A hard truth I wish every nurse heard earlier:

Double time pay can turn into a trap.

Not because you’re irresponsible. Not because you “can’t budget.” Because the system is built to reward you for sacrificing yourself.

I’ve watched this happen over and over: A nurse picks up one extra shift for breathing room. Then another, because the paycheck feels safer. Then the budget quietly reshapes itself around overtime pay.

And one day you realize you can’t stop picking up. Even when your body is done. Even when your brain is done. Even when your family is done.

In this episode of Dare to Do Nursing Differently®, Angel Mathis talks about something nurses don’t hear enough:

Real power isn’t earning more by working more. Real power is being able to say no.

Because when you show up to work because you want to, not because you have to, everything changes: Your boundaries change. Your options change. Your career becomes sustainable again.

If you’ve ever thought: “I make decent money… so why do I still feel behind?” or “I just need someone to tell me what to do with my money…”

Watch this episode.

Then tell me in the comments:

What’s the biggest “money trap” you’ve seen in nursing culture?

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