Living On $187K A Year In South Carolina | Millennial Money

Aspen Tucker, 29, lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina and earns $187,000 a year as a travel nurse. Tucker worked several jobs before making the overnight decision to become a travel nurse. With family nearby and low cost of living, he's devoted to Spartanburg. He recently purchased his second property which he plans to rent.

This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

Produced by: Sam Rega, Valentina Duarte
Managing Producer: Beatriz Bajuelos
Camera: Nathanael Berry
Editor: Nic Golden Henry
Animator: Elham Ataeiazar
Reporter: Ryan Ermey
Additional Footage: Aspen Tucker

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Living On $187K A Year In South Carolina | Millennial Money

[TheAlfredPlatform]

Don't be fooled. He is earning every bit of that income because bedside nursing is NOT for the faint of heart.

[biobossx]

Teared up when he talked about starting a scholarship in honor of his mom. What a great guy.

[marcllamzon]

“Money comes and goes but the relationships you create last forever” this guy is so insightful and representing the nurses!! His mom would be so proud !

[aspentucker]

Hey guys thanks for viewing and the great comments on my video I seen some comments about savings I generally keep about 50k liquid for emergencies

[towilli]

His parents hipped him to game early. Shout out to them!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[orlandorobinson]

OMG 29yo and making 187K a year. That is GREAT!!!! Keep up the good work. God bless you.

[alonasistrunk]

The irony of him going without periods of health insurance while being a travel nurse is not lost on me.

[niasiadaniels]

So good to see people in my hometown doing well for themselves!

[tapestryofgrace]

A strong support system will get you further in life than you can go on your own. It’s truly a blessing to have people that genuinely have your back. Way to go Aspen!

[estizzababawande]

We need more people with a caring heart. He's a great guy. He has a good soul. Most nurses do. It seems like he has a full life and a good support system. Blessings to him and his 🤍

[BlackManTravels]

3 of my sisters are Traveling Registered Nurses. Lucrative career but very timing consuming. They love it.

[ivyb.]

I have a lot of friends in the travel nurse space, and you guys are heroes fr. literally the people that kept us afloat during the pandemic. thanks for all that you do and I hope you make even more money in the future!!

[MOBMJ]

has a cancer survivor, I want to say thank you to you for choosing to be a travel nurse. as well as all nurses traveling and not traveling. I can't image what you guys go through everyday. so thank u, thank, thank u

[MsMockingbird]

He’s incredibly hard working and generous. I hope that he gets some help with managing his finances so that he can save and pay off his debt. He could easily be debt free with a lot in savings with his income and investments.

[changed]

He looks so tired, blessed his heart. Thank you for your service.

[NursesToRiches]

I love these videos. Aspen is like many of the nurses I've interviewed on my channel. He's got a good head on his shoulders and even though his spending is high in some areas... He's helping his friends and family, and he's investing his money in areas that allow him to grow his relatively passive sources of income. And I love what he says about money coming and going but relationships lasting forever.

[deneshae]

Loved this!! More like this please - what a humble, driven, sensible man. Kudos!

[womanofgodpodcast]

Oh snap I went to school with him we were good friends. Grad class of 2011 at Byrnes you go Aspen may God continue to use you brother

[kawan]

An eye opener for all who think that certain professions like Engineering, Doctors, Lawyers can only earn this amount of money.

[sunshineanderson]

Some of the greatest and well deserved human beings come from South Carolina. I’m also from South Carolina. Keep doing Great my brother, you earned it!