Having four children and a constantly deploying husband doesn’t allow me to pursue a traditional career path. In fact, the last time I worked for a company was in 2007 as a banker for our local credit union. Fast forward to 2011, and I started wondering how I could keep the house together and the kids cared for while still adding to our household income.
While there are many different ways that military wives work from home, I’m going to focus on some of the best starting points for newcomers! MLMs, or multi-level marketing companies, allow military spouses to market, sell, and distribute their products without the hassle of having to start from scratch. If you know anything about the top MLMs, you’ll know that there are many great options. I’ve found success with Scentsy because I enjoy their products, have a friendly team leader, and really like the company.
Read below to find out about some of the top MLMs for military spouses, and how they’ve enabled other military wives to work from home.
- Avon Consulting
- HerbaLife Distributing
- Independent BeachBody Coaching
- Thirty-One Gifts Consulting
- The Pampered Chef Consulting
- It Works! Independent Distributing
- Passion Party Consulting
Avon Consulting
Avon is commonly known as a reputable make-up company, however their product line includes skincare, accessories, bags, clothing, shoes and fragrances as well. Military wife, Missy Snyder, has enjoyed working as an Avon consultant.
I can help people with a variety of things from skin care to fragrances to clothing and shoes. I keep myself in serious stock! It was only $10 to sign up as a consultant, so I signed up. Viola! I have a ton of make-up!
According to MLM Rankings, Avon sits at #1 among the top companies for at-home consultants. Learn more about Avon or Contact Missy!
HerbaLife Distributing
HerbaLife is a supplemental diet and nutritional program made from all natural ingredients. Income can be earned by signing up as an independent distributor. As a distributor, you receive a percentage discount depending on your distributor level. The distributor pays the percentage price and resells to the customer at a retail price. Military wife, Kiesha Brown, chose HerbaLife because it helped her not only lose 36 pounds, but she now experiences a new-found level of energy and health.
I wanted the chance to give other people the results that I have received from this incredible product.
HerbaLife has a reputation for promoting weight loss while increasing energy. I’ve personally heard many success stories. If you’d like more information about HerbaLife, contact Kiesha Brown!
Independent BeachBody Coaching
Beachbody is America’s largest health and fitness company behind some of the best supplements and home-workout programs such as Shakeology, P90X, Turbo Fire, and Insanity. Working with BeachBody can be immensely rewarding. Camp Pendleton wife and Independent BeachBody Coach Maria Maciocia knows from experience. Once weighing over 210 pounds, Maria accomplished an amazing transformation to nearly 120 pounds! Click here to read more about her story.
I chose this career path after finding a great passion for helping others through documenting my very own weight-loss transformation. The passion grew into a dream, and from there I just knew deep down that I had to coach. For me, there is nothing more rewarding than helping people transform their lives and bodies!
Maria’s story alone is incredible, but visiting any one of her blogs, Facebook pages, or talking to her is a reality check on just how possible it is to become successful when military wives work from home.
Thirty-One Gifts Consulting
In my opinion, Thirty-One Gifts consulting is one of the more unique ways that military wives work from home. Thirty-One Gifts promotes stylish and creative gifts with the intent on simplifying and organizing your life. They also boast an honor system regarding the truthful reporting of their consultants’ earnings. Military spouse, Nyssa Bryant, has enjoyed her time working as a Thirty-One Gifts consultant.
I basically do parties with them, some in home, some catalog and some online. At a party, we play a few games, talk about the products and exchange what uses we’ve found for each product. I decided to go with Thirty-One because I love their products, they have tons of training and everyone is very friendly. They also do a lot within the community to empower women and young girls.
Interested wives may help by hosting parties or can become a Thirty-One Gifts consultant for $99, to include stock and training. For more information, contact Nyssa Bryant! or learn more about Thirty-One Gifts here!
