Money matters

[ThinkerBelleRN, BSN, RN]

I know some Filipino nurses who work in the states and they all seem to live a lavish lifestyle-- vacations, BMW cars, luxury items like expensive purses, closets at par with Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, just to name a few. I sometimes wonder if they have any savings, or if they skimp on daily expenses just to be able to make such purchases.

Can a nurse actually afford this kind of lifestyle?

[Floor_Nurse]

I wouldn't call it a lavish lifestyle. Most of the nurses I know from the far east (especially Filipinos) are smart with their finances...that is, they don't waste money on non-essential things like restaurants & drinking.. Perhaps we Americans should be more frugal with our spending habits.

[caliotter3]

The Filipino nurses that I knew who seemed to have a lot more than I did, had a network-type relationship with each other where they might be inclined to help each other out in a pinch. When I got laid off, one of them was so kind as to approach me to see if I needed help with my mortgage payment. The group was ready to pitch in to help me. I surely noticed that none of my so-called 'compatriots' made any such offers. These ladies also worked like work horses. The majority of them held down two full time jobs. And many of them were just like the rest of us, in debt up to their earlobes.

[Purple_roses]

I wouldn't call it a lavish lifestyle. Most of the nurses I know from the far east (especially Filipinos) are smart with their finances...that is, they don't waste money on non-essential things like restaurants & drinking.. Perhaps we Americans should be more frugal with our spending habits.

I was with you right up until you said drinking was a non-essential.