Ok, I know we should be frugal after we graduate and invest in retirement, pay off debt and student loans, etc. However, for a little fun, what kinds of things do you look forward to buying after you graduate and are working as a nurse?
For me: a Dyson vacuum cleaner ($500) and a set of NARS blushes ($200), the best blush on the planet. I've also been fixated on buying a Mini Cooper:
I suspect I'll buy the Dyson and NARS, but the Mini Cooper may just not be a good financial choice.
I hear all of you that just want to live a normal quality of life after NS. My post school "splurge" is going to be paying my bills on time and getting a good nights sleep knowing that no one is after me for money anymore! The thought of it is better than a Disney vacation! Not like that will be out of the question
I hear all of you that just want to live a normal quality of life after NS. My post school "splurge" is going to be paying my bills on time and getting a good nights sleep knowing that no one is after me for money anymore! The thought of it is better than a Disney vacation! Not like that will be out of the question
I haven't gotten anything big, but it IS nice to be able to add on a coolant flush with an oil change, get my hair cut by a professional more often than once every 12-18 months, and get my pets a checkup rather than waiting until they get really sick to see the vet. Oh, and everything is paid off except the student loans and the mortgage.
Since (at this stage) I will only be an LVN once I graduate, get my license, and find a job... my 'dreams' are rather small...
1) Pay off the house early... should take about a year or so with two incomes (just bought the house this year, but total owed is less than $75,000.. paying it off drops our COL to less than $1500/month.. woo hoo)
2) Build up a hefty nest egg for emergencies
3) Pay off whatever student loan debt I incur over the next year
4) Save up so I can bridge to RN withOUT student loans.
Not as glamorous as some of these posts, but I'm not really motivated by 'stuff' as much as I am by peace of mind financially... those that are, though, should feel proud at having the means to do so! Whatever motivates your success is a good thing. :)
When I gradaute, I am buying a brand spankin' new. 2500 diesel cummins RAM with a 35" lift with stacks!!!! ohhh yeeaahh!!!!, Movin out on the farm and gettin my son some goats...
Angel@MyTable, RN
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A new Prius....yup! That's about it!
Oh, and I guess paying off SL may be a good idea also!