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Poll: Do you have any alternative source(s) of income other than translation?
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Rudolf Frans Maulany
Rudolf Frans Maulany  Identity Verified
Индонезија
Local time: 02:50
англиски на индонезиски
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Yes Aug 6, 2014

Yes, because income from translation is not a stable income(complementary) I also work as a medical doctor.

 
Jack Doughty
Jack Doughty  Identity Verified
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 20:50
руски на англиски
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Во сеќавање на
Not sure Aug 6, 2014

I have another income but it's a pension from a full-time translating job.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Португалија
Local time: 20:50
Член (2007)
англиски на португалски
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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.


 
Suzan Hamer
Suzan Hamer  Identity Verified
Холандија
Local time: 21:50
англиски
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Yes, Aug 6, 2014

from editing and proofreading English texts.

 
Crystal Samples
Crystal Samples  Identity Verified
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 14:50
француски на англиски
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Yes Aug 6, 2014

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.

 
neilmac
neilmac
Шпанија
Local time: 21:50
шпански на англиски
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Other Aug 6, 2014

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.

 
Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
Шпанија
Local time: 21:50
Член
англиски на француски
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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


 
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)  Identity Verified
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 12:50
шпански на англиски
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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.


 
Sundar Gopalakrishnan
Sundar Gopalakrishnan
Индија
Local time: 01:20
англиски на тамил
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Yeah! Aug 6, 2014

I edit and proofread both English and Tamil texts. I do indexing. I check the accuracy, consistency, and aptness of translations by others.

 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Германија
Local time: 21:50
германски на англиски
No Aug 6, 2014

No need to really, oh hang on, if my wife works, does that count;-)

 
DianeGM
DianeGM  Identity Verified
Local time: 22:50
холандски на англиски
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Yes ... Aug 6, 2014

I have income from freelance journalism too.

 
Jenn Mercer
Jenn Mercer  Identity Verified
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 15:50
Член (2009)
француски на англиски
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Yes and No Aug 6, 2014

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.

 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Hege Jakobsen Lepri  Identity Verified
Норвешка
Local time: 21:50
Член (2002)
англиски на норвешки
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Other... Aug 6, 2014

I can hardly count the small amounts I get from my literary writing as "income" yet - it's more in the realm of "encouragement".

 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Hege Jakobsen Lepri  Identity Verified
Норвешка
Local time: 21:50
Член (2002)
англиски на норвешки
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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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