so many factors to consider

I had to do this when my last child was born and it was very difficult.  I think so much depends though on what kind of a baby you have.  Unfortunately, my last one was very needy, cried a lot, and wanted to be held a great deal which meant that I basically was unable to work at all when he was awake.  He didn't take good naps either, so I ended up doing all of my work late at night and early morning hours and needless to say, there was little time for sleep. I did it almost the first year of his life and I was one tired puppy.

I'm told from friends who have done it though that it can be done and particularly if you have a good baby who sleeps for long periods of time.  Good luck to you!

• WORKING WITH KIDS - TESS
  • I could not have done it. - mtathome
  • Your hours will need to change as baby grows and starts to sleep less, too! Naps become too - infrequent too soon. nm
  • Isn't it pretty clear? - Kate
    • I have to disagree with - your post...sm
      • baby...... - Deebomb
      • question about nursing/transcribing - Beenthere, done it!
        • answer...sm - your post...sm
  • set hours forget about it - hs
  • It can be done but - hs
  • Yes but difficult! nm - GreenEyes
  • Of course its possible. If you want it to - MTMom2
  • in a word, no. - kl
  • so many factors to consider - Beenthere, done it!

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Privately if one is typing in a DOS program with very familiar MDs/work, you can do 300-400 LPH.  If, however, one works for a national transcription company, you can slash that about in half if you have to type through the internet and use all the F keys and the alt-cont-shift keys and all that stuff which slows one down tremendously.

Just my nickel's worth.  *S*  And I know this because I do 400 LPH privately and about 175 LPH for a national.

I've been paid $3.00 per page and made out very well, but I didn't have to search for addresses or correct their language due to poor grammar.  These were very smart docs.  The reports were very short.  The docs just told me to use my own discretion and expertise in regards to format, so I made them as simple as possible = less keystrokes.  Hope this helps.  Margins play a factor.  She is probably better off charging per line. 

How easy is the platform, how are lines counted, do you have reference books or do you use Google to do all your research?  Do you have lots of normals/macros, do you use an expander, do you spend too much time on-line or are you up and down frequently? 

I make $40,000/year working 5 to 6 hour days/5 days a week.  I have an easy platform, lots of macros, an expander, multiple reference books.  I do work for a national, but I am also an employee and get paid by gross line, so my $40,000+/year is better than an IC making $40,000/year. 

I guess I was blessed.  In my entire 20+ year carrier I've only worked for 3 companies and each one has been better than the previous one.  

Is $40,000 what you think you s/b be making based on the TV commercials say you can make or is that what you need to be making?   If you don't need that much money to live on then don't worry about it.  You have to look at pros and cons of what you are doing versus working in an office and you might come out even by the time you factor in clothing, food, gas, etc.  (I'm assuming you work at home.) 

involved that could contribute to a large return, such as losses in the stock market, medical expenses, etc.  Generally speaking though it is because you have claimed too many dependents or claimed single when you are married, but there are lots of people who are not able to save money so a little extra each month contributes to a large refund later and then they have the funds to pay off debt or do home repairs, pay college tuition, etc.  Now if they put a little away in savings they'd have more to show at the end of the year, but with interest rates so low it wouldn't be a significant amount.

This situation might not be ideal for you, but it may be for someone else.  It is their money, it doesn't affect my paycheck or my tax return so I figure it is none of my business.