oceanblue52 462 Posts Sep 30, 2016 Paying bills, but once I get caught up I am buying a nice down pillow and a massage
Mr. Murse 403 Posts Specializes in Critical Care/Vascular Access. Has 12 years experience. Sep 30, 2016 I worked full-time through school and so my first nursing paycheck wasn't very significant. A slight pay increase but nothing to really celebrate.
NurseGirl525, ASN, RN 3,663 Posts Specializes in ICU. Sep 30, 2016 Mortgage. I got a new mortgage around the same time I got my first nurse paycheck.
AdobeRN 1,294 Posts Sep 30, 2016 Coach purse - I felt I had been "poor" for so long I deserved something nice :)
Buyer beware, BSN 1,137 Posts Specializes in GENERAL. Has 40 years experience. Sep 30, 2016 With my first check? Oh, I remember it well.I self-funded a study designed to explore the ubiquity of red-heads (gingers) found in TV commercials. (actually a capstone project)After watching endless hours of television along with their concomitant ads, I had come to the conclusion that this phenomenon may be directly attributable to some kind of bizarre fetish as even the ever present zombie programs will feature an inordinate amount of zombie redheads. And all this given the fact that redheads makeup only 1-2% of the entire world's population. Except in Scotland where 19% of the population are gingers. Is this true nursing research at its best or what?
MikeyT-c-IV 237 Posts Specializes in Vascular Access. Has 13 years experience. Sep 30, 2016 Started paying off the bill collectors! Bought the wife a new mini-van... started plans to build a house. Good times and now we're still broke.
theRPN2b 147 Posts Specializes in Medicine. Oct 1, 2016 I got my first nursing job this year. I was lucky and had no student loans;so I put my first paycheck all into savings (along with the next 2 after that). After that I bought my first car,all paid for in cash :) (have been saving for years though)
AllOfMyWat 1 Article; 104 Posts Oct 1, 2016 Like most I paid bills, but the first fun thing I spent money on was a pink rose tattoo. That tattoo let me meet one of the most fun boyfriends I had.
kataraang, BSN 129 Posts Specializes in critical care ICU. Has 7 years experience. Oct 1, 2016 I want an Xbox One.
kittyxqueen 11 Posts Oct 1, 2016 Just got my first nursing check yesterday, and I paid off my credit card. And my first real purchase with money that was leftover was... an umbrella. A really nice one though I must say! It's been raining hard all week and all day here and believe it or not I didn't have one because they either broke or got lost somewhere
Swellz 746 Posts Specializes in oncology, MS/tele/stepdown. Has 6 years experience. Oct 1, 2016 Student loans and bills. It never occurred to me at the time to reward myself with it rather than use it like any other paycheck. I reward myself now all the time as I have no more loans lol.
Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN 5,047 Posts Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro. Has 16 years experience. Oct 1, 2016 Groceries, rent, and daycare
