Are There Legitimate Work at Home Jobs Out There?

I've been a stay at home mom for several years now and sometimes money can get pretty tight. Over the years I've tried and tried to find a legitimate work at home job. In the process I've been scammed twice. The first time was I was suckered into thinking there was really a company that would pay people to stuff envelops. I paid my fee to begin the job and receive the paperwork and materials I needed, only to receive nothing. Tip number one, don't EVER pay a company to work for them. The second time I was scammed by a work at home company was I paid a company to send me job leads and ways to find work at home jobs via mail and email. I paid my money only to receive a book with very little information that I had already read for free at the library and on the internet. Tip number two, don't pay a company to find work for you, do the research yourself. So needless to say neither of those worked out.

There are legitimate jobs out there, you just have to REALLY look and do your research. The biggest problem I've found is the pay and no benefits. Most work at home jobs I've found and have worked for don't offer medical insurance, vacation time, or any kind of benefits. After all you do have the luxury of working from home right? The other problem I've had is there is no minimum wage standards for working at home. One job I had as a dispatcher for a lock smith company paid per call. The average amount of money I was making was two dollars an hour and sometimes less than that. That's just crazy. Why aren't companies who hire people to work at home required to follow the minimum wage standards too?