I work at a local hospital, med-surg. I work very, very, very hard. When I'm at work, I give my all to my patients. Sometimes I come home dog tired. Too tired to eat. So why do I do all of this, go to school, get my degree, only to be rubbing two pennies together when I get home. I certainly feel as if I don't get paid enough for what I do. But when you think of a Registered Nurse, you don't really associate that with struggling. My family seems to think I'vw got it made. For some reason, I can't get over 300 in my savings account. Too give you a bigger picture of me personally. I do have a 2 income household with 2 kids. Renting, but with only 1 car note. It would seem as if I should be rolling in dough. But far from it. The only guilty pleasure that we can afford is eating out. We do this very often because of how tired I am when working. Don't get me wrong. It pays the bills, but exactly that and not much more. I am not sure if financially, I would even be considered to be in the middle class. How do you all discipline yourself enough to save? Am I the only nurse with lint in my pocket after working so hard everyday? How far can this career take you when it comes to making good, good money instead of chump change?