The Pampered Chef Consulting
One of my favorite things about The Pampered Chef’s consulting program is that you do not need to buy their products for resale. As a Pampered Chef fan, the %20 discount is nice too! Arguably one of the longest-running home business enablers, The Pampered Chef has garnered a wonderful reputation for household and kitchenware. Like many military wives, Wendy Northrip has established herself as a Pampered Chef consultant.
I chose it because I wanted all the amazing products that come in the consultant kit. I have been selling for over a year now because I love all the free product that I continue to get. They have amazing products that last forever. Very little effort required… the Pampered Chef name sells itself.
With Pampered Chef you can earn a minimum of 20% off your sales. You also earn a percentage off of anyone who you recruit. To find out how to get started with The Pampered Chef, reach out to Wendy Northrip!
It Works! Independent Distributing
It Works! is a company that has all natural health and beauty products including detox wraps for tightening and firming problems areas, health products and supplements, and a skin care line. It’s easy to sign up to become a distributor and it only costs $99, which you make back in sales with the first set of wraps that you get for signing up. The compensation plan is the richest one out of the It Works! program compared to other home businesses. And like some, you get the opportunity to build your own team. Dana Crandall-Sparks was turned on to It Works! distributing after finding that she believed in the all-natural product line.
I chose to be a part of this company because the products really work, the products are all natural with their ingredients, the pay is great, and I loved seeing the results people had and being a part of that.
Dana is enthusiastic about being an It Works! Independent Distributor. To her, being a rep is fun and easy. She’s just sharing with others about the product she believes in and allows them to try it. For more information about becoming an It Works! distributor, contact Dana Crandall-Sparks or learn more a her web site!
Passion Consulting
Passion Parties is about empowering women and keeping the flame in the bedroom! I believe that good communication starts with a passionate love life, and Passion Parties aims to strengthen the bond between couples. As a home business, money can be made as a consultant or discounted products can be earned for aiding a consultant as a party host. Passion Consultant, Ashlynne Brown, has made herself known among military wives in her community.
I chose Passion Parties because I can do a girls night in or a couples evening together. I also feel like our names of the products are favorable than others and prices are cheaper!
For those of you who are a little more on the wild side, or genuinely believe in promoting a wonderful sex life, I highly encourage you to contact Ashlynne Brown to learn how you can turn your Passion into a business.
So, can Military Wives work from home? Absolutely! What are some other ways you ladies have earned income from home? Please share! I’m always interested in finding new ways to start a business and supporting our community! For those of you who don’t know, Basewives is on the look-out for blog authors! If you’re interested, please contact me!
Are you looking for graduates for the blog staff? Or can we be completing college?
I’m not even going to give that commentor any attention.
But frncesa did have a good question. What are your requirements for the blog authors? I’m interested.
Oh no, you don’t need a college degree! We are looking for serious people with a sense of wanting to give back to the community, maturity, and professionalism. But we also want women who would love to express their voice! Please e-mail me at [email protected] and I will give you all the info you need!
We are kicking off our hunt for bloggers very, very soon! We will be holding a month-long event to help us and the community identify our team, so all that I ask is that you e-mail me by tonight (Sunday) at 8PM HST so that I can get you all setup with what you need to know in time for the event!
HA! College Degree!? Seriously?
That’s good. That’s real good. Everyone knows you wives love your little online colleges. What better way to study than in front of a computer screen and a bowl full of Funyuns?
Ashley, don’t do it. Don’t even bring on another dependent. Your site is decent enough to look at (if I’m taking a shit) – don’t ruin by bringing on Shmegal and the gang!
Woa dude, you need to chill out.
Why you’re even reading a blog about how military wives is beyond me.
Sounds like someone doesn’t get enough women as it is, so he has to come and harass them.
Take it somewhere else. We don’t have room for you.
“We don’t have room for you.”
No kidding.
Lol at this idiot.
Sounds like you REALLY know what it’s about to be in the military. Oh, and the chips in a bowl thing, oh yeah, you’ve really got us military wives down to a tee.
People like you irritate the hell out of me. I don’t get why you get your jollies off voicing your lame ass opinion which has nothing at all to do with this entire article.
