Nursing Student 101: How to have fun on a skimpy budget

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Specializes in CCU, Geriatrics, Critical Care, Tele.

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Nursing students will all agree..... They are short on time, sleep, and money. They have to pool what little resources they have when they get the chance to take a break to get recharged. What are some things you do to maximize your meager resources?

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Specializes in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

I take pleasure in the absolute simple things as well as the things I enjoyed so much before nursing school started -- TV. I love my stories. My gf and I have several shows we keep up with throughout the year and it is a great time to relax, unwind and enjoy contemplating the fate of the protagonists on our favorite shows. That's about all I got for now and it works. :yes:

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I've learned to coupon!!! Its the best thing ever. I really don't have time to actually clip the coupons, so my lovely boyfriend clips them and I organize them. While I am on a little break from school, I plan on stocking up so next semester won't hurt me as bad financially this semester.

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Great ideas.... Thanks guys

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Specializes in Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych.

Babysit in the evenings for families that give me their left overs. Two evenings a week can become a week of dinners.

Of course, studying in Starbucks with my refills also is a saver. The trick is to buy a tall (smallest size, about 1.75) black coffee and ask for a venti cup of ice. Add some milk, sweetener... and you have a great iced coffee for less than half the price. Free refill on the coffee, and you save even more

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.

$3 wine at trader joes. TV date nights as the OP said. Home cooked meals for date nights in.

Eat costcos $1.50 hotdogs or Taco Bell burritos with the girls.

Give myself a pedicure at home with designs!

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.

I can't resist: it's "espresso", not "expresso" :)

Funny caption!

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I just love reading these cartoons and imagining what'll happen the day I'm in this boat.

Thankfully I'm a total bird brain, and love going out and bird watching. As long as I can get myself outside it's little to no expense. Well....considering all the expensive things have been taken care of over the years (binoculars and a camerea :chicken: ). AND it's something that can be done local. Cheap AND close to home! Yay!

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Drive to a nearby hotel or state landmark, and look for those kiosks that have all the brochures for travelers visiting. There are always a TON of things in your local area that you probably didn't even know about, and they're usually pretty cheap...also visiting places you would expect an elementary school to go on a field trip to...e.g. the zoo, or state capital or other govt landmarks. Govt places are generally free admission, and it can be a fun day trip, and places a school would field trip to are generally cheap (a school wouldn't bring 60+ kids someplace where admission is $40 bucks a head). This is what my wife and I did all through nursing school, and still do today just for cheap fun:)

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