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Poll: Do you have any alternative source(s) of income other than translation? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you have any alternative source(s) of income other than translation?".
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Yes, because income from translation is not a stable income(complementary) I also work as a medical doctor.
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Jack Doughty 
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:28
Russian to English
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In memoriam
I have another income but it's a pension from a full-time translating job.
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| Just like me... | Aug 6, 2014 |
Jack Doughty wrote:
I have another income but it's a pension from a full-time translating job.
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Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 21:28
English
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from editing and proofreading English texts.
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I teach ESL (English as a Second Language) part-time at a local university. However, I'm taking a break from that at least until October.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 21:28
Spanish to English
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Not really, not nowadays. I used to teach TEFL so I could go back to that. There are other things I could do to earn a crust as well, if translation wasn't working out.
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| I answered No | Aug 6, 2014 |
But in fact I rent a small flat that I own.
I didn't think about it as it is a small source of income compared to translation (and correlated editing, QC and what-not).
Philippe
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
Local time: 12:28
Spanish to English
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| Like Jack and Teresa | Aug 6, 2014 |
I have a pension and Social Security from working as a full-time translator. More than half my income comes from my freelance work.
I also receive royalties from my recently published memoir, Finding My Invincible Summer, but they're not much to write home about.
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I edit and proofread both English and Tamil texts. I do indexing. I check the accuracy, consistency, and aptness of translations by others.
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Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 21:28
Member (2006)
German to English
No need to really, oh hang on, if my wife works, does that count;-)
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DianeGM
Local time: 22:28
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
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I have income from freelance journalism too.
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Jenn Mercer
United States
Local time: 15:28
Member (2009)
French to English
I answered No as I am a full-time translator and translation amounts to 99% of my income. However, my husband also works and it takes our combined income to run a household.
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I can hardly count the small amounts I get from my literary writing as "income" yet - it's more in the realm of "encouragement".
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| This is true for me too | Aug 6, 2014 |
Jenn Mercer wrote:
I answered No as I am a full-time translator and translation amounts to 99% of my income. However, my husband also works and it takes our combined income to run a household.
In my case, I could certainly "support myself" with my translation income, but I wouldn't be able to afford to live where I live, nor have the lifestyle I have. It takes two to tango (and pay for a bunch of extras)
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