I look at people like you, and think, “Seriously? You’re the sperm that made it through?”
I hope you feel good about yourself.
People like you don’t deserve the good things that happen to you, but I will still pray for you, and for ignorant people like you.
Ah I know about YOU! You’re the military wife who works full-time at making fun of military wives! “Overly Sensitive Military Wives” … Now do you share what kind of college degree did you have to complete to get that job??
For those who are reading this, then you should know that this military wife makes fun of other military wives as her full-time career. She too is currently sitting in front of her computer screen eating a bowl of funyuns as she spends hours and hours coming up with outrageously UNFUNNY jokes! … Jeeze I couldn’t think of a better way to WASTE my time!!!
She spend her days making up seriously unfunny jokes for military based stereotypes such as the Tag Chaser, Dependapotamus (and related species), and the OSMW.
For those of you who don’t know what an OSMW is:
Definition of an Overly Sensitive Military Wife: NOUN
1:
a: Woman married to someone in the military that reports pictures, pages and posts that Soldiers/ Marines/ Airmen/ Seamen(Sailor) put on a social networking site to entertain themselves while deployed.
2:
a : Woman married to someone in the military that is overly passionate about things others write or say and obsesses over proving their point to the point where they look stupid.
b : Woman married to someone in the military associated with copious amounts of drama, signs include talking about a specific person behind their back after they’ve been trusted, singling out another woman to get “even”, and calling whore, slut, ho whenever they get a chance.
c : A product of marrying someone in the military and confuses this with being IN the military
See Verb: OSMW-ing
3:
a: The process of becoming OVERLY passionate about a topic or subject related to the military or a military member, to the point of insane emotional outbursts.
The best way to respond is by NOT RESPONDING … That way she will be forced to get a real job to support her family!
I agree with this person. The fact that they are here prooves they’re dumb and have incredibly no time on there hands. Back on topic…….
Those programs are great for making money but i’ve heard people say there pyramid schemes or whatever you call it.
Some are exactly like that, however Beachbody is far from your typical unstable pyramid scheme. They are America’s largest and MOST STABLE health and fitness company around.
It’s a HIGHLY rewarding career. The problem is, NOT everyone is prepared to “work” the business and they wonder why the money isn’t rolling in. There are many self made millionaires in the Beachbody business, and I too have seen how incredible this opportunity is, with an increasing wage every week!
Beachbody’s products are bulletproof, and unlike many of these other MLM schemes, you often have to do a lot of searching for customers. However, I have “customers” (hate that word) coming to me without even trying that hard! The Beachbody company is the BEST to invest your time and money in, because at the end of the day, pretty much everyone wants to be fit & healthy, and there products DO WORK. I only ever sell myself, my own success story from using the products, that’s enough to convince people that it’s worth the investment
I earn 25% commission on product sales, I also earn bonuses, points to use for rewards, and I build my own team of coaches – all with one mission – to help end the trend of Obesity! I genuinely care about my health, helping people lose weight, and I make sure MY coaches beneath me care for their health and others. LOVE this job!
The financial reward comes later – My lowest check was at $28 for one weeks of works, but over the last 2 months since i’ve been in the business, I am now earning over $300 a week. I can only imagine what my income will be in a few months time! TRIPLE?! Maybe my husband could retire early! HA!
CWMFitness said it best! Ignore people like this.
Through life, you have to get rid of the people who are toxic to you. None of us have time for that.
“We need to learn to get over ourselves and accept others for who they are if we ever expect to enchant people.” – Guy Kawasaki
I’m not sure I believe that this is the lady from the OSMW group. If it is, I don’t see why you think this is your “playground”.
There’s a small degree of odd humor we’ll tolerate, and an even smaller level of drama. I would advise that you don’t keep it up.
I’m pretty sure I have my Bachelor’s in Psychology from UT Austin and only a year left with my Masters. Nice try, douche. Oh, and I do eat funyuns.
What does it say about your intelligence level that you’re on a woman’s web site bashing on women? I’ll let you figure it out…
Wow…..