I realized that the secret to making a million is making better investment. I always tell myself you don't need that new car or that vacation just yet and that mindset helps me make more money investing!

You'll never hear hospital administrators/CEOs say "making six million dollars a year is an insane amount of money!" Never will you hear doctors, lawyers, construction workers, plumbers, etc. saying they make too much or an "insane" amount of money. No, because they believe they are worth it. Yet, you're making $200,000 a year and think it's insane. It's not. It's what you deserve and no doubt more; especially considering the responsibility nurses have, not to mention inflation. Nurses, please stop embarrassing yourself and the profession by not knowing your worth.

Yes is not all about the money. I quit my my job as an RN last two years ago after almost 17 years in the field. It was not an easy decision, but life is too short to dread going to work everyday. No amount of money can buy real happiness, but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise!

I admire young nurses like you. My generation stayed and persevered. Things were different then we did not sit in front of computers, 85% is hands on patient care and our patients were happy.I think that when hospitals became profit businesses that's when it changed. Good for you.

My cousin is CRNA. He was telling me this just the other day. RN BSN is earning more than having a nurse with a masters/doctorate degree. Crazy!!

Good for you! I retired early from ICU nursing at 50 years old because of the stress of being a nurse. I was blessed that my husband had a good job so I could stay at home. I am in a much better place now I am not working. I love being a Biblical house wife.

I am really proud of you for confessing your faith openly and having the courage to put your family first. All the best.

Nursing killed my empathy. It's something people need to talk about because it's not going away.

I worked night shift on medsurg for 3 years, I loved the work and the people. But my boyfriend, now fiancé, wanted me to be on a normal schedule to be with him more and to be healthier and not tired all the time. I’ve now been an operating room nurse for 1.5 years and the work life balance is perfect. Monday-Friday 6-3, take call every 5 weekend. I love it🎉

I left medical sales after making more money than I'd ever made in my life, a little over $240,000. My home life was falling apart, my job required being plugged into my laptop or phone 24/7, even on vacation, and it just wasn't worth it at the end of the day. I'm now back working as a respiratory therapist while going to nursing school. Clinical healthcare offers maximum flexibility with the option to change things up whenever you need to - perfect for winding down a career and doing more of whatever you want to do.

I went from 40+ hrs as a case manager, to 24 hrs, to now 16 hrs (with per diem triage shifts working from home). I have 3 kids that I homeschool. I am so grateful for my nursing job and the flexibility this job offers. I bounced around outpt clinics, and settled in geriatric homecare. I love it.

I am also a Nurse. This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my KZfaq channel 7 months ago about self development. Now I have 702 subs and > 200 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place. This channel also inspired me to upload my recent videos to share my opinions about the main things that truly impacted the way I live. They're a couple of my most vulnerable videos that I've been hesitant to post for many months because of the fear of being misunderstood but I finally decided to overcome that fear so others can learn from my experience so we can all grow together. They're packed with valuable information about the relationship between a job and happiness.

From a nurse of 45 years in the business I understand. It's not worth the stress the hospital's give you. They want perfect with no faults. Nice, pretty, intelligient, great personality, robot, willing to kiss the hospital staff, work crazy hours, no lunches, working holidays, long shifts. Yes, I do travel nursing in

I'm so happy to see you put your family first, and all that money won't matter if you work yourself into an early grave. I took eight months off from my CVOR job, and it was some of the best time of my life. I've been back several years now, and I'm more than ready to retire, even if it means living in a freaking storage shed.

I adore visiting hospice case management. It allows me to serve the Lord, helping people in their darkest hours... go hourly vs. salary. Hourly vs. per visit... and stay away from Amedisys. In terms of "need to go," I left cardiology (bedside nursing) to go after a hospice calling and was also dealing with age discrimination issues.... tried LTC and left because of lack of work-life balance with 3rd shift not often showing up being required to work doubles (supervisor) and management not intervening to honor guarantees that were given to me... Hospice is the best of all the worlds in nursing in my opinion. Autonomy, the ability to apply most skills, and as a follower of Jesus being able to demonstrate God in my life through my words and actions.

I worked as a nurse for many years. One of the reasons I quit was the overloading & insensitivity of what a person could handle. I never did understand why a nurse was expected to be in charge of other nurses while taking care of all the doctors questions and needs. . . and still take care of the poor sick patients! They were why we were there in the first place! Nurses would work double shifts(16 or more hrs) and get sick. Then they would have to call in sick which made everyone else scramble. I dont know what the answer is. But I loved helping the patients. I have had many good nurses help me. God bless you!

