kristinah

Hey kid, make it an adventure-the money is worth it, you will make great friends if you are nice-and see a different part of the country-it really is great, ck out supplemental travel-I use them and it's no games just good pay up front and everyweek on time. tell them I recommended you-this is my 5th assignment and every assignment gets better, you learn new things, remember to keep your same bank and some same address so you can show you are really living in one place and traveling to another. Would anyone out there like to share their IRS write offs, many accountants do not know them all My favorite is the difference between what your company pays for housing and what the govt allows, is a write off with no receite required ect my co gives me $940 a wk in housing, the GSA allows $1140 a week in clevland- the $200 a week is what I can write off x's thats $2600 q 12 weeks- tolls and parking also, any others?

Thanks would be appreciated

Any chance you could tell me about where you work

Any chance you could tell me about where you work

Why do you all think because you are makeing +$30/h and housing you are doing well-you are losing so much in taxes it's pitfull and your co is making a fortune on you. Don't you know it you take the housing pd directly to you (I think in Dallas they offer about $950 /WEEK and will not evan show on you w-2) then take a lower wage $15/h, then you are clearing then you are clearing $600-$200 in taxes $400 + $950 tax free housing-that leaves you $1350 clear,after taxes and at the end of the year you can also write off the difference on housing pd by the co and what the gsa.gov +perdiem allows-Weekly. that is a $5 -$10,000 yr write off if you do 35 /h x 40 h you make $1400 /wk minus $500 in taxes you cl $900 and you pay taxes on $77,000 that puts you in the 33% bracket about $25,000 taxes with no other write offs. vs the $30,000 @ the lower rate of $15% = $4,500 .$25,000 in taxes vs $4,500 DUH! Now one had to tell me twice, Supplemental Travel put me on to this and I ck it out with an accountant-because I never cheat on my taxes, but I know alot of loopholes, that are legal. I am tired of working like a dog and giving it back to those who will not work. I always do at least one travel assignment a year and this year I did 2, just because of taxes.If your co did not explain this-chg co. because that are taking an across the board write off (gsa.gov+perdiem, put in your area and x's the housing and meals x7 if you are 60miles from home) this is the top across the board write off. anyone cantake this amt and it is for 1 wk. it is tax free and very legal. so I find cheap clean quiet housing-usually bargaining for a lower rate-right now I am at the La Quinta for $350/wk, because I am close enough to drive home I don't stay 2 night and I pay $250/wk (one guy up here in Clev. found a nice 2 room for $550 a month) so get looking girl.

I wrote about travelers in Nev. my sister is ill in Vegas and I need to get closer, I do psych,adolesents,adult substance abuse and gerri- Your answer was not real clear, are you saying you are a traveler in Vegas now? If so do they have psych? Who is your company? How far from Vegas is the Hosp? and will you get a reference fee-If I sign with them I will use you- Thanks K

just remember 60 miles from home and you are considered a traveler :) God's Blessings to you and yours

This friend needs to look at where she failed, was it too overwhelming? sometimes you can take precourses that can help, like med. term. and chem. Nursing is a high pressured job, if she goes all thru school and passes but can't take the stress ("Nurses eat each other alive" is not just a saying) then she blew a lot of $$ and time. There are many well paying jobs that are good. Some are related to nursing, Failing nursing school is like flunking out of the marines- it is no disgrace-some just cannot or will not do what it takes-that means they are to work else where.

Find the area you want, if at all possible make a trip to the area, last I knew job hunting was a write off on taxes, (ck with your accountant) or call the hosp and ask for the floor you want and ask if any travelers are there, ask them the good and bad-I like supplemental and they always arrange for me to talk to one of their travelers. Any good travel company will offer you milage (this is often nego. so if they pay .40/mile you can negoitate for .60 or .80cents a mile- then look up gsa.gov +perdiem it will tell you for the area what the gov. allows weekly for mla-this is food and housing x the amt by 7 days- this is where travelers make $$$ the gov. allows you an accross the board write off no matter what you spend. So Cleveland is $1100 a wk for food and housing. Most companies will offer you with in $200 of that amt. For the sake of explaining let us say $900 /wk (this should not show on your w-2 because it is an allowable expense across the board) then you are paid a low wage, like $15/hour-Now do the math, I work a 40/h week @ $15/hour that is $600- about 15%for taxes that is $$590 + the $900 in tax free housing =$/1490/wk clear and the good part is this you are paying a lower base tax of $31,200. the difference you take in housing , to what is allowed is a write off, so if they offer you $900 and the gsa allows you $1100 then the $200. a wk is a deduction. I never let them get my housing for me, I look around for a week ask everyone in the area for a cheap clean safe place to stay, right now I spent about $500 /month for 2 rooms close to the hosp. and I keep the $3900/month - food and gas. You only have to go 60 miles to be a travler. They will pay you the other way, say $40/h and pay for your housing, but you tax base is much higher you are taxed @ about 30% of $80,000 and you do not get the write off at the end of the year-so you take home $1000/wk and get thrown in to the next tax bracket and that is another whold can of worms. The disadvanage is lower wage if you ger hurt and lower input into SS (but that won't be there when you get old anyway) any co. who will not give the housing allowance means the cost of living is too high for what they are offering. Also seewhat the finish bonus is, should be $1000 for 13 wks, and neg. if there is a parking fee @your residence or work-they should cover that in the contract. pre nego. any days off you want, such as holidays and birthday or long weekend. I have been with American Mobile Supplemental and someone else, Supplemental has tx. me the best-it really is about who your recruiter is, some are much better then others, ask for all bonus' with Supp. if you return the paper work in 48 hours there is another $100 bonus-so ask, if it is not easy talking to your recuiter when they explain something, or if it is not done in a timely manner, then ask for another recruiter. -& the $$ of all this info, if you go with supplemental tell them gary anstatt is my recruiter and I recommeded you- Write with more questions if you wnat

I am a psych RN also, been asked to stay at many places, I want to travel to Vegas for family reasons but do not know any psych units

The last I heard you can go to the area and ck. it out and write it off as job hunting- But it's called "put on your big girl panties" Nursing is the same all over, some nice some not-do not do Ok,or ARK. but for that $$ you can do anything for 13 wks. also I take the housing $$, stay in a 1 room whatever then ask around where I work for a clean cheap place-I have always found one. If you are nice to others, no matter what, they are nice back

A.M. really put it to me, my 1st assignment did not know about a finish bonus, when I asked they said too bad. anyway I wound up with Gary A at Supplemental I clear about $1200 a wk I have a finish bonus coming and they send nice gifts + plus milage-I smile all the way to the bank, I've met great people and have seen the country-& at tax time I have a kazillion write offs-what more could I ask for? If you call supplemental tell Gary I sent ya, it is the recruiter not just the company, ps A pay has never been late or messed up

They want a year in any one area. I've traveled since 2002 on and off- it's a great change,you don't have to get involved in the politics, you meet great people and the ones that hate how much I make I share the $$ and all the tax write off and then they try to travel also-I love it and want to do psych in vegas or close by because my sister is out there and she is ill

anyone know of psych travel jobss within 1 hour of vegas, my sister is ill and I am a psych traveler