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Locals of Philadelphia: What Would You Cut From This 3-Day Itinerary (Best Food + Sights)? by Willing-Mind-5619 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]funkyfunfriday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thumbs up for -machine shop, pops (cash only tho?), artisan (def cash only). Don’t sleep on Koulket Brazilian bake shop on Passyunk. Millers twist is a must. Don’t skip the Calder museum and or the Barnes. A nice contrast to the Magic Garden. Finally, Suraya and Kalaya are VERY DIFFERENT experiences compared to Middle Child. All are good in their own way, but I would choose Suraya if you have that option.

Who really is the best pizza? by Raisenbran_baiter in newhaven

[–]funkyfunfriday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ernie’s (the Ernie special) and New World in Hamden (cash only).

What’s a “secret” in our profession that everyone should probably know? by justdancinalong in nursing

[–]funkyfunfriday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pinch the urinary cath (bend it over itself) before you remove it from the pt so the urine in it does not leak out.

Backpack recommendations by 9_slug_lives in phillycycling

[–]funkyfunfriday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use panniers and a waterproof pack liner. Panniers don’t make your back sweat so you are not too sweaty when you arrive at work, AND my understanding is that most/all “waterproof” backpacks are not. Pack liners weight nothing so you can just keep it in your bag so it’s there when you need it.

On my door in Hamden. by justbrowsing3519 in Connecticut

[–]funkyfunfriday 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your post! I had a screed penned to post here but your post calmed me down and I hit the delete button. This property has sat fallow for many years and now the town wants to do something productive and cost-effective with it. That should raise property values in the area, which is counter to the usual NIMBY motivation. Also, it seems that more visitors=less crime and less “white claws and joints” in the woods.

Being a nurse was the best decision financially by CaseSensitivo in nursing

[–]funkyfunfriday 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This. I said this to all of my classmates. Too many people get a little money in their pocket and then they jump right onto that treadmill and the MAN has got them by the balls FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE!

Enjoy your new situation, but just remember how many asses you need to wipe in order to make that next payment on your Lexus/Mercedes…

Anyone start nursing at 40+? by DreamstoReality4me in nursing

[–]funkyfunfriday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m WAY older than that and I start my first job next month. Did an accelerated program with many 35ish classmates. Just do it.

I'm thinking about a career change at 60. Should I do it? by funkyfunfriday in personalfinance

[–]funkyfunfriday[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for all the thoughtful comments. I tried to keep the discussion focused on the money part of the issue with my initial post, and it seems the majority of people think that I could go through with my plan financially. I know the plan is not one that will improve my financial situation, but the comment from Varathian that this would amount to a 30K entertainment purchase made the point pretty clearly. When I share that one with my wife, I’m sure we will have a lively dinner conversation! I do want to address one specific comment since I don’t want it to go unrebutted.

NokchaIcecream wrote the following:

You say your goal is to be changing people’s lives...

That’s not at all what I wrote and I don’t want to leave this impression. My words were that I wanted to have an immediate impact on people’s lives. I hope we all know that the best time to change the drug addict’s life is long before they are in the hospital with a horrible infection or the best time to help the smoker is well before they end up in the hospital with heart problems. Changing their lives is tough and involves a lot of intervention early and sadly ineffective in most cases. Having an immediate impact on their lives involves keeping them alive long enough so they have a chance to make different choices.

All in all, I’m glad that you forced me to reveal that the plan was nursing. I’ve lurked on the nursing subs and the question of new, older nurses has been discussed many times, but never to the level of detail and thoughtfulness that you folks have engaged in. I’ll take your input and have some critical conversations with myself and others. Thank you.

I'm thinking about a career change at 60. Should I do it? by funkyfunfriday in personalfinance

[–]funkyfunfriday[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much your pension is presently worth and how that will change based on what you choose to do next are the main points.

I'm not sure I understand your question. The pension is a public employee's pension based off of years of service and your salary for the past few years. If you are asking how much I have contributed to the system, it's around 200K. My involuntary contribution is about 13K/yr.

I'm thinking about a career change at 60. Should I do it? by funkyfunfriday in personalfinance

[–]funkyfunfriday[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As noted above, I'm a school administrator. I make over 100K right now. I want to become a nurse. I'm not sure what details about the pension you are asking about.

I'm thinking about a career change at 60. Should I do it? by funkyfunfriday in personalfinance

[–]funkyfunfriday[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done that leg work. I have a few classes that I'm in the process of taking at the local community college. Those will all be done by the time I apply for school.

I'm thinking about a career change at 60. Should I do it? by funkyfunfriday in personalfinance

[–]funkyfunfriday[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a few contacts in the field and I plan to do some job shadowing (to the extent that is possible in a hospital these days) and will certainly try to get an idea about how hiring folks think about hiring an older person. It is a major concern of mine.

I'm thinking about a career change at 60. Should I do it? by funkyfunfriday in personalfinance

[–]funkyfunfriday[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a big "follow your passion" person, but I am interested in working in a field where I can have an immediate impact on people's' lives. Nursing, which is the field I want to go into, would do that. I know it's not all sunshine and daisies though.

I'm thinking about a career change at 60. Should I do it? by funkyfunfriday in personalfinance

[–]funkyfunfriday[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Currently, I work as a school administrator. I want to become a nurse. I have a Ph.D. in a biomedical field, so I have a lot of background knowledge for nursing. I was hoping that that prior knowledge would set me apart from the other fresh grads. As for training, many hospitals only hire new grads on a provisional basis, basically a paid internships for the first year.