You emotional wellness is more important than the 200K. If you don’t take care of yourself first you won’t be able to help anyone else. All the best in your future endeavor.

I know exactly what hospital you’re talking about! I met you while I was completing my clinical rotation a few months ago and I just knew you were different!

I am a travel nurse and I am strongly considering quitting nursing. The money isn't worth it. My health has declined since becoming a nurse and I'm only in my 30s. :(

Interesting perspective. Thank you for sharing! I know what kind of nursing job you are changing to, but I will wait and see if you surprise me with something different.

Click bait. You just didn’t renew your travel nursing contract😏.

Even before I graduated from nursing school, I saw the floor as a grinder or digging trenches. I did my last contract in August. They were trigging ptsd symptoms. They floated me almost every shift. I signed a med/ surg tele contract. All of a sudden I got floated to ER. Different charting system, no pyxis access, no badge access to go in and out of the department. I called up my agency & made sure it was my last day there. All that money is NOT worth it. Good for you for leaving as it got worse.

How many days were you working per week? Thinking about traveling but my ideal work life is 3 days per week so not sure if I would be required to do more as a traveler.

Girl, you’re husband should be serving YOU at that point 💅🏻

I love before becoming a nurse I notice my family thrived the more time I spent at home. One of the reasons I chose nursing so I could spend less days at work and more at home. I do not think I can ever go back to 5 days a week. Now my hubby and I are are a debt free journey so we have agreed to working more and that will include local traveling for a season. Then I want to go part time. Thank you for giving a biblical prospective a reminder that I am on the right path!

Were you doing regular charting or crisis charting? Were you wearing compression socks to help with feet pain?

I'm in the same season with the same struggles deciding between leaving my staff job for travel. Blessed to have come along this video. Just what I needed to hear. Such a great reminder!!!!❤

Work life balance is important but more importantly our relationship with the Lord is MOST important 🙏🏼🙌🏼❤️

That was a very smart decision you made . A friend of mine told me he knew a guy that worked for a huge supermarket corporation called A&P making $300,000 a year and because of all the stress and long hours he put himself through, he dropped dead at 50 from a heart attack 😔. It worries me as I'm 43 and work alot! 😱

Your dedication to your family and faith is inspiring.

Hie Kristi! You have great content, which hospitals pay 500k or more. I would like to apply in future thanks.

God bless you sis, God will provide

Hi! I am a brand new nurse(also a believer!) and was wondering if you recommend Med Surg for a year? I have no desire to stay in the hospital setting, but I still am thinking the year of experience would open more doors. Thoughts?

Awesome that you are open about your faith in God! More blessings!!! God will honor your courage to share.

thankyou for sharing your story! wishing you wellbeing and happiness:)

I wasnt financial free as a nurse until my 40’s and I’m still in my 40’s, bought my second house already, earn on a monthly through passive income and got 4 out of 5 goals, just hope it encourages someone that it doesn’t matter if you don’t have any of them right now, you can start TODAY regardless your age INVEST and change your future! Investing is a grand choice I made. Great video! Thanks for sharing! Very inspiring! I love this

I love this. I’m in nursing school and also praying for marriage. Even though I know being a nurse is my true calling I pray that I never get greedy for money as I see some nurses do. This video was on time.

I’m currently in orientation for my local Travel Nurse assignment after being off for 2 months. I definitely get where you are coming from. Excited to hear what’s next for you ❤.

Just subscribed looooooooooooooove your energy and good vibes, thank you.

Wow. Finally someone speaking my language. I went through the same thing leaving bedside local contracts bc they absolutely wouldnot work with my schedule to be able to have any consistency so that i could participate in practicing my faith with my husbnad and friends.

Good for you! I totally feel you girl! Nursing had no work life balance that’s why I cut my hours in nursing down. I really hate bedside and not looking to do it full time anymore. I am now looking to work in special education with kids & just keep my nursing license active just working PRN

Maybe I missed it since I listened while doing other things, but were you working 3x12s or something else regularly? Because 3x12 seems like a good work life balance. I'm a home care LPN and do 4x10s and think the work life balance is good. The only problem is all my off time is spent studying. But eh, I'll be done with my RN in 2.5 months! I'm hoping to do med Surg for a year and then (if we haven't paid off all of our debt or aren't close to doing it) do local traveling to pay off all of our debt.

