Hardly anyone doesn't dream of it - getting up when you wake up, and not when the alarm goes off. Sitting at the computer in pajamas, taking business calls in the bathtub with a glass of wine.

Working a bit more on the laptop at the beach. And of course getting properly paid for it. It's almost too good to be true. Or is it?

Working from home - will it make me rich?

That would be the crowning glory of the dream - sleeping in, lounging clothes, beach vacation, wealth. Unfortunately it's not quite that easy. To get rich, you either have to work very hard or simply be lucky. There are various ways to work from home.

Working from home - as a regular employee

The simplest option is a home office. Some companies offer this option to their employees. They use a company phone and a laptop and stay in touch with colleagues, supervisors and customers. They make calls, write emails, create presentations, join meetings via video call, and all with almost free scheduling. More and more studies find that working from home works very well, because flexible scheduling and saving the commute boost productivity. Unfortunately, it's hard to find such a home office job.

Working from home - as a freelancer

If you don't find one but still don't want to sit out your working hours in an office, you still have various options. First, there are the famous ballpoint pens. You receive thousands of small individual parts and assemble hundreds of pens from them. Pay is by the number of finished pens. Unfortunately, hardly any reputable providers can be found here either, since you have to pay money for the starter kits. And who wants to pay money for a job that is actually meant to earn money?
If you have a bit of a talent for language, you can write texts for money. Clients state their wishes and requirements, the author writes and hopes the text is accepted. Selling various products and product lines also counts as working from home. Surely everyone can think of an item or two that fits. Unfortunately, that isn't for everyone either.
You can still make a little money by filling out market research surveys. That really can be done comfortably from home, but the pay is anything but good.
The last option is the most promising: anyone who manages to become known on Instagram or YouTube is well on the way to actually being able to work from home. We all know that social media is the future, and as a so-called influencer you often get featured items for free in campaigns with well-known companies, or even get paid money for them.

So working from home is possible. You just have to try it out and stick with it.