as inspired by another thread, here's a motivational question! i guess this is more of a question for those of us who haven't had a real career before nursing....
what will you do with your first "real" paycheck?
i'm going straight to the salon. new cut, highlights, facial, mani, pedi...the works!
then, straight to the mall with my plastic because for the first time in my life it won't be just for "emergencies" anymore!
I actually know a lady that lives here in Alabama but works in GA during the week. They pay for her to stay in GA...i think her and another lady have an apt. and they pay her gas and food..all that good stuff. From what she's told me it's Definitely worth the pay.
Now as for me..my first paycheck, I'll give some to my parents, buy something for my sis and buy me a REAL Louis V. handbag..i have a fake now that I still paid a good bit for. Lol. That's somethin to keep me motivated cuz I've wanted one for years.
so anything i make would really be a bonus, i feel, but i would definately take my family out for a nice meal and buy my hubby anything he wants:) which i am sure would be the new playstation 3 coming out soon, loll :rotfl:
i will save the great majority of the check by putting in my savings/checking account. i don't believe in spending a lot when you're just starting out. the rest will be for rent and sigh *loans*. sounds like everyone else will be having a ball! i think i'll wait a little while until check 12 or something before i spend it on stuff i want...what do i want? aha! a treadmill!!! a huge treadmill with all the works! i am a big exercise person, but sometimes you just want to stay indoors and work out. so a treadmill... he he he.
It's going straight towards my credit card debt. I know, I live on the wild side...But I want to get my debt under control before I sell this house and buy my next one.
Ok...I'm gonna be honest...I'm gonna spend it all on ME, ME, ME.
My next check I am going to make a huge donation to the public library that I have used as my study home. Also, thanks to them for having movies that kept my kids entertained so I could study.
I also plan on donating a paycheck to church. I know that I am not making this on my own. It has all been by the grace of God.
After that, I am paying down debt, making home repairs, buying a new dining room and living room set.
Lastly, I will pay back my 401k plan. That poor thing has been drained almost dry.
My first paycheck will probably go toward purchasing uniforms for my new job. I would have been living on a shoe string budget, I want to continue living just a little over a shoe string budget, pay off debt and save for CRNA or NP school, hopefully.
Ummm first of all I'd give my tithes to the church which I haven't been able to do with no income........
Then I'd pay ALL my bills..ON TIME...so the bill collectors will take me off their speed dial...lol And this can't all be done in one paycheck, but my next project would be to buy a decent car, one that will actually get me from Point A to Point B on a REGULAR BASIS...lol....oh yea and I'd actually go out to dinner....mexican I think...wow a girl can dream...lol
gosh, this thread has taken so much weight off of my shoulders because i realized that i'm not the only "struggling" student nurse.it's also soooo comforting to dream about how much brighter the future will be...ahhhhhhh....
by the way...anyone checked out Ebay for their school supplies? (shoes, scrubs, steths, etc.)?
dixienurse2be
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nursebunky-
I actually know a lady that lives here in Alabama but works in GA during the week. They pay for her to stay in GA...i think her and another lady have an apt. and they pay her gas and food..all that good stuff. From what she's told me it's Definitely worth the pay.
Now as for me..my first paycheck, I'll give some to my parents, buy something for my sis and buy me a REAL Louis V. handbag..i have a fake now that I still paid a good bit for. Lol. That's somethin to keep me motivated cuz I've wanted one for years.