More money as a nurse is not just about the numbers. It can change your whole life. It gives you the freedom to live your dreams. It also helps you face hard times.
Monica and I have lived this. So have a lot of nurses who watch our videos.
Why making more money matters
1. Freedom to live your dreams
More pay means you can take that dream trip, buy your dream home or go back to school. Think about taking your family to Hawaii. Or think about a nice home in a great part of town.
2. Financial security
Higher pay helps you build a rainy day fund, pay off debt and save to retire. That gives you peace of mind and less stress about money.
This is why Monica and I can work fewer hours than one nurse and still have money left for trips. We took a $15,000 trip to the Maldives, and we have a $20,000 trip to Bora Bora coming up. You can see how we paid for it in our vacation budget breakdown.
3. A better quality of life
With more money, you can pay for better care and take care of yourself. You can enjoy nice dinners out, spa days or a gym.
4. More options for your family
More pay gives your kids more options. You can put them in top schools, back their hobbies and save for their college.
Nurses who made the move
Here is what some of our viewers have done.
@nanaynarsjes changed her life. She followed the steps we lay out in our videos.
@gamesrsamusement8845 bought a house 7 months after moving to Sacramento.
@Justanurse357 says she will have a decent retirement. She credits the job she got in San Francisco after she took our advice.
If you are thinking about Sacramento too, read why Sacramento nurses beat all other cities.
Our own story
Monica and I paid off over $128,000 of debt in just one year. Now we work less than 20 hours a week and live well.
Read the full story in how we paid off $128K of debt.
Your next move
See what you’d take home, then make the move
Map My Pay shows what nurses take home after taxes and rent at 465+ hospitals and in 21,000+ cities. It’s the app I co-founded so you can compare cities before you pack a single box.
The Nurses to Riches Accelerator is the plan Monica and I used to go from $37 an hour in New York to $143 an hour in California: license, city, hospital, and what to do with the money after.
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Written by Jason, RN. I went from $37 an hour in New York to $143 an hour in California and paid off $128K of debt in under a year. I share our numbers in the Nurses to Riches newsletter and on YouTube.