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This Too Shall Pass: A Nurse’s Take on the Market Meltdown
Lately, it feels like every headline is shouting doom and gloom. Tariffs, recession fears, political chaos, and a market that’s as shaky...
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Apr 112 min read
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Why I Chose Coast FI
As you’ll hear from many people in the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) community, there are different “flavors” of FI to...
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Mar 193 min read
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Designing a Life With Purpose
Imagine waking up with no alarm, no rush, and no stress. Your day is completely yours, no long shifts, no back-to-back patients, no...
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Mar 152 min read
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Investing: The Ultimate Way to Buy Back Your Time
As nurses, we sacrifice a lot, long shifts, crazy hours, and enough stress to last a lifetime. But when it comes to saving and investing?...
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Mar 142 min read
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The Digital Age of Nursing
Back when I was in nursing school, I had a simple vision for my career, work as a nurse for the next 40 years, figure things out as I...
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Mar 123 min read
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Finding Purpose, Again.
Nursing is a demanding and rewarding career, but with long shifts, patient care, and the never-ending to-do list, it’s easy to put your...
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Mar 113 min read
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Ignore the Headlines. Why 2025 is One of the Best Times to Start Investing.
If you turn on the news, it probably sounds like the world is falling apart financially. The headlines are filled with doom and gloom...
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Mar 104 min read
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The Exit Strategy: A Plan for Burned Out Nurses
In 2020, I was in my 11th year as an ER nurse. COVID was rampant and burnout had fully set in. On my days off, I wasn’t relaxing. I was...
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Mar 103 min read
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Money RX: Prescription for Saving and Investing
Let’s be real. Nursing school did not prepare us for managing money. We learned how to save lives, but when it comes to saving and...
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Mar 103 min read
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Retiring Early: Is It Really Possible?
If you have ever sat in your car before a shift, dreading the next twelve hours and wondering, How much longer do I have to do this? ,...
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Mar 93 min read
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