Here is my plan - am I crazy??

[ccjus123]

I'm 31 years old, I already have a BA in another discipline. I have a husband who is also currently going to college for the first time (part-time, 2 classes/semester), he works full-time - he is going to school to be a physician assistant. I work full-time as a legal sec'y with plenty of time to study at my desk (I currently surf the net 85% of the day because of the lack of work - this is also the reason for my career change). We have 2 boys an 8 year old and a 4 year old.

I have about till the end of 2010 to finish my pre-reqs, then I'll be able to start my nursing courses/clinicals. I plan to enroll in a school that has an evening program. I will cut my hours at work to working 3 days a week (I would like to graduate with as little debt as possible). Once I'm finished and am finally working as an RN - my hubby will quit working (he has to because the last 2 years of his physician assistant program is rigorous and full-time study is needed) so that he can go full time and finish up. - I will be able to afford it working as an RN (we've lived on 1 income before when I stayed home with our kids when they were babies).

AM I CRAZY or is this doable? Anybody in a similar situation?

Your thoughts are appreciated...

-Cee Cee:wink2:

[Veganmom]

Sounds well planned out to me. Good luck with everything.

[Maseca]

I'm 31 years old, I already have a BA in another discipline. I have a husband who is also currently going to college for the first time (part-time, 2 classes/semester), he works full-time - he is going to school to be a physician assistant. I work full-time as a legal sec'y with plenty of time to study at my desk (I currently surf the net 85% of the day because of the lack of work - this is also the reason for my career change). We have 2 boys an 8 year old and a 4 year old.

Wow, sounds so similar to me! I'm a little older than you, and I also work in the legal arena (I'm a paralegal) and have NO work to do most days. It's pretty demoralizing, and is also part of the reason for my career change. I'm also hoping to work P/T through nursing school, as I currently earn somewhat more than my husband. We're lucky in that our daughter is 13, and she's our only one.

It sounds like you have a solid plan, but always be prepared for the inevitable "what-ifs" that come up. What we're doing is socking away as much $$$ as possible into savings while I'm working full time and taking my prereqs, and while I'm on the waiting list for an RN program. We're averaging about $700/month into savings right now, so that will go a long way to helping defray the costs, but we're still looking at taking out about $30-40k in student loans to make up for my lost income.

The student loans scare me a little because we're currently living completely debt-free, but as long as we stay disciplined, we should be able to have those paid off in less than three years. Plus, I'm hoping to work with one of those government programs where they will pay off part of your student loan debt (sometimes up to $20k) if you work for 2 years or so in an under served community. Since we live in the Los Angeles area, there are plenty of hospitals that fit that bill.