Financial Wellness
U.S. Currency
U.S. Money - The Basics The U.S. dollar (USD) is the official form of currency in the United States, and its overseas territories. You may see it represented by a symbol referred to as the dollar sign: “$.” US paper money is referred to as “bills,” ...
Shopping List
Walmart Grocery Budget for 2 Budget Grocery List for 2 (Great Value brand items): Coffee $3.98 Eggs (2 dozen) $1.86 Milk (1/2 Gallon) $2.40 Spreadable Butter $3.78 Sour Cream $0.99 Cheese (2 blocks) $3.96 Ranch Dressing $1.97 Apples (3 lb bag) $3.46 ...
Savings/Retirement
Savings Accounts This information is for educational purposes only. Opening a savings account is not a requirement. Opening a savings account is the same process as opening a checking account. Savings accounts have higher interest rates, meaning you ...
Financial Workshops
Weekly Financial Workshops Financial workshops are held weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1pm EST, 12pm CST. These are free and available to our nurses and their families. Information covered includes saving, spending, budgeting, creation of ...
Cost of Living
Cost of Living in the US The cost of living varies state to state. Some states have a higher cost of living, but offset that cost by eliminating state income tax. The US is an individualistic society, meaning most items cost per person, not per ...
Budgeting
Budgeting Tools We have created a budgeting template to send to our nurses prior to moving to the US to help them budget for the cost of living once they have arrived. We wanted to share the template with all of our working nurses, because it can ...
Popular Articles
Body Language in the US
Communication extends beyond the words we say. Body language is an important piece of the communication puzzle. In fact, a large portion of communication is nonverbal, and each country and community has its own movements that communicate different ...
Common Idioms in the United States
An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of the individual words and is often used to express a particular idea or cultural reference. In the US, there are many idioms that nurses may have never heard before. ...
School for Children
School Schooling, like many other things in the US, varies from state to state, and things are not “one size fits all” when enrolling your children in school. For the most part, every state’s public school begins with kindergarten at the age of five. ...
Costs and Fees of Renting or Buying a Home/Apartment + Tips for Moving
Renting a home in the United States has several moving pieces. Because you have most likely gone through the process of moving into a new home while on deployment, you will likely be familiar with a few aspects of the home/apartment renting ...
Common US Cultural Nuances
Each culture has their own way of doing things and their own norms that may seem quite different from other cultures. Here are a few notable cultural nuances in the United States. Cultural Nuance Examples in the US Imperial system Filling up your own ...