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Yes because i will be spending money i don't have and won't earn anything with work decreasing

Posted By: txmwmt on 2005-11-22
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Does anyone else earn extra money at home doing something along with MT work?
I need some ideas.  Fall is coming and I will have some extra time and getting burned out on MT.
I'd be all for spending some money on ....
tracking down the father of her child.   Where is he?  Why shouldn't HE be made to provide for the  child he brought into the world.   That's another big  problem...  Not saying this is your friend's situation, but when you have an average of 30% of whites, 50% of Hispanics, and 69% of African-Americans having children without benefit of marriage, we've got a REALLY big problem here in this country.  People are turning their lives into a train wreck and then expecting the taxpayer/government to pick up the after math.  Let's hold the 2 people who bring these children  into  the world truly responsible for them financially.  Maybe people would be a little more careful if  they didn't know  the govt would be their safety net.
wealthy spending money
I have minimal respect for Oprah. Yes, she does some good things, but I have noticed that she always makes sure she get splenty of publicity for her "good works." Her remark to David Letterman about her show being so much more than a "talk show" was arrogant, pompous, and demeaning to the rest of the "talk show" hosts.

Last year when her audience got those cars, it was publicized as if she gave them the cars - in fact, the car manufacturer donated those cars - it didn't cost Oprah one red cent. When her audiences get all those goodies on the show, I'm willing to bet it isn't costing her - that stuff is mostly if not all donated. It's a tax deduction as a cost of business for her anyway.

Frankly, I think she and Dave deserve each other. They are 2 extremely self-absorbed people.
Does anyone else earn extra money.....
I transcribe 200+ pages per month at $5.00 a page for a local hospital and write resumes as well. The resumes pay better and have over 7000 in my repertoire, however, my first love is MT.
Can still do that and not help the Indians earn our money.
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It's not a spambot, it is a person who has been posting to earn money, a program
on ForuMatrix where posters could earn money by posting, however, this person has taken the program out of context and not only will not be compensated, but the posts will be removed.  Our apologies for any inconvenience. 
My mistake, I am not thinking tonight, I actually make 11.5 cpl, clinic notes. I earn my money thou
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Guess what? When he's at work all day at HIS job, he's not spending time with the family
Grrrrr.
You would be better of just going to work and not spending so much time tilting at windmills.
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Decreasing lines
if you inquired about if others were having a 20% increase after being on DQS, did you get the same "Oh, definitely!" They play with your psyche making you feel that you need to do something more because others are DEFINITELY having a substantial increase. They don't offer to show a listing that displays this substantial increase, though. It's all words and no facts.
EditScript and decreasing line count

I wonder if this is because the company I work for likes to hire MTs straight out of school (not that there is anything wrong with being new - we all have to start some place).  But, it seems like my reports are taking me longer to edit because of the mistakes, and my line count is just sad.  I have been working on EditScript for three years now and use all the hot keys and shortcuts and just cannot seem to get my line count up to where I want it because of the level of correction needed.  Do I search for a company that does not hire newbies?  Thanks.   


So, you think it is okay for hard-working MTs to earn 7-8 cpl for their hard work?? nm
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EMR is part of a big government push for decreasing errors in healthcare..sm

the newer generation of doctors is very comfortable with point and click. They do their banking by internet, etc. As the older docs retire, there will be less and less actual dictation. Some fields don't transfer readily to EMR, for example, the ER doesn't like it because you "can't tell the story" with a point and click.  Another big advantage of the EMR is you can search the data. When Celebrex and other Cox-2 inihibitors were pulled off the market, all the EMR docs had to do was search the records for a match and they could then call all patients on these drugs to get them in and explain what was going on. They also will check for drug reactions within prescriptions, etc. That's why the government is pushing for EMR. Not to mention it will help build that insurance data base...I'm sure their lobbyists are pushing hard for that too.


Money, money, money, mmonnneyyy. Singing the Apprentice song.
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Money with no work
Sit down and analyze the situation and you'll figure it out. I know where you're coming from and I've done that.
Oh yes, I'm spending 3 times as much it seems.
I have been trying to make up a menu for each night and trying to include the cereal/bagels whatever for kids in the morning and buying only what's on my list.  It did help, but I've only tried it twice.  Another good thing is it's in and out as I buy it because I truly believe that the meat in the store has just sat there since no one is buying.  I'd much rather go twice a week (it is across the street) than go only once a month and buy "old meat."  I'm not a big fan of frozen fresh meat anyway; it seems rubbery after it's been frozen... 
That kind of money is what has sent work overseas, IMO.
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Hard 2 make money with no work.

didnt work so owed no money
it is bigger equipment and expensive. AND they never worked so I did not owe them any money. Some were so "anxious" to work that I spent a small fortune sending it overnight so they could "get started" because they really needed to work. I want to believe in the best of people, but it is getting harder and harder.
OF COURSE we know what daycare is! Its anyone OTHER than Mom spending the majority of the day
course, just the way lots of you like it!! Dump and run!!  Unreal. The Govt monitors day care - oh, there's a relief!  Then the Govt monitors schools, which are your next dump off point for your kids! And of course you can't spend the day with your own kids - they grow AWAY from parents over the years, not closer.  You can't control your own kids, cause they're NOT your kids - they belong to daycare and their peer group friends.
Spending too much time with your child?
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Gracious! You all are spending way too much $$ on stickies

GSMI, Inc.  Has good single sheet or flat fold. 


Computer Extras has a great price on the large roll of stickies.  Their flat fold is too flimsy for my printer and separates too easily. 


