Excited about starting to travel but spouse is getting nervous

[RW23RN, BSN, RN]

I've been talking about traveling for awhile and recently started researching different agencies and such. When I started talking to my husband, who works as an ER Tech/EMT, about traveling, he was excited and said he was all for it. He's tired of health care and wants to get into photography, so we thought traveling to some places we have really wanted to visit would be a good opportunity to take pics of new people and places. The problem is, now that I've filled out an application and talked to a recruiter about starting in January, he's getting nervous. He's unsure of what to do for work when we travel, he's nervous about leaving the house for 3 months (even though my sister will be staying here for us) and just generally skeptical about everything working out for us to do this. He's worried that we won't make enough to pay the mortgage on our house while we're gone because the places we want to go are "high cost of living."

Anyone have advice or experience to offer??

[AppleRN4]

I'd say your husbands nervousness is legitimate, as I had the same fears leaving my house, worried about the same things your hubby worries about. First of all, make sure the money you'll be making on your assignment will cover your expenses back home. And make sure you have at least a months expense saved, just in case something happens.

The way to make more money is to go to places with a higher cost of living, and then take the housing stipend= more cash in your pockets. Familiarize yourself with IRS publication 1542 to know what the per diem rates are for areas you're traveling to; this will make it really easy to know when companies low ball you on your M&I and your stipend.

Good luck :)