Can you pay the bills on your nursing salary?

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  1. Can you pay the bills--and insurance, retirement, savings--on your nursing salary?

    • 37
      Yes, my salary is adequate for all that I need.
    • 19
      No, my salary is just not cutting it.
    • 26
      Bills are only getting paid because of overtime or a second income.
    • 26
      I'm squeaking by somehow.
    • 12
      I think everyone's having a hard time of it nowadays, not just me.
    • 11
      Other

131 members have participated

Specializes in Utilization Management.

Are you able to pay the bills, afford insurance, and contribute to a retirement fund on your nursing salary alone?

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

With lots of overtime:lol2:

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I voted other because it's my husband's salary that pays our bills and I don't have insurance where I work because his covers me, covers more than I can get, and it's cheaper.

If I had to support myself, I would probably have to cut back on some things, but I'm sure I could do it with picking up some more shifts.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I could with spare if it weren't for all the child support.

Yeah, yeah, I know it's one of my bills. That's not what I mean. I mean if I were supporting just 1 household, it wouldn't be a problem.

And it still isn't a problem - as long as I work overtime.

~faith,

Timothy.

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Specializes in ER,PACU,Urgent Care,ICU,ltc,.

I'm seriously worried about retirement; there's never enough left to put away for that, and pensions are a thing of the past and hardly adequate.Savings is barely do-able

the cost of insurance , and the poor coverage offerred these days is atrocious.

Vicky RN

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Specializes in LTC, med-surg, critial care.

Yes, I get paid more than enough. But, I'm single, have no children and share a house with my sister. Basically, I only have myself to worry about. That and spoiling the hell out of my nephews.

I worry about the future though. It's the whole reason I decided to go back to school and work full time.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

I can swing it, to a point. Going to school, i'm so broke i have to save up to be poor sometimes.

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Are you able to pay the bills, afford insurance, and contribute to a retirement fund on your nursing salary alone?

I have never tried. I have lived with someone for the last 17 years that makes about 7-8 times what I do.

Yes, I know. I am quite lucky.

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I can swing it, to a point. Going to school, i'm so broke i have to save up to be poor sometimes.

When I was in school it was the same way for me. I lived in a singles apartment complex. On Sundays we would pool our food and try to cook a meal. Sometimes it was really good, other times it was onion rings.

I *just* started eating onion rings again recently. I totally relate to what you are saying.

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Specializes in Case Management, Home Health, UM.

I could...if only I could find a FULL-time permanent job...somewhere.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatrics.

I voted yes. I found that the more I worked, the more I spent and I rarely needed the extras.

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Not with my husband's logging truck and our business - we need the truck to pay the bills.

I work part-time - mostly for the insurance. I won't ever work full-time again.

So, probably not. :rolleyes:

steph

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