I usually get 1" perforated roll from Computer Extras for $54 including shipping.  It looks like it is for dot-matrix printers (has the holes on the side of the page as leaders to fit the printer) but works great in laser printers.  I tear off as little as 6" inches and stack them up in my manual print tray.  The leaders give an easy separation guide for the offices, too.  The 1" perforation makes little waste when separating multiple chart notes/patients on a page. 


Same here, although I won't be spending it on a trip to China
I do disagree about not being good at MT though. I think many competent MTs shoot themselves in the foot by not recognizing the value of their skills and working for less than they are worth.
If you are spending all that time having to proof
may as well hire someone else and proof their work. I've considered starting a business of my own but I can definitely see there would be headaches. I do IC for a gal and I really like working for her. She pays me a decent wage and I do my best to make the client happy because I know that will make that gal happy. Don't get me wrong. I'm sure I have made an error here and there; NO ONE is perfect. There are good days and bad days. Some days, I have to send loads of blanks to her but usually because the doctor seems to mumbling, sound quality, maybe a doctor's name in the report I'm not familiar with and don't want to put the incorrect spelling in, or a discrepency I may find in the report. There are other days when I have great docs, great sound quality and the doc may even spell an unfamiliar doctor name for me. :) I definitely hope the gal I work for is happy with my work and I would also hope she would say something to me if she was unhappy so I could fix it. Have you talked to your MTs about your concerns? Sent them changes you have had to make when you proof?
As long as you're doing it just for spending
money & have a husband who is the bread-winner, then you'll do fine. If you're a single mom counting on this to support you and your children, then I'd recommend another field. Now that the greedy corporations have taken us over & are sending most of the work to India, they've pretty much destroyed our industry.
Depending on who you work for.... you can make good money

I usually average between $15-25 an hour doing VR. That is enough for me. I think it helps if you have companies that pay for footers, headers, spaces etc.. Good luck.


The difference between not caring what you spend and spending as
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Does it bother you they're spending the inheritance?
And I know that healthcare costs are so out of control here that there are organized flights that go to India and other countries to get get their health care. Because it's sadly cheaper to fly halfway around the world, get a hotel/apartment for a month, buy food, and pay cash for surgery or medical care than it is to stay here and get it down.

He11, even some of the insurance companies were pushing for offshoring our health care to India.

And nobody has yet to say that we don't have great medical care here; the big gripe is that so few have access to it.
Oh, I think I earn my keep!
I have worked a full-time plus a part-time job for the last 15 years. I would say I most definitely "earn my keep".

Listen, if you don't want to hear us "whining", stay off the boards, why don't you??
I understand... But I will not lose money by doing free work because she chooses to bill (sm)

will a method that requires me to give away free work.  I will politely explain my position when we have our meeting.  If push comes to shove, I will tell her that I will switch to her method of line counting, but I will need 9 cpl rather than 8 cpl.  If she won't do it, I will give my notice.  


Thanks for the input!  I appreciate your time!   


oil field pers a "per diem" which is a set amt of money they get to show up for work that day,
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My dad owns a dental lab - GOOD money, steady work, very tedious though
nm
Spending a couple weeks traveling in 4-corners area
We have about 3 weeks to wander around this area -- starting in Albuquerque and ending up in Phoenix.  Looking forward to seeing the National Parks, Monument Valley, etc., but would love to hear about out of the way or particularly neat stuff!!!
that is if you EARN under a certain amount,
after that you must pay taxes on all. The goverment certainly isn't going to be left out of our money!!
Are you saying that you earn 100k
NM
You type just enough to earn $900/mo. The
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How to get job that lets you earn only up to
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You earn less with one space.

I make 7.5 CPL and earn over $4K monthly
Maybe to you that's not a decent wage, or maybe you're not as fast. I don't know. But this IS production-based work. So type more and earn more. I think I clear about 14,000 lines in a 40-hour work week and I bring TAKE HOME about $4K a month. To ME that's good money. Maybe I'm stupid. I know people that earn much more (are much faster than I) at 7.5 CPL. Call me dumb, but I think that's good take home.
Again, don't forget - Guru gets a cut of what you earn
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When it comes time, i will match what they earn.
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Steelers didn't earn one of the TDs nm
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And you might earn another 1/2 to 1 cent more working
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Doubt any way can earn more than the limit of
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7 cpl gross and counts blank lines, IC status-- make a ton of money because it's easy work...nm
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I replied this morning and was deleted. I asked if you're spending a lot of extra time on the ex
work.  If so, I see no reason why you can't charge her by the hour for what you do.  It could me maybe $100 a week insted of every 2.  I do think that is a rip-off and you're being taken for your generosity. 
As far as I know you can earn up to a certain amount - you cannot exceed a certain percentage of the
salary you were making when you took your disability. I do not think it is uncommon to work as you could certainly not make it on disability alone.
What kind of retirement tells you how much you can earn?
I will start drawing from a pension plan this April - I have absolutely nothing saying I can or cannot make X amount of dollars a month. How did you get a retirement that tells you what you can make? This sounds strange to me.
Why only young mothers who want to earn extra?
Why this statement? What about us older ones? I just do not get that statement because I would think experience counts a lot in this job.
right, taxes are paid in the state where you earn 'em...
since you work at home, you earned your wages in your state and pay them to your state.
Yeah, I earn 50k a year and I just bought a house for a buck!

Oh and I just got 25% of 28 million from a prince in Zimbabwe!