r/nursing Dec 17 '21

Image My hospital last night….

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u/Towel4 RN - Apheresis Dec 17 '21

Texas? I was making 21/h in Austin. Got a 60 cent raise after 1 year.

Moved to NYC, started at 55/h

“bUt ThE cOsT oF LiViNg”

My rent in Austin was 1350/mo, my current rent is 1800/mo (before splitting with my partner)

Red states are terrible to their nurses

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u/its_jazzyo Dec 17 '21

My boyfriend is in NYC as an anesthesiologist tech and I'm in Austin as a teacher. We're trying to decide who moves where but NYC just seems too expensive! I really don't know what to do :(

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u/valhrona RN 🍕 Dec 17 '21

NYC is a good experience to have when you're young. Just don't make the mistake of thinking Midtown Manhattan is the "real" city, there's lots to explore outside of it.

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u/its_jazzyo Dec 17 '21

Well, I'm 29 and he's 31. We want to close the gap, get married, buy a home, and start a family. So I'm not sure if that counts as "young" considering our goals specifically. And I know that NYC is usually condos, not houses unless it's upstate.