Many moms sacrifice their careers to stay at home with the children. In turn, giving up a second income and usually scraping to make ends meet.

But it doesn't have to be this way. Moms can be with the kids and still enjoy an income by working at home. In fact, stay at home moms are the largest group of income earners who work from home.

Moms work from home for several reasons. It might be to make extra income, for recreation, while others work at home to keep their skills honed and to keep their resume current. For whatever the reason, the number of moms who work at home is steadily increasing each day.

If you are a stay at home mom and looking for a home-based business to dive into then start looking for something that peaks your interest. Finding home-based business opportunities is easy but finding the right one for you might be more difficult.

Use your skills and interests to your advantage and find a home-based business that fits you. For example, if you are skilled at writing then there are many websites that give individuals opportunities to write articles as a freelancer. Editing is also another job option for freelancers.

Or if you have other interests or skills, you could review products or even design content for a website.

If cooking is something you enjoy, perhaps you can use that to your advantage. You can prepare food items at home for sale on the market. These can be baked goods, canned goods or even make cakes for wedding and birthday parties. Let your friends, neighbors and relatives help you with this endeavor. They can spread the word and maybe give you some perspective customers.

For those moms who love to throw parties, why not try being a party planner? If you are a particularly organized person and good with the details of parties, then this may be a job opportunity for you.

There are customers who are willing to pay a party planner a decent wage for planning their party or event.

Opening up a retail shop online is another option for moms. If you use dropshipping, then you don't need to worry about the expense and aggravation of keeping an inventory of items.

When you get an order for a product, you forward the order to a dropshipper who mails the item to the customer. In essence you act as the middleman in the process by bringing the customer and manufacturer together.

Working in the telecommunications is another option for stay at home moms. Although it may require a little more dedication and set hours on your part.

You will also need telephone and Internet access. Representing a certain company, you make and receive telephone calls from customers right in your home.

So if you're looking to make some extra money, there are many opportunities out there for you. Just decide what you want to do and go for it!