Do you really need someone to tell you the benefits of working from home? Ever since you attended elementary school, you knew that a day at home was better than a day at school. Summer break, anyone? Or perhaps you were a “sick day” celebrator–remember how Mom made you chicken noodle soup and let you watch T.V. all day? You thought you were really getting away with something.

Now, as an adult, your fantasy is to return in some ways to those carefree yet safe days at home. Here are five reasons that people frequently cite for working from home. See if you agree.

* You’re in charge! Any time that you want off, you can take it. Take vacation days, weekdays, sick days, rainy days, and any-other-time-you-want days off. Of course, the flip side is that you can work really hard too. Just be careful not to overdo it. Hint: You know that you’ve gone too far when your family calls the authorities to report your disappearance.

* More time to be with your loved ones. Yes! Now when your kiddies ask what’s for lunch, you can tell them its wrapped in the dehydrator. Plus, Bruno or Fluffy can keep you company in the den. Seriously though, time is a fixed quantity, meaning you can’t increase or diminish it, but you can spend more time on the things you like and less on the things you don’t. You choose into which category your loved ones fall.

* More money. Do you remember that look your girlfriend gave you when you purchased that $500 Dolce & Gabbana handbag on a whim? If looks could kill, you’d be seven feet under now. But really–that was part of the fun, wasn’t it?

* More freedom to choose what you want. When’s the last time you spent two fun-filled weeks in a luxury bungalow in Tahiti? Okay, so when’s the last time you drove your kiddies to the nearest theme park for the day? When you work from home, you set your own schedule. Maybe you’ve have a lifelong ambition to run a marathon. Or perhaps you want to add a room onto your house.

* Enjoy a fulfilling career. When you ardently pursue what you think is a worthy goal, you have vitality and determination. You exude an infectious invincibility that is fundamental to home business success where you don’t have a superior demanding that you complete all your work for the day. You have to be your own boss, employee, and motivator all in one. Ninety percent of this occurs in your mind. And as you grow mentally and spiritually, your bank account will rise in proportion.