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/Monster-_- Jun 20 '25

I picked nursing specifically because I didn't want to work more than I needed to to afford to live...

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u/atiekay8 Jun 21 '25

Our economy laughed

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u/Monster-_- Jun 21 '25

I'm crunching the numbers and $40/hr is plenty reasonable for DINKs to live a comfortable life. Not extravagant, but weekly date nights and yearly vacations would be well within our budget without overtime.

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u/Aria_K_ RN - Med/Surg 🍕 Jun 21 '25

That's what Mr Dink and I are all about!!!

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u/Oohhhboyhowdy BSN, RN 🍕 Jun 21 '25

Agreed! This hustle culture is weird. I didn’t get an advanced degree to work multiple jobs.

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u/alp626 RN - Pediatrics 🍕 Jun 21 '25

Same!

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u/rachelleeann17 BSN, RN - ER 🍕 Jun 21 '25

Yep. People talk about how $35/hr is “bad pay,” but I always just assume that’s coming from a HCOL area. My $35/hr at 37.5 hrs/week plus my husband’s half-income (roughly $20k/year) is more than enough. We own our home and two cars, we go on 2-3 vacations/year, we have a comfortable savings account, we’re paying off our student debt, we’re investing in our retirements… perks of living in a LCOL area.

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u/NevermindForgetIt Jun 22 '25

Where is this?

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u/rachelleeann17 BSN, RN - ER 🍕 Jun 22 '25

Central/Southwestern VA

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u/Peaceisdeath RN - ICU 🍕 Jun 22 '25

I’ve been trying to do this but the numbers don’t make sense: how to max retirement numbers (401k and Roth), buy a house, and still have enough for a vacation or two a year? I see nurses that make 80-100$ an hr and still cannot achieve the “American dream” even with the dual income no kids

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u/Monster-_- Jun 22 '25

I don't mean to shit on you, but the "American Dream" isn't going to happen if you aren't a nepo baby. I don't care to buy a house, and our take home after rent/bills is about $3k a month. That's 750 a week for food, gas, going out, whatever. That's not bad at all. I'm not planning on retiring or owning a home, I'm living until I can't, then dying in peace.

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u/rnatx BSN, RN 🍕 Jun 21 '25

I can still afford to live - just not alone and not taking extravagant adventures anymore. 🥲

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u/Prior_Particular9417 RN - NICU 🍕 Jun 21 '25

Yeah I make more than enough for our family to live very comfortably. Luckily we have 2 income but if something happened to one of them I still wouldn't need overtime.

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u/Sierra-117- Nursing Student 🍕 Jun 21 '25

Same, plus 3 day workweek. Having 4 days off is amazing. I would literally die if I had to work 5 days a week every week all year. Only downside is you have to work holidays, but oh well.