1. You get paid for the hours you actually work, not as a salaried employee who gets calls at all hours and doesn’t get paid extra for that.
2. Your employer is more discerning about what can wait and what is an emergency when you’re billing them for time.
3. You now have your own business and have many tax deductions you didn’t have before.
4. You can have more than 1 client.
5. You can work in your sweats.
6. Savings for your boss—no more paying employee taxes, it’s actually cheaper for your boss to have you work from home virtually.
7. You save valuable time commuting that makes you more productive when you hit your desk.
8. Be there when your children come home or work your lunch hour into picking them up from school.
9. Start with your existing boss but build up other clients and then specialize in work you enjoy doing (i.e. bookkeeping, staffing or construction management).
10. Save the drama for your mama—no more workplace drama/gossip/wasted time chatting.

What other benefits can you think of?