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A healthcare administrative management professional who is married to a wonderful military man. We are raising 2 teenage sons to be financially independent and out of the nest (no boomerang kids)!!

2009 Goals:

401K: Goal $8810.88/Now $367.24
(This does not include DH's TSP plan)

Roth IRA: Goal $5000/$416.66(This does not include DH's retirement plans.)

Emergency House Fund: Goal $7616/Now $5000

0% until Feb 2013 Credit Card Paid: $1930 to $4167.20 Debt (Estimated Pay-off date Dec 2009)

Periodic Bill Fund: Goal $1105.40/Now $108.78

House Renovation Fund: Goal $1800/Now $125.00

Xtra Mortgage Payment: Goal $2088/Now $87

Vacation Fund: Goal $1650/Now $1051.30

Car Fund: Goal: $5500.00/Now $2173.86

2008 Goals:

401K: Goal $7884.24/Now $7685.08
(This does not include DH's TSP plan)

Roth IRA: Goal $5000/Fully Funded for 2008(This does not include DH's retirement plans.)

Emergency Fund: $25,000 (fully funded)

Emergency House Fund: Goal $5000/Now $5000

Periodic Bill Fund: Goal $2799.24/Now $2799.24

Graduate Degree

May 10th, 2008 at 04:03 pm

I have been going back and forward with this decision. I have decided to pursue my graduate degree in health care management/education to increase my salary potential. I would use my military educational benefits to pay for the degree. My DH and sons are 100% behind me with this goal. This would aid me to finding a better employment position.

I am a little apprehensive about the immense amount of time this would involve especially with a full time job. I feel good about this decision but a little guilty about the time it would take from my family. The 2 year program starts in January 2009 which involves one weekend a month with a part time internship at a hospital. I can accomplish this goal with a lot of family support, running and coffee! Yeah me!!

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3 Responses to “Graduate Degree”

miss busy body Says:
May 10th, 2008 at 04:22 pm 1210436560
1210436560

Go you!!! You will not regret this decision. Best of luck! Good job on doing something for yourself!
terri77 Says:
May 10th, 2008 at 07:10 pm 1210446643
1210446643

Do it! I can definitely encourage you to do so as I'm working full-time in health care and also purshing my graduate degree in health care management. Unfortunately, I'm not getting my degree paid for by someone else, but even so it's still been a wonderful decision for me. It would be even moreso if my employer paid for my return to school.

My program is every other weekend a month. I'll be graduating in December. It's getting busy for me now, but I still enjoy it and I've learned so much not just from the instructors but from my classmates. Many of my classmates already work in health care and give valuable information that I'm sure to carry with me into my own career. Good luck!
Blue Eyes Says:
May 11th, 2008 at 12:34 am 1210466044
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Good luck!!

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