Many people are finding that, in this economy, it makes more sense to work from home, to take the pay cut, and end up on top, net, after they factor in all the things that they spend on while they’re at work, to and from work, and the sort of inherent costs to just being at work, such as needing to keep your outfits fresh. Some studies say that professionals could take as much as a 15% pay cut and still end up netting more per month, after taxes. This is because, when you run a home based business, you forgo all of those “inherent costs.” What are inherent costs? Well, let’s figure a few of the basics. For starters, there’s gas and transportation, right. That’s a no brainer. You’ve got to factor that one in. But not only are you going to need to get from point A to point B and back again, but there will be the invariable snags.