| Pages in topic: [1 2] > |
Poll: Your income as a translator/interpreter allows you to: Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
|
|---|
This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Your income as a translator/interpreter allows you to:".
This poll was originally submitted by Roberta Anderson. View the poll results »
| | | |
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:39
Spanish to English
+ ...
| Support myself | Mar 26, 2010 |
I live alone in Spain. My family lives and works in the UK. I occasionally send them cash.
| | | |
| Support the entire family | Mar 26, 2010 |
I support my husband, my three kids and the Au-Pair...
| | | |
| almost all my family | Mar 26, 2010 |
My girlfriend has a job, so we put our money together and we use it. But I earn more than her, so I usually use the money as soon as get it for everything about bills, school for my children, car payment....
| | |
|
|
|
Mary Worby 
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:39
German to English
+ ...
I earn OK out of translation, but my husband earns slightly more. So we'll call it 50/50!
| | | |
John Rawlins
Spain
Local time: 09:39
Spanish to English
+ ...
| Main breadwinner | Mar 26, 2010 |
My wife works part-time so I am the main breadwinner for my family.
| | | |
Chun Un
Macau
Member (2007)
English to Chinese
+ ...
| A quarter of the total... | Mar 26, 2010 |
and the rest of my income comes from my job as an editor. My wife is not working, so I support the whole family.
| | | |
Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 09:39
Swedish to English
+ ...
| Main breadwinner | Mar 26, 2010 |
I earn almost twice as much as my partner (firemen are never going to be high earners, however necessary they are to society) and we contribute to the household budget accordingly... plus he's not the father of my son, so I don't expect him to provide that type of support - he does that in other ways than financially.
| | |
|
|
|
Laura Gentili
Italy
Local time: 09:39
Member (2003)
English to Italian
+ ...
| Main breadwinner | Mar 26, 2010 |
I support myself and my 11 year old triplets. I am separated from their father and he doesn't give us any money.
Laura
| | | |
Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:39
Spanish to English
| I voted 50/50 | Mar 26, 2010 |
although I actually earn considerably more than my husband now. However, we both have full-time jobs and contribute to running the house. He pays the mortgage and household bills, I pay for food, holidays, children's activities, etc. Like Clare, he is not my daughter's father, so I pay for everything she needs.
| | | |
Elena Novski
Canada
Local time: 03:39
Russian to English
+ ...
| About 30 per cent... | Mar 26, 2010 |
comes from translations/ interpretation these days. For the past two years, I work for a hospital part-time (an administrative job), that definitely strengthens my translator skills in medical area:-)
| | | |
Zamira B.
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:39
Member (2006)
English to Russian
+ ...
| Used to be the breadwinner, contribute partially now. | Mar 26, 2010 |
As a single mother of one I used to be the only breadwinner for the two of us. I was in a full-time job until my daughter turned 3.5 years old. I had no longer a nanny by then, and working beyond 40 hours a week on a 40 hours pay became too much a strain. I went freelance and asked my daughter’s father to start paying maintenance. We now make equal or so contributions.
| | |
|
|
|
| Major contribution, less than 50% | Mar 26, 2010 |
We "live on" my husband's earnings--groceries, mortgage, utilities, gasoline, etc. My earnings pay for my clothes, travel (to visit family), and a few extras. More important, my earnings are gradually getting us out of debt.
| | | |
Since my wife started working again a few years ago.
I'd rather work part-time or not at all, actually, but customers won't let me.
Philippe
| | | |
Parrot
Spain
Local time: 09:39
Spanish to English
+ ...
|
| Pages in topic: [1 2] > |
Login to reply/comment 
