Are the work at home businesses real?

The old saying "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" is never more accurate than when you're talking about work-at-home businesses.

Most of these "opportunities" come in the form of you buying some type of "starter kit", booklet, or other type of list that promises to share with you all the secrets of eternal wealth.

What you typically get is some half-baked information that tells usually 1 of 3 things: 

1. Set up a business selling these exact same "secrets" yourself.
2. Some type of list or booklet of companies that are dying for you to be their secret shopper, survey taker or web page surfer. 
3. A bunch of common sense things you already know like "find something you love to do and offer it for a service -or- go dig around your basement to find things to sell on eBay.

The problem with #1 is that you turn into another huckster looking to make a fast buck of someone that's looking for work. Don't be that person. 


The problem with #2 is that 99% of the companies they claim are looking for this type of work are either a) fictitious or b) have no such opportunities available. 


And finally the problem with #3 is that did you really need someone to tell you to sell your baseball card collection for extra money?

No matter which scenario they employee they all have one thing in common they want to separate you from your $19.99 as quickly as possible.

Don't fall for their pitch. Better to look for meaningful employment locally either working for someone or finding a small business you can run.