How much $$$ would it cost ?

I'm an LPN at nine, and RN and currently I make $40 an hour. I did the math on if it's worth it to get my RN or to stay an LPN. And currently I make $40 an hour. I work in long-term care, rehab, skilled nursing, whatever you want to call it. I talked to an RN the other day and I asked her how much she makes as an RN. We kind of have very similar experience. And I asked her how much do you make an hour? She said $45. $45 versus $40. It adds up. So let's do the math. As an LPN, I make $40 an hour. I work 36 hours a week. That comes out to $1440. Almost $75,000 a year. Not bad at all. Like, there's people that make less than that, there's people that make more than that. Now, as an RN, if you make $45 an hour, 36 hours a week, that's an extra $9,000 a year. It adds up. It sounds great until you like actually really think about it. Let's just talk about the cost of like becoming LPN to RN bridge program. It's gonna be anywhere from like $10,000 to $30,000. Books, supplies, etcetera, $1,000 to $3,000. So right off the bat, that's about $15,000 to $35,000. Just for school alone. Plus, okay, my husband also works full time. I don't know how nursing school is nowadays, but when I was in nursing school, I was studying and like going to school for like 12 hours a day. School, clinicals, studying, labs, like that was a full-time 12 hour a day. So I'm gonna have to pay for childcare. A nanny, day care. $4,000 a month. Plus gas. $200 a month. Where is my school? Is my school an hour away? Am I commuting far away? How often am I going to school? Clinical hours. The stress. Like the amount of money, time, effort, time goes into going back to school. From me, easily $5 an hour. Like, I'm sure there's always ways to get more money. But in my position, in my job that I love, $5 an hour is not really worth it.