Like trying to get a mortgage as a freelancer!

Even though my husband & I bought (and pay for!) our apartment equally, the bank always addresses him for *everything* because he has the stable job. Even though the mortgage is from "my" bank & I was paying more in rent for years (when single).

#xl8
Reposted from Michele Hutchison
So there is still a long way to go in educating people about the realities of life as a literary translator (or writer) and how hard it is to make ends meet. We're part of the precariat.

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