About $80,000 (sm)

Work PT in-house for a medical center (excellent bennies) and FT at-home for an MTSO (better pay b/c based on production rather than hourly).   Work about 60 hrs/week, 2-3 weeks of paid vacation/year, 1 week of sick leave ...

...or just-sick-of-working leave (lol!)

Secrets -

1.  Don't focus on a dollar amount - focus on something more tangible, i.e., I keep a picture of my favorite vacation spot or pictures of my favorite vacation posted near my desk so I know that to get there, then I have to work here, now.

2.  Shorthand, shorthand, ShortHand at both jobs - if a doc dictates, for example, "No evidence of pleural effusion," I type, "Nopfs." 

3.  Stay positive.

4.  Don't work for an MTSO that cheats MTs of lines (I know firsthand about this; if you have ?'s, email me)

5.  Be flexible - if my FT job runs out of work, I may start earlier and work longer the next day, or work longer at my PT job.

• End of year...anybody gonna clear over 50K? - ??
  • Right under $50,000 - Lauryn
  • I would love to know the secret... - MTMomma
  • clearing 50,000?? - Cindy M
  • Those wages posted below seem - excellent to me.
  • Probably just over by year's end (sm) - old decrepit mt
  • $32K/part time 6 months/full time 6 months - sm
  • About $30,000 working 5 hr per day considered full-time - mamawtypes
  • About $80,000 (sm) - MT
  • Already there and above......own account(s). nm - JMR
  • $24K part-time with three months of - I wish...
  • 35K here working not a whole lot of hours. - I have my own accounts though.
  • Any advice for newcomer? - Joan Robinson
    • Starting pay is anywhere from 5-7 cpl - sm -
    • One of the posters tells. - Look at some of the posts
  • $25K part time - Part-Timer
    • Part-timer, too sm - MT2
      • what you make - landroverlady
    • 10K for 12 hour weekends, work privately - All week I work privately....NM
      • sorry, thought I was on MQ board - 10K for ..SM - All week I work privately....SM
  • not this year but close - mg
  • Maybe $16K......took a little time off though from 1 job - nm -
  • Not now - mom2huskies
  • Haha! Not exactly! Should be rephrased to ask, - nm - 'Anyone gonna clear over $18,000?'
    • Agree - mom2huskies
      • Yup, and it'll most likely only go lower, right about - the time gas reaches $4.00/gallon. (nm)
  • I at 1 time did the big $$$$ - Nope
  • Wow, with so many posting here - making a good living.
    • You can "make a living" if you work 16-hr days, 7 days - a week, 52 weeks a year.......
      • Disagree. I work 48 hours a week for $65K. - me
        • I've been at it for 30+ years. 'Back in the day', I too made - Too Late, Now
          • Let's look at that 1 cpl raise closer .. - Devil's Advocate
            • The 1cpl amount was just a 'fer instance'. - In reality it's more like hundredths of a cent
              • I think that is a matter of opinion. - me
                • I realize that I can't 'have it all', but I'd be happy - - if I could just have SOME ! (nm)
          • You could have written my story - mom2huskies
            • Also, don't you think alot of the 'big bux' people say they're - making is just a lot of hooey? ;D
              • I believe them. I know what I make and have - seen others making.
                • Uh - huh. - yeah, RIGHT.
                • makin' the big bucks - annabanana
  • yeah but just barely - sm - fingers
  • I don't make 50K or close sm - Lyndia
  • Yep - Patti
  • I could have - teaser
    • When i was charging - rm
  • $50K - ticked
    • ... and you're still there... why? - (nm)
      • Probably because she needs a job, it's paying, includes benefits. - nm
  • Yes, about 65K and I've given all my tips multiple times. - Just get shot down.
    • well, tell me cuz I wont shoot you down - me
      • Ok - me
        • But do you have a LIFE? Do you get any exercise? - ??
          • Of cours. I only work 48 hours a week. ? - me
        • No shooting, but... - Scribbles
          • Someone's always got to have a comeback. - How many more reasons do you have for not making i
            • Yes it would be a perfect world - Scribbles
        • what i want to know is - me
          • me too - stilltyping
          • I have to work a schedule for each company. - me
            • thanks - me
              • Please be careful - Malki Reed
              • Take breaks, though! You'll regret it if you don't! - me
                • Just wondering if I can be nosy and ask - - truffle
                  • I live on one job and save the earnings from the 2nd. - me
  • None ya! - sm
    • With that being said.... - It's time to get off MTStars and back to work!!

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