lot more as his wife is not working. Some home-based businesses do grow and in time, require a real office or shop or factory. Some stay home-based forever. In any case, home is a good place to start. You are optimistic, and it rubs on me. I just hope home it isn't a good place to end for some...