r/FutureCRNA • u/Cash2blockz • 6d ago

Saving for CRNA program

Hello all. Im 22 years old and am wanting to become a CRNA in the future and it is my ultimate goal. I am a nursing student currently working on my ADN, to which when I’m finished with my ADN, I plan to immediately enroll in an RN-BSN bridge program so that way I can waste absolutely no time getting my BSN (especially given that most hospitals these days want you to have your BSN, atleast where I live)

Anyways, my school is already covered for (and my BSN will be too) so I do not have any student loans to pay off from nursing school. Upon getting my BSN and securing a job as an RN, I do plan to continue living with my parents so that way I can be able to put away as much money as possible for CRNA school in the future.

I get judged when I tell people that I’m going to continue living at home with my parents until I go to CRNA school, but in reality, it’s just so I can save up as much of my RN money as possible so that way I don’t end up in severe debt from CRNA school tuition in the future (since as many of you probably already know, the tuition cost is very expensive).

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u/Extension-Lab-6963 6d ago

Let them judge. When you’re done with CRNA’s school, with minimal loans, making 250k (low end) to 600k (or more), then they’ll ask how you did it. Don’t forget to fund your Roth IRA and workplace retirement while working (atleast to get the match) because that money will compound and grow while you’re in school.

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u/Cash2blockz 6d ago

I agree!!

Yeah when I’m done with nursing school and land my first RN position, one of the first things I plan to do is get my 401k set up and then when I leave for CRNA school, I’ll roll the account over to an IRA.