You described my floor to a T. I work on a busy surgical floor; however, we’re taking more than just surgical patients. We take 6 patients, but since we’re short staffed we’re forced to take 7 patients sometimes… on a busy surgical floor… sometimes only one tech, so that means we do a lot more. My feet hurt, my back hurts, I’ve lost about 20 pounds because I rarely get a lunch break. Sometimes I go a 12 hour shift without getting a bathroom break. Needless to say, I have put in my notice and going to work for a drs office. I loved bedside nursing and love surgical patients, but patient safety was not being prioritized.

I Love travel nursing. I have been doing travel and local assignments since 2018 I Definitely take mental health breaks at the end of each contract. Usually 2 -4 weeks. You have to do what is best for you and your family.

Wondering how to avoid this type of situation. I’ve read about all the questions you should ask before taking a travel job, but not sure if that is even helpful. Did you ask them about the situation you would be in/types of pts/ratios & were you lied to?

I really appreciate you making this video, and your transparency. I’m a married woman with a 5 month old and in Islam, it’s also very very important for the woman to take care of herself and take care of her husband and her home (cooking, cleaning etc) and that’s what’s to do when you have such a demanding job. I already have a bachelors degree but was looking to get into nursing, so I’ve been doing a little research before committing to it. Sometimes it’s not all about the money, and for me, money is definitely not my main priority in life. That should be the husbands. I feel like your video was the most helpful, thank you :)

Can’t wait to hear what type of nursing you’re doing now. I was an LPN making six figures and no one wanted to believe me but I certainly felt burned out. Nursing is great but you have to really be careful not to sell your whole life for money and then get sick in the end from not taking care of yourself.

I just started traveling. I quit my bedside ICU position a few months ago and now I’m looking for another contract but not sure if I should stick with 3x12 or 4x12. I’m close to applying for one that is 4x12 but it’s 14 weeks and I’m worried about burn out. I don’t think I’ve ever worked that much OT, and it would only be my 2nd travel contract. Also going back to nights after over a year of days…idk how did you make these decisions, I feel like I really love nursing but I have to have balance

I'm a bachelor of nursing. I've been working for 11year as an R/N nurse in government clinical setting. Now I want to come and work in usa. Could you advise me what will need and how should I try for this, please

Last year I made 235k and this year I’m on track to make $250k. No bachelors. Just ADN RN 😊

Nurses to riches making 300k a year as staff nurses in nor cal. Cost of living is high but even after taxes you will make bank and save money.

Yep, I made $249k in 2021. I just sold my house, bought an RV and took 3 months off, and swore I was done. However, I am still paying off debt and saving for my forever home so I just took another contract. Still need the money, but am now finishing my PMHNP with just 4 classes left. Travel nursing is very hard on the body and mind. Definitely comes with a tom of sacrifices that no one understands until they do it themselves for a year. Starts off exciting, but the burn out kicks in and just starts aging you quickly.

I am so happy to hear you choose family responsibility over money. I am also a rn, hoping I can find a wife with similar values.

You have such a beautiful heart, Katherine! And I appreciate you speaking openly about your faith and family views when society as a whole often looks down on people who believe these things in today’s world. I was a teacher and left to pursue nursing. I began an accelerated nursing program in June 2020, which… schools were having an interesting time figuring that out as The Big C hysteria was ramping up. Thankfully I was able to do my clinical rotations in hospitals still. My husband and I got married in the middle of my program. We had both been told individually that we would have trouble conceiving children, so we were really concerned that the two of us combined would face fertility issues. So, we started trying to start a family as soon as we were married, expecting a long arduous road to be ahead of us. By the grace of God, we conceived our son immediately! It still blows my mind that he exists, I was NOT supposed to be able to have children let alone that quickly. So, I was 10 weeks pregnant when I graduated in March 2021 and began working in a local ER. I had originally planned on working up until delivery, as nurses seem to be oddly competitive in that regard? Like, you get bonus points for coming to work while in labor? It’s weird and not healthy. Anyway, I was in my third trimester working 6 shifts in a row. I got in trouble for going to the bathroom without asking permission. I was repeatedly kicked in the stomach. The ICU upstairs had nurse leaving in droves to the point that patients who were admitted to the ICU through the emergency room were being sent back down to be held in the ED because there weren’t enough ICU nurses to take care of them and they figured that emergency nurses would be better suited to keep critical patients alive than med-surge nurses. Psych holds taking up beds for days, ICU patients taking up beds for days and having critical patients for days on top of a full ER load. Every day I came in the seasoned nurses were making threats to leave and basically just vocalisaient how unhappy and miserable they were… with good reason. It was demoralizing to come in as a new grad and every tell you every single day how horrible their life was because of their job. And, I felt like more of a burden than a help being on orientation. Plus, I was *that* person who started a new job while already pregnant. 😅 I left about a month and a half earlier than I planned to. I stayed home with my son full time for 7 months, then took a position as an occasional part-time nurse at a pediatric complex care facility. It honestly is not the type of nursing I would choose for myself, but at this point in my life my main priority is raising my son and learning how to be a wife… we are just now coming up on two years of marriage and I’m only begin to scratch the surface of learning on that. Right now I’m only obligated to pick up one 12 hours shift per pay period. So, twice a month I work a Night Shift, but the rest of the time I get to be a stay at home mom. ❤ We just bought a house and I might need to start picking up more shifts, but I’m very thankful to have gotten something so flexible. I would love to get a per diem job in a different specialty, but I don’t have the experience those postings require and they wouldn’t be nearly as family friendly as this one!

