Who hasn’t dreamed about making an income working from home at least once in their working lives? We all do it, even those who love their jobs and are happy with the companies that they work for.

Very few dreamers, though, ever actually pursue the idea of working from home beyond the dreaming stage. Here are three of the most common objections to working from home, and why they need not keep you from changing your career path:

1) There aren’t enough legitimate work from home jobs available.  This couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, there are more of them available today than ever before. This is due mainly to the Internet, which makes it much easier for employers to hire people to work remotely.  The Web has opened up possibilities for home employment that simply did not exist even as little as a decade ago.

2) You can’t make livable wages with at home jobs.  It’s true that a number of home jobs pay less than traditional jobs.  However, this is not the rule when it comes to work from home jobs. In an effort to remain competitive, many companies and businesses pay the same wages for home jobs as for employees who work on location.

It’s also helpful to remember that working from home means that many of the expenses associated with having a regular job, like transportation, lunches and a work wardrobe, are eliminated when you work a home job.  You may be able to afford to take a small pay cut in light of this and still come out ahead.

3) I’m not interested in starting my own business.  Many people who work from home work for themselves and have essentially created their own employment.  However, if this isn’t your cup of tea, don’t worry.  As already mentioned, many regular companies hire employees to work out of their own homes because it saves them money in overhead and benefits.