“I could definitely be making more outside of academia.”

What does it really mean to make good financial decisions as a nurse and an academic?

In this episode, Sandra Shapiro, a nursing professor and former travel nurse and nurse practitioner, shares how her career shaped the way she thinks about money, from investing early and taking advantage of employer benefits to resisting lifestyle inflation and being more intentional about spending.

Sandra also talks candidly about the financial tradeoffs between nursing roles, the value of benefits beyond salary, and why she and her husband have chosen to live on one income while saving the other. It is a conversation about career choices, compensation, saving, spending, and what it means to build a financial life that actually works for you.

She also goes in depth about wage and salary expectations for nurses, providing loads of value and wisdom in only 30 minutes. If you’re a nurse wondering what you can make or curious about what academia could look like within nursing, this one is for you!