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Maximizing Income, Minimizing Taxes: Smart Strategies for Travel Nurses with Steve B.

• Joshua Condado, Colin Davis, Jennifer Davis • Season 1 • Episode 85

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šŸ’° Grinding hard vs. working smart—Steve B. learned the hard way so you don’t have to!

This week, Colin and Josh sit down with Steve B., a seasoned travel nurse turned financial strategy guru. From pulling insane overtime shifts (think 16, 16, 12, repeat 🫠) to cracking the code on tax strategies, investments, and making money work for him—Steve shares how he went from cranking hours to cranking up his wealth.


šŸ“Œ Topics Covered:

ā° The brutal grind of working endless overtime just to make six figures

šŸ’ø How most travel nurses are accidentally committing tax fraud (oops 😬)

šŸ„ The golden handcuffs of high-paying hospital jobs & why it’s not a long-term strategy

āœˆļø Travel nursing hacks to maximize income and minimize taxes

😈 Why your recruiter is NOT your friend (no, really šŸ’€)

šŸ’³ Credit card churning 101 – How to turn everyday spending into free travel

ā˜•ļø The real reason flight nurses get paid less than a Starbucks barista

āš–ļø Union vs. non-union hospitals – Steve’s take from both sides of the table



ā³ Timestamps:

00:00 Steve B. enters the chat: travel nurse, side hustler, tax strategy nerd

05:30 Crank That Overtime! 16-hour shifts… and realizing that’s NOT the way

10:15 The "Oh Crap, I'm Paying Way Too Much in Taxes" moment

15:40 How to negotiate top-dollar travel contracts (without the recruiter BS)

22:10 Why most travel nurses are unknowingly breaking tax laws

30:00 Why Steve doesn’t trust the future of healthcare jobs (and what he's doing about it)

40:25 Flight nursing: the ultimate cool job with terrible pay

50:15 Credit Card Churning 101 – How to earn free travel & cash back

57:00 "Bro, just make the phone call" – Why nurses leave thousands on the table out of laziness


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