r/nursing • u/OGQueenofUSA • Jun 20 '25

Nursing Hacks 29 shifts in a row

I have a job but I sometimes try to make extra money on the side,I saw a tiktok where a nurse was working 29 shifts in a row and at the end she had a extra $14,000, a friend just got a roommate, another friend picks up PRN shifts at another hospital instead of doing over time I'm wondering what are some cool ways you guys.

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u/GenevieveLeah Jun 20 '25

Just double-check your tax liability

There is a sweet spot

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u/Shortyy24 Jun 20 '25

Can you explain more?

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u/Coffee_In_Nebula Jun 20 '25

Say you get taxed 5% making 25k or less a year, and then 25k-49k you get taxed 10%, and then 50k or above it’s 15%. For every dollar you make that’s over 25k up to 49k you get taxed at 10%, and every dollar you make over 50k you get taxed at 20%. It’s why overtime means you don’t see a lot of that money due to the increased tax brackets.

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u/Shortyy24 Jun 21 '25

Excuse me, I’m literally the worst at understanding taxes. What you said makes sense. But for example, how does overtime = increased tax brackets if it’s midway through the year and I’m still between 25k - 49k?

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u/_KeenObserver Seroquel Sommelier Jun 21 '25

Most payroll departments will tax your paycheck at a rate as if you were to make that amount every paycheck. So, if normally your paycheck puts you in one tax bracket, but with OT it puts you in another (assuming you were to make that amount every paycheck), you will have more deducted for taxes on that paycheck. However, assuming you make less than the pay period with OT projected you to make, there will be an adjustment when you file your taxes and you’ll get that money back. (Either by an increased return, or by decreasing what you would otherwise owe).