<prompt> Human: 2000AGE: 18POSITION: Tire and Lube TechnicianANNUAL INCOME: 15kNET WORTH: 02004AGE: 22POSITION: Student Nurse Apprentice, StudentANNUAL INCOME: 11kNET WORTH: -6k2006AGE: 24POSITION: Licensed Practical NurseStudentANNUAL INCOME: 30kNET WORTH: -20k2009AGE: 27POSITION: Registered NurseANNUAL INCOME: 70kNET WORTH: -20k2011AGE: 29POSITION: Registered NurseANNUAL INCOME: 92kNET WORTH: 22kEDIT: I realize that my RN salaries are higher than most. This is because A: my first job at 70k was when I was receiving pay in lieu of benefits. Other RNs in the area were making 24hr but I got 40hr. B: The second area 92k, I worked in Hawaii, cost of living is way higher there; nurses are unionized there, hence my 46hr base rate OTdifferentials.EDIT 2: wow, some people really dont think parents should help with tuition. I cant understand why people would fight for the idea that young adults should get started out in the hole. Also, other people want to say that 10k-15k as an annual salary wasnt real poverty. I lived that way for 6 years, and let me tell you, it was not the high life, and it definitely was by definition poverty.  <response>: Congrats on the foresight and the rewards you have reaped over the slow but steady climb out of poverty - and thanks for your chosen profession. Most of us will need or want someone like you RN during some point in our lives. Your education will pay itself back in many ways. 