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AARP article recommending transcription to seniors - In-House Lead

Posted: Oct 27, 2013

A friend has written to inform me that the latest AARP magazine has an article recommending transcription to seniors as a viable source of side income.

At first I laughed. Now I'm mad.

I have looked on AARP.org to find said article, but I can't locate it. I have googled it, to no avail. My friend is not tech savvy enough to scan it and e-mail it to me. Anybody out there receive this magazine? I would like to actually read this thing.

Link to article - nn

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I did a web search and found it -- dates back to 2009

Thanks. I did see that one when searching. Doesn't seem like what... - In-House Lead

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my friend was telling me.

Thanks for digging this up, though.

Did your friend look at the date on the - magazine?

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That's old news from an old article, so she must have been reading an old magazine.

Your anger would seem to be misplaced.

AARP article - DiggerMT

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I just read the same thing in the AARP magazine, the latest issue. Unfortunately I threw the magazine away, but I know I read the same thing.

Thanks for the BIG LAUGH!!!!! - wheres_my_job

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Wait till I tell my mom med tran is now recommended for seniors in their "golden years." (She knows it was hell for me). You're talking about putting a whole lotta people into early graves, if seniors took that advice. LOOOLLLL

AARP at-home jobs, page 34 - Maggie

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It says, "If you're a wiz with a processor, consider work with a transcription service." At least it doesn't say medical transcription - but of course, that would be simple too for someone who's "a wiz" with "a processor."

AARP Article - kelly

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It was in the September/October 2013 issue. The website is Rev.com. It is listed as number 1 and there were two others, if I recall.

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