I have always found it interesting when people say things like, "I am not going to pay money to work at home."
I do agree to some extent; be careful who you pay and what you pay for; especially on the internet.
For ten years though I worked for a bank and was continually promoted. Why, because the work I was doing was making them a lot of money. They showed their appreciation by giving me a cost of living raise every year.
It made me realized something: Everyone I know or know of that is wealthy, either owns their own business or inherited their wealth from someone who did own their own business.
When I started looking into working from home, I refused to work for a paycheck while building long term wealth for someone else. Thankfully, there are many large corporations who realize the benefits of having independent business owners.
You are not paying to work at home; you are either buying a business (in part or full) or the tools to operate a business.
Hopefully, in the long run, your investment will be well worth it.