Our Move Back to NYC Is On Hold — Here's What Happened

Why two California nurses making $265/hour combined canceled a planned move back to New York — and the real monthly numbers behind the decision.

We Made $23,571 Last Month Working 23 Days Combined — Here's Where Every Dollar Went

The real numbers behind working part-time in Sacramento, including our $4,500 housing costs and why this month was an anomaly

CA and HI Nurse Union Collected $52M. Strikers Got $0.

Here is exactly where the money went.

30,000 Nurses Are on Strike—Here's What They're Not Telling You

The real reasons behind the walkouts in California and New York, and why it affects every nurse in America

We Spent $61,760 Building an App This Year. Here's Every Dollar.

We built an app for nurses this year. It cost us $61,760. We made $1,042 back. Here's the full breakdown—every expense, every mistake, and what we'd do differently.

$179,955 Staff Nurse Pay vs. Your $80k Burnout Salary — How Many Years Until You Quit the Bedside?

How a $40-an-hour wage gap between Kaiser NorCal and Kaiser SoCal turns the same nursing job into either a lifetime of stress or a clear path to $15,000 months and early retirement.

Get Every Nursing Tool We Built... Completely Free This Month

The tools I've built to stop nurses from guessing about pay, cost of living, and career moves are now open to everyone — from anywhere in the world — for a full month.

We’ve Been Everywhere This Year... But Now It’s Time to Hunker Down

As nurses, we worked under 20 hours a week, earned over $200K, and probably spent too much this year. Was it worth it?

$85 an Hour in NorCal, $53 in SoCal — The Kaiser Nurse Strike Explained

The Kaiser nurse strike highlights how cost of living, short staffing, and union strength are shaping what it really means to work as a nurse in California.

Be the Highest-Paid Nurse in the World (2025 Update)

See the top-paying hospitals in California and Oregon, the new 2025 pay rates, and how our Tax Sheet calculates exactly what nurses take home each month.

How We’ll Earn $274K As Nurses While Working Less Than 35 Hours

Nine months in, less than 19 hours per week each, hourly rates over $150, and a projected $274K gross. But behind those paychecks is a hidden tactic — cutting per diem hours to erode seniority and push nurses into permanent roles.

Inside the $60,530 Price Tag of a Nurse Startup

Nine months, nearly fifty grand spent, and a lifetime total topping $60K—this is the unfiltered breakdown of what it costs nurses to build Map My Pay

Free Stanford Pay Spreadsheet for Nurses

Per diem, base pay, differentials—everything in one sheet

Why OT is keeping nurses broke

What Our Paystubs Reveal About Using OT the Right Way

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Free Kaiser Pay Spreadsheet for Nurses

Per diem, base pay, differentials—everything in one sheet

The Day I Learned California Nurses Make Over $100 an Hour

The truth about ratios, pay, and housing for nurses in California

Nurses, I Want Your Story on Nurses to Riches

Be the voice that helps another nurse change their future.

The Biggest Paychecks We Ever Received as Nurses

And Why Sacramento Changed Everything

The Nurse Pulling in Closer to $200K a Month

I Asked ChatGPT to Break Down The Numbers

Our Real Nurse Pay This Year (Down to the Hour)

The exact hours we worked and what we actually took home

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The One Question That Got Me Hired as a Kaiser Nurse

This one question flipped the whole interview—and I tell all nurses to use it ever since.

From $93/Month to Launching a Nurse Salary App 📱

Our First 2 Weeks Are In—and It’s Looking Real Good

Nurses, Meet the App That Maps Your True Take-Home Pay

Instantly compare pay, taxes, and housing costs in 590 cities.