Biggest drawback to studying?

[methibosheth]

My biggest drawback to studying is the fact that I am now working less hours than a few months ago. Since I am paid an hourly wage, less hours equals less money.

From July 2010 until February 2011 I worked two jobs. Both jobs consisted of 12-hour night shifts from 6pm to 6:30am as a floor nurse at two different healthcare facilities. I worked a minimum of 60 hours per week, and sometimes I would accumulate 84+ hours per week when I'd work seven of these 12-hour shifts in a row. Since I am single with no kids, a small mortgage, no car payments, and only a small amount of student loan debt, I was able to save a nice amount of money in those seven months of working two jobs.

However, I decided that working all those hours would be unhealthy in the long run, so I resigned from one job. I have less cash flow, but I am enjoying my days off and I now have plenty of free time to study and pursue my education.

:iagree: I have a very similar setup. I work at a nursery 60-72 hours a week in the spring, and study time has definitely lessened the amount I make during the rest of the year. Incidentally, I also will be cutting back on the number of hours I work (next year I'm going to look for a new job). This is my third year working at this job, and I've decided it will be my last year on the overtime grind. I just can't do it anymore.