Today many people prefer to forgo their nine to five jobs in favor of work from home opportunities because they feel the need to spend more time with their families. At the same time some want to escape from the grind of a regular job. The difficulty is that most people are not sure they could earn sufficient income in order to make both ends meet with work from home employment and therefore continue on with their jobs. They continue to wish for a miracle that would free them from their predicament.

The good news is that there is plenty of work from home opportunities for everyone and these jobs do indeed have the potential to generate enough wealth to allow one to leave their day job. A word of advice, it would always be good if you allow a gradual transition so you could be assured of your capability vis-à-vis the job and its wealth generating potential.

Here are some excellent ideas of work from home opportunities that you could choose from:

1. Freelance writer - For this job you need to have basic computer and typing knowledge, mastery over the English language, basic ability to research on the Internet and a tremendous amount of discipline. This is an excellent choice. If you search forums where jobs for freelance writers are announced, you can find a wealth of information. As you gain experience you will be able to demand a higher fee and have a regular clientele. Freelance writing is not exclusively web content writing - you could write other things as well - such as ads, reviews, e-books, etc.

2. Freelance technical hands - This is very similar to a freelance writer, but it is paid at a much higher rate because this is technical writing that only a professional could tackle. Work could be anything from computer programming and debugging to tax advice to web designing and graphics. Needless to say, this is highly specialized and has a higher pay scale. There can also be a chance that you could get a full-time job from among these work from home opportunities.

3. Paid surveys -There are companies which pay you to fill out questionnaires. This is money that they would have spent anyway when they would conduct market research. It is much easier - not to say foolproof - to receive their questionnaire/ survey already typed and the data clearly classified. Caveat - use only reputed survey engines so you would not risk working with fly by night companies that won't pay you.

4. Affiliate marketing - Want to start a successful online business without investing one cent? Affiliate marketing is a method whereby you promote the sale of products for a commission. The affiliate program often gives you all the tools you would require and request from you only your sales. Commission can fluctuate between $5 to $ 500 (or more) per sale.

5. Gambling - There are many people who turn their love for gambling into a profession. Today, with so many casinos and free money offered as a welcoming gift, many find it easy to earn a steady income through this avenue.

These are only five from the thousands of work from home opportunities available on the Internet.