Car, School, Debt?

Nurses LPN/LVN

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Hello, I'm a new grad LVN in debt for $17k of loans. I'm driving a beat up, gas guzzler, truck with problems and I want to get a smaller, reliable car to commute to work. However, at the same time I want to pay off my loans and go back to school to pursue to RN as soon as I can. What is the best thing I should do to get things straight in my life?

I chose to work and pay down my debt. There is such a thing as racking up so much debt in pursuit of education that at some point you will never be out of education debt, and it becomes no longer worth it. My suggestion is to pay some of it down, get a reliable car (you will need it for clinical), and get experience in the field. Then when you can honestly say that you can afford school, you be better able to focus on it.

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What happens when you get to clinical and you are on public transport? That won't fly in many nursing programs.

What on earth? If any nursing program gives a flying hoot about how you got to clinical, its not a nursing program to consider. Showing up on time is usually the priority. And being aware of how transit works will ensure you show up on time. Plenty of people in my program used public transport to get around. I used it exclusively, and I know I wasn't the only one.

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.

you need reliable transportation, highly recomend honda lines

search for employment that will reimburse education....and manage that debt.....you sound like you have it together,

best wishes for you :)

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