How do you make that much a year? Are you from Cali? The most I made as a full time bedside nurse was 80k. Before taxes in 2018 in TN

Amen! Glad to hear you’re obeying your loyalty to the Lord and your husband. You will be blessed because of it❤

Hi, Happy New Year!!! How did you find crisis contracts? Can you share any agencies?

Excellent video. What "different kind of nursing" you're thinking about pursuing?

Not only was what you did noble it was was also wise. Godspeed. I'm sure your family is happy to spend more time with you. Godspeed.

Did you need to get the covaidshot?

I keep hearing that we have a shortage of nurses in the U.S. But nursing seems to pay a very high salary. Why do we have a nursing shortage? Any thoughts?

Wowwwww, I feel you sister! Work life balance is what we need! I’m just transitioning to outpatient urology. Everything you said was exactly what I said when I left my previous job. God bless you!

Did u take the jab and were u mandated to take it?

Hi Katherine! I thank the Lord He convicted you about quitting your job. I'm in a similar situation, however, my job is in marketing and I work from home. Unfortunately, working from home can be a nightmare as sometimes I work 11 hrs in front of the computer. I'm planning on quitting my job and I pray the Lord gives me joy and peace in doing so. The pay is great, but it's not worth it as this job has become a real spiritual burden for my soul and my marriage. I also desire to honor the Lord in my wifely duties and happily respond to the calling of really being a biblical wife. I pray the Lord gives us strength and encouragement to be faithful to His word and to focus on building our homes for His glory. May you continue to grow in sanctification and grace. Every blessing in Christ!

Great job, God first! "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteouness and all of these things will be added unto you". Now buckle up and watch the Lord prosper your household, sis! Blessings

Could you go into detail about what you mean serving your husband, being feminine, etc...? I hear a lot of debate about this so I want to know your take on this.

This was so powerful, esp when you said about idolizing money. God honors those that honor Him.

Amen Katherine. Yes I have left all my nursing jobs due to the stress and/or poor work life balance. I'm currently not happy either. I want to change my career.

How did u find the local crisis assignment?

You are an inspiration of faith and obedience to the Word of God. I hope the Lord blesses you with rest and a wonderful family life❤

Im just finishing up my 1 month mental health break. Sometimes I feel guilty for not working mores hrs (considering a local traveller’s pay), but I have to keep reminding myself that it’s okay to not keep chasing the bag

I’ve been a bedside RN for 21 years and feel more burned out than ever. The demands, the stress, the recovery period for my body after working long shifts, and the poor work/life balance have certainly taken its toll. I’m now trying to decide if I can do this another 5-10 years or change to something that doesn’t take everything I have.

come to california! i just went back to school and recently passed my fnp exam…nee a break from bedside care and like the consistent schedule and less anxiety..

What was your weekly schedule like??

Love ❤️ this message!

What hospital is this??? I have an MSN and I don’t break 100k and I work my butt off. Share the hospital please.

I have been a travel nurse for 4 years then last Nov I started part time at a outpatient infusion center and kept traveling full time. This last year I have worked 6 days a week but I decided to quit traveling at start full time at the infusion center in November! I am so excited to have a routine, less money, but I will have my life back !

The WONDERFUL thing about nursing, is the ability to PIVOT 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾. Congratulations on what the position provided. Happy you realized it was time to go, and acted on it.

I retired and went on disability after 34 yrs. I worked 26 yrs with fibromyalgia. It was getting worse and worse. My bp was 190/90. Now it’s back to 110/70. I felt like I was killing myself. I miss talking to people and meeting people but do not miss the meetings, new rules every 5 minutes.

I live in Atlanta area…can you name the hospital? So i know to avoid, because I’m looking to move hospitals lol

Yes! I’m a nurse who refused to do travel contracts. I need money like anyone else. However, with multiple physical injuries and burn out, I can’t. Now Im preparing my exit from bedside :) What I really need now is to have a work life balance.

