Primary household earner?

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I am curious. How many nurses are the full time primary household earner? In other words, if you quit your job for a lessor paying job, would your currnet housing/health insurance/food on the table situation fold?

Specializes in Med Surg, Specialty.

chelleanne, while you do have to consider your family, you also need to make sure you are happy too. You having happiness in your job should be something your family supports you in! Its no way to live if you dread going to work every day (not sure if you dread your current job, but you may if you pass this opportunity by). If there's an open job in your desired area, I'd encourage you to talk to your husband about how much it will mean to you, and how things can be worked out if you are able to get the job. Apply, and see what happens!

Good luck!

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Ayvah, thank you so much for your reply! Yes, the job I'm in is not where I want to be. I can't imagine having to work there until my husband is done with school. Bleh! I have been offered the other job, it's just pending based on my physical. I have already decided to take the job! I'm excited but don't really share that enthusiasm with my hubby because he wants to bring me down about the decision. I will be a much more alive person once I start this other job. Right now, all I want to do is sleep or cry because of the stress of the other job. So family life will also benefit!

Ayvah, thank you so much for your encouragement and enthusiasm!

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Specializes in Med Surg, Specialty.

That's great news! Hopefully your husband will come around once he sees how much happier this new job makes you. I don't think a family benefits when someone is miserable at their job. We have to take care of ourselves before we can take care of others. This is a good thing! Congrats! :)

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Home Health.

Chellane, I am right there with you. I have applied for another position inside the company I am working and also have an application being considered for a hospital. I have been so stressed since I started my new job. Not to mention my fathers health is not good at all. So add on primary bread winner, being at home in the evenings with just yourself and kiddo cause husband works PT job. While hating your new job and you get miserably stressed. I was begining to think that I was the culprit but sometimes we can only take so much! Just praying every day and night that the lord hears me!

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Ayvah, thanks so much! I am getting excited!

ms.rosebud, let me know how it goes for you, too. You're right, it is stressful being the primary breadwinner and NOT liking your job (UGH!!!). Praying for you that a better opportunity comes up for you and for your father's health.

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Specializes in Med Office, Home Health, School Nurse.

My husband is an electrician and I'm an elementary school nurse. He makes quite a bit more than I do, at least double. He will be out of his apprenticeship in May, and will get a very sizeable raise then. He's hoping to get on at a different place after he tops out, and if he does, he will make over triple what I make.

That being said, our household would struggle if I lost my job. In a year or so, it wouldn't be as bad, but now it would be a pretty huge hit.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, OR, HH,Case Management.

I'm currently the breadwinner as my husband is in school fulltime. Once he's done, we will be making about the same amount, I might make about 10K more, but in a few years he will be making 6 figs and I'll be a SAHM. :)

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