DieselBurps

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1. 401k's IRA's and retirement

   DieselBurps replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

   Thanks Ned, I was hoping you would comment since I have seen you mention retirement accounts passingly before. I think I get what you are saying that I should do a traditional IRA over a Roth and contribute the max at $5,500 a year, and then in low ...

2. 401k's IRA's and retirement

   DieselBurps replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

   Thanks for the responses so far. lig, I am going to take the company 401k and their match. Like you said it's better than doing nothing. Guy in Babyland, Roth would make sense I think since I am already only taxed on my hourly traveling wage and not...

3. 401k's IRA's and retirement

   DieselBurps posted a topic in Travel

   Hello, So have started to aggressively pay off my students loans and am now thinking about my next steps as far as what I should do about investments and retirement accounts. The agency I am with now offers a 401k plan with 2% contribution of my ta...

4. Cali travel pay

   DieselBurps replied to nur18's topic in Travel

   Argo, how are you not dealing with housing?? The reason I ask is thought I remember you saying somewhere that you were in an RV? But I could be mistaking you with someone else? I am doing the RV thing now and its been great but I have kind of writ...

5. Cali travel pay

   DieselBurps replied to nur18's topic in Travel

   Depending on where you are at in Cali, housing could eat a pretty good chunk of that money. Something to consider.

6. States that are friendly to travelers who want a lunch break

   DieselBurps replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

   Hey Ned, it's a 13 week contract, 4 weeks done so far. I can relate when you said " it's a shame what we do to ourselves". I ask to take a measly 30 min. lunch break in a stressful, overworked, and often times under appreciated job, and I get the ...

7. States that are friendly to travelers who want a lunch break

   DieselBurps replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

   I agree with this, but I am asking my coworkers whom I have to spend 40 hours with every week. I don't feel I should have to ask, and I think it sounds stupid asking "hey mind if I take my 30 min. (guaranteed by law in CO according to the link Ned po...

8. States that are friendly to travelers who want a lunch break

   DieselBurps replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

   Ned, I am not delaying travel, I am currently on assignment, just trying to decide on where to go next. I am pretty open to a lot of places. I am sure I will end up working in CA at some point in my career, but I am not in a real big hurry to get out...

9. States that are friendly to travelers who want a lunch break

   DieselBurps replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

   Thanks, ya, I think I need to just hold out for that CA license. I might give WA a try this summer until I get my license.

10. States that are friendly to travelers who want a lunch break

    DieselBurps posted a topic in Travel

    Thinking about my next assignment and would like to go someplace that respects nurses who like to take an actual lunch break. Scarfing down food at my workstation and being interrupted constantly is not my idea of an actual break. I only have around ...

11. What is the real deal with Trustaff???

    DieselBurps replied to oncrn86's topic in Travel

    I have been with trustaff for over a year and they have been great to me as far as I know. No complaints. I am thinking about trying Fastaff though for a few contracts. That will give me more to compare with.

12. NY contract vs CA contract

    DieselBurps replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    Who is this with and what speciality? Both look like good money

13. Prophecy Exam

    DieselBurps replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the info. I feel better now and will start doing them tonight. I spoke with my agency and they said I can take it as many times as I need.

14. Prophecy Exam

    DieselBurps posted a topic in Travel

    Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the prophecy exam. Basically how hard is this test? I plan to do some review but reading up on the test, I find that it is timed. I am a particularly slow test taker so it has me worried. I plan to speak ...

15. Health Care is a right

    DieselBurps replied to headsup's topic in Activism

    So? I never said people with insurance will never die. You seem very delusional because no where in my posts have I indicated anything close. I just stated that based on current research, your chances of dying because you do not have insurance is inc...