I think I may go get my food stamp when I graduate

ohmeowzer RN, RN · Feb 5, 2009

i don't think you'll need food stamps. hopefully the ecomony will get better and you won't need any goverment assitance. i don't even think you will need to live under a bridge. so don't pick out which shopping cart you would like to push around town just yet... lol.

you will get a job , and you won't be rich , but you will be okay. i send you hugs !!

payne080970 · Feb 5, 2009

Many jobs don't start at that amount...I taught before I went to nursing school and made $18,700 my first year. you will make it - just plan and budget!

morte, LPN, LVN · Feb 5, 2009

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I am still a 5th semester nursing student in my BSN program. And today I was just wondering how much money I will make when I graduate. Then the following is the math I did in my tiny brain:
40 hrs* 20 dollars/hr*4weeks*12months=38,500 dollars/year!!!!!
Am I getting it right?????
I think I may need to request a food stamp when I graduate...... my engineering friend can make double when he graduates:uhoh3:
Hope someone can tell me my calculation is WRONG~otherwise, :angryfire I don't know. I think I am still falling love with nursing:heartbeat

tut tut......40x20x52=41,600......dont be takin' those short cuts....lol

wshy_no1 · Feb 5, 2009

lol. right~how did I forget those extra weeks~ :coollook: 52 weeks!! yeah!! my salary just went up another 3000 dollars! yeah!!!!

FLmomof5 · Feb 8, 2009

Not to mention the occasional OT, shift diff, etc.

I highly doubt an engineer can make double! When I first got out of the USAF, my first civilian engineering job was $28,900. (Of course that was in 1987) I noticed that if I had stayed in that field, I would be over $90K now....but that would be with 25 yrs experience not a "freshout" (of college).

Tweety, BSN, RN · Feb 8, 2009

If you can't feed yourself on $20.00 shame on you.

Although, I know you're venting and aren't seriously going to get food stamps. It doesn't seem to go far these days, but you can make more working nights and weekends. :)

wshy_no1 · Feb 9, 2009

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my friend is in chemical engineering major and he will graduate this May. He just got one job offer recently and the salary is 65,000!!! that's around 2 times as what a new grad nurse can make. well, now I am not that much jealous of him. lol. Thanks for everyone's kind and helpful responses.

I just love people on this website sooooo muchhhhhh.

FLmomof5 · Feb 9, 2009

Well, a new chemical engineer has a BS degree. A grad nurse makes more than half of that 65K...and that is with an associates degree. (That is what sux about the BSN.... not a lot more than the ASN pay!) Depending upon where you live, you can earn 65K+ as a grad nurse, so ya kinda have to qualify the statement about the engineers....and their salaries do not vary as much with COL...trust me, I have lived in some high cost areas...

My hubby's ex-W earned $55K her first year as an RN (I saw the w-2) working 26 hrs/week and that was in Greenville, SC!! My brother is in his 3rd year after earning his ASN/RN....he earned $125K last year in Manhattan. Don't think either would get you food stamps!

TinkerNurse · Feb 11, 2009

Err where exactly do you live that you can't live off that? 38k isn't rich but it certainly isn't chump change.

classic123 · Feb 13, 2009

Well, a new chemical engineer has a BS degree. A grad nurse makes more than half of that 65K...and that is with an associates degree. (That is what sux about the BSN.... not a lot more than the ASN pay!) Depending upon where you live, you can earn 65K+ as a grad nurse, so ya kinda have to qualify the statement about the engineers....and their salaries do not vary as much with COL...trust me, I have lived in some high cost areas...
My hubby's ex-W earned $55K her first year as an RN (I saw the w-2) working 26 hrs/week and that was in Greenville, SC!! My brother is in his 3rd year after earning his ASN/RN....he earned $125K last year in Manhattan. Don't think either would get you food stamps!

Can you tell ,where in Greenville, SC pay $55K in year for first year RN?

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Feb 13, 2009

I graduated 6 months ago and have never been more financially stable than I am right now. I am actually able to pay my bills, pay rent, buy a few little extras, and even pay for my BSN tuition. I'm sure if you are in school you are all ready living on a budget. Nursing isn't an upper class job, but I'm happy.