I do local ER travel. Not all local travel contracts are created equal I have learned. I’ve been renewing the same contract since March of 2022 and I am lucky that the place is structured but they are still short staffed with crazy NYC ratios. However I tried another place and I ended a contract early At another place because the conditions were so unsafe. Like I’m talking coding people by yourself and having for ICU holds just for the manager to tell you that the trauma coming in would also be yours ! I plan on doing the travel until I can comfortably buy a house by myself. Enjoy your time off! You deserve it ! I became a nurse later in life at 33 years old and I really did not have a lot in my savings so that is why I chose to do the local travel but I’m definitely not going to do it forever. I’m finally getting my bachelors done because at my current contract hospital, I actually have some balance. They also appreciate me being there, and they do not treat me like I’m replaceable.

100% totally get you! Feeling the same way as a travel RN 😕

I’m proud of you 👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍

I left my med-surg nursing job a couple years ago due to work life balance. The break has been good for me & my family for sure ❤️

Good for you!

Did you take the covid shot? I know most nurses were forced to take it if they wanted to keep their job.

Our DON left and the new one changed out our 8 hour shifts to 12's. None of the staff wanted it, nor has it made a difference in shortage, and as several of the very good and valuable long time nurses had to leave because they chose work life balance. I was pressured to change my hours which would make me miss Sunday worship ever other week indefininately. Instead I have chosen to work every Saturday for 12 hours and then do other shifts during weekdays. It's not great, and the DON still isn't satisfied, but my priority is worship comes first, all the rest will fall into place.

Good for you girl 👧 👏 👏👏👏

I'm there now. I've been a nurse since 2016. I have NO worklife balance. I work 9 days I a pay period, am always tired, not to mention I have FOUR children and I am married. I feel like i am losing grip with LIFE....i am so glad that I found this video... thank you-❤️Nurse MJ

So its not worth it becoming nurse. I just want job security and I'm tired of competition in my field of HR. Since earning my Master's at the end of 2016 I've had nothing but contract jobs. Maybe a handful of them in the past 6 yrs. Mostly have been unemployed. Is it worth doing school all over again. Will going the nursing route place me in the same predicament with competition and struggling to find work?

That dishevelled hospital sounds like the hospital I used to work at when I first qualified as an RN, your patient assignment sounded a lot like what I got and I managed to stay in that job for about a year and a half. It was an NHS hospital in the uk. And the pay was pittance. It was the worst nursing job I ever had. Fast forward ten years I work in Endoscopy and love it!

Travel nursing when we did it was awesome. It was great. Yup she was “on pace” to make that much but it’s not the norm. Plus YOU DO NOT NEED A BSN. Experienced sharp RN’s from the old three yrschools, and two year degrees as well made great money. She was real honest about WHY it paid that much sometimes and good for her she made the most of it!!

What is the meaning of travel nursing? 😅

makes sense though

I am a former RN with 22 years of experience. I left due to the lousy hours, evenings, weekends, nights and holidays. I chose my family over a MSN to go into administration, thus the lousy hours. I went back to school and earned my teaching license and taught 1st grade for 15 years and now I am retired. My nephew who graduated from nursing school only 4 years ago is working agency and found balance with 6 months on and 6 months off. That is how he is coping. He unfortunately, spent his 2 year of nursing in the COVID unit and it totally destroyed him and his love for nursing. I don't see him staying in nursing. Nursing is brutal and no one understands unless they live with a nursing. Teaching is a 55 hours a week job, working in the evenings and weekends to truly do a good job and keep up. Like nursing, unless you live with a teacher....no one understands. Great commentary on leaving traveling nursing!

Amen & Amen 🙏🏾 great testimony

Listening to this.. especially when you said “you felt your body literally falling apart” .. I felt that. I am single though and I don’t have anyone to worry about other than myself so I feel like I am stuck. Do I keep going? What do I do? 😢 Anyway, I am from the land down under and I came across your video as I was searching for tips from travel nurses. I am about to start my journey to travel nursing. Let’s see how true the work-life balance is down here.

Good for you, Katherine! I’m sure will find something else that will allow you the work/life balance that you desire. That’s the great thing about nursing; opportunities are endless.

This is exactly why I left. I was staff ER then they went into bankruptcy so I became a local travel Nurse. Good money, not worth the home life spiritual balance. You’re so right! I’m so glad that you got a chance to make that much of money. I’m a Mom and a Wife, so balance is very important especially with the Lord. 🙏🏽🙏🏽 many blessings to you fellow nurse!