What did you do with your 1st "nurse" paycheck?(spinoff of DZCarrie's post)

anurse4life · Jul 30, 2004

i bought a refrigerator, my old one was from the 1960's with the "icebox" the size of a ice cream container. The new fridge was a "side by side". I was so proud of it that i actaully sat in my kitchen every day for about a week and just stared at it with a big smile on my face

hypnotic_nurse · Jul 30, 2004

I have a special ring, made from my melted down wedding ring. Prior to going to nursing school, I divorced. He hadn't wanted me to go to nursing school...and I figured I'd need the extra income being a single parent.

So close to the end of the graduation, I designed this ring and had it made and paid for it with my first paycheck as a nurse. :) Kind of my proof of survival, I guess...survived the divorce, survived nursing school. :)

pgrsctrn2be · Jul 30, 2004

Spoiled my kids!!!!! No more discount sneakers for those two, name brands shoes like their friends!!! Kind of silly but kids are happy. One teenager and a pre-teen really enjoyed going all out at the mall. But now it's back to the old spending habits and paying bills (yuck!!)

Headhurt, ADN · Jul 30, 2004

My other new-nurse friends and myself went and had pedicures done. Then, I bought a new bed. The bed I had was old and worn, and the springs would poke you. I had cheap sheets, and no headboard/footboard.

Now, I have a super-nice pillow top bed so tall I had to get a stepstool to climb into it, a nice headboard/footboard, featherbed, duvet, AND 800 thread count sheets. Thank goodness for Nebraska Furniture Mart.

I work nights, so I take sleep very, very seriously.

obeyacts2 · Jul 30, 2004

Well, Im waiting for my first real check as a RN, because I am still in school. My plan is a downpayment on a brand new Dodge Durango. :rotfl:

My Grandma bought a big fancy set of bone china with her paycheck.

My Mom? I dunno.....she probably banked it, she is the original Tightwad Lady. :chuckle

Laura

eak16 · Jul 30, 2004

i should be getting my first nursing paycheck in about five weeks if all goes according to plan (taking NCLEX ON MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and I have a list of things to buy

Some highlights:

A NICE espresso machine (ironic becuase this will probably actually save me money in the long run from trips to the 'bucks)

real clothes (not Old Navy, REAL :chuckle )

lots of organic fruit and vegatables

a new spinning wheel and a bunch of new knitting needles

some sort of new pet- I'm leaning toward guinea pig- any suggestions?

nice new nursing shoes

all new makeup

new iron, blender, vacuum, printer, scanner, oohh, I could go on and on

and a nice vacation for my parents (probably for Christmas)

hmmm, lovely thoughts :) :)

michelle95 · Jul 30, 2004

Thank goodness for Nebraska Furniture Mart.

Is that the HUGE one in Omaha? If so, hubby and I bought our first living and bedroom suite there. That's when we were stationed at Offutt.

real clothes (not Old Navy, REAL )

You mean Old Navy isn't real clothing? Man, am I out of touch. I won't even buy anything at Old Navy unless it's on the clearance rack. Other than clearance....thrift stores and yard sales are my life. It's pretty funny actually. I have no problem spending 130 bucks on a pair of Birkenstocks but cringe if I have to pay 10 bucks for a pair of pants. :chuckle I think I'll be that way forever. Heel spurs convince you to buy good shoes. :)

I can't remember what I spent my first nursing check on but it had to be bills. What will I spend my first RN check on? Probably the same thing. I'm only looking at about a 3 dollar an hour raise. :rolleyes: But, hey I do get to go back to the hospital without a wage decrease...which is what I would be looking at now.

michelle95 · Jul 30, 2004

eak16, Jack Handey rocks!

hoppermom3 · Jul 31, 2004

a new spinning wheel and a bunch of new knitting needles

some sort of new pet- I'm leaning toward guinea pig- any suggestions?

Eak, you spin too? My oldest dtr and I raise English and Satin Angora Rabbits and we both spin. She has a Babe wheel and I have a Majacraft Susie (bought used). My wheel has been gathering dust since I went back to school and hubby opened up his body shop, though.

eak16 · Jul 31, 2004

I do indeed spin, hoppermom, although I haven't been able to nearly as much for the past few years with nursing school. It is the best therapy- quiet, rhythmic, tactile, productive, you know what I mean :)

I have a Canadian production wheel (in storage because it is gigantic) two wheels that I fell in love with but need fine tuning in order to really work, and my baby, an upright wheel made by a local artist.

ok, back to NCLEX studying

hock1 · Jul 31, 2004

When I got my first paycheck I cried, then promptly brought my kids to the shoe store and bought shoes, went out to dinner and the rest went into the bank. Three months into the workforce, I purchased 2004 Taurus (old car had 295,000 miles, no heat, no lights, and only one door opened). I love my job and the pay ain't nothin to sneeze at.