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Memo to single CRNA

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Why the same salary as yours doesn't stretch quite as far.

 1.  Food for 6 people
2.  Two cars
3.  Clothes for 6 people
4.  Student Loan payoff for 2 years 3 months of keeping five people housed and fed with only my tiny part time job. 
5.  Kid activities just this month:

 Taye's swim - $300 plus food for the travel meet plus the usual $330 for swim plus gas and equipment

 Jaxon's basketball - $450 due by month's end for a season of AAU basketball

 Jaxon school science class - $200 down payment for trip to Florida

 Should I include the $970 down payment for Jaxon's braces here?

 Alright... Let's move on to February. 

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  1. LuluBeanFebruary 5, 2016 at 11:00 PM

    Man, I miss the days of simple gifts and free playdates... in the next few months we are looking at $500 EFY, $500 flight to EFY, Max Orchestra trip to NYC $2,300, Track shoes $220, basketball fees/clothing $350, Humanitarian EFY $3,200, flight for HEFY $300, piano/dance lessons $200 (monthly). We are lucky CRNAs are paid well. I don't know how many families make ends meet....

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  2. Jessica BrownFebruary 6, 2016 at 7:50 AM

    I guess when you have more you do more. Not complaining.

    This was in response to one of Tyrone's co-workers who wondered why he wasn't contributing more to the Anesthesia Tech Christmas gift fund. This is why...

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