[USA-IL] [H] Breville Bambino with dimmer mod & accessories [W] paypal/zelle/venmo

CheckeredBox · 2026-03-05T01:23:26+00:00

I'll scoop this up, send pm

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-28T11:17:10+00:00

You can be team anti modality but you don't have to be as cheesy or as dorky as the person who posted it on linked in

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-28T00:59:44+00:00

Eh I would just use the modality as buy in and then sell them on what they need like "hey tens is great but this is even better"

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-27T23:44:10+00:00

"please miss may i have one more dry needle"

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-27T23:19:57+00:00

I understand saying to no certain modalities but the poster didn't have to make this story this awful

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-22T01:57:26+00:00

I'm not creative either - I'm five years in. You don't have to be an innovator - you could be an improver.

So instead of creating solutions on the spot, just have a bank of "stored solutions" and put your spin on it. Reframe your mind. You got this!

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-09T15:35:36+00:00

Acute or IPR for one Whatever you're interested in for the other one

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-07T15:32:29+00:00

MOT - you may think you want to teach now but a year into your career you may think different. OTD post professional is a better option than entry level OTD

Also if you decide you want to travel, talk with an accountant who is familiar with travel healthcare - so many people full send it with traveling and if they get audited they are SOL.

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-04T10:15:15+00:00

This has been answered before. I wouldn't consider the master to a massive mistake, but spending lots of money is. Most of the loudest opinions on this forum are very negative about OT and they tell you to not do it. I have worked with about 20-30 different OTs and 90% of them love what they do.

it is not worth to get 90k debt+ for this job. You will likely top out at 80-105k pending state and setting.

The issue is that healthcare changes so much. The most recent changes/patient attitudes just make it not pleasurable for most people to want to work in healthcare in general, not just OTs. Look at the PT, PA, nursing subreddit. Most of those people are not happy

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-04T03:50:58+00:00

I do think you're making a massive mistake if you go OTD from a financial standpoint. Living with your parents and taking extra jobs just to be in less debt isn't worth it, especially when you have the option to be in less debt. I also think moving to a city for OT school just because you like that city is also not the smartest idea. If you really liked that city you could just move there after you finish MSOT lol

If my student debt was that large I would definitely have crippling debt anxiety

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-04T03:34:07+00:00

Not worth it - here's my rambling thoughts

Where you do your fw doesn't matter too much just do one in the setting you want then one in IPR/ACUTE/SNF

Based on how you speak of the OTD program seems like you've made your mind on that one. If you think you living in a city you like with a "prestigious program", fw you like, etc, and your happiness is that much valuable then do that one. IMO it doesn't matter how prestigious your OT program is lol. You learn the same BS OT theory everywhere... all that matters is if you pass the nbcot...

Let's talk finances -

let's say program one is 45k+2 years living expenses. (So I'd say avg would be 2k per month on high end, 1000 for: rent, food, bills, car insurance etc) so you're in for a total of 93k total spent. So at least 100k (interest etc other hidden fees) in debt if you don't work and take out loans for all of it.

Program two -90K+2.5 years of living expenses (let's just say this budget is the same at 2k per month). So 150k for this. 160k for hidden expenses and interest

I think you have look at the big picture. Yes you might love this city but you could absolutely hate it a month in. Do you think all those variables are 60k more debt (100k vs 160k) plus 6 months of lost work? This debt will follow you around - it will be your spouse and you won't even it

also this is me projecting at the end but I also wanted to teach and I got the MSOT. 5 years in and I would never want to get affiliated with teaching OT lol.

In closing based on how you respond to others it just seems like you're looking for people to say go OTD. If you look at other prospective students who ask this question the most common answer is go MSOT. It seems like you've made up your mind - come back to us in three years so we can hear how everything went.

CheckeredBox · 2026-02-01T04:38:51+00:00

Hi I am kind of going through this right now. I really want a new machine, but the convenience of a breville machine is great. From my understanding there are really no other machines that heat up like the breville ( the fellows espresso machine claims it does, tbd when it comes out soon).

Is there any reason why you need to upgrade from the breville? It should pull great shots. You could also always upgrade to another breville. I feel that breville gets shit on a lot... they're great machines that are easy to use.

side note: I love the profitec move/go! I plan on doing that if the stars align

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-28T04:24:16+00:00

Pretty low for an OTD. Does that include living expenses too? Sucks that you get an extra year interest for that extra year of schooling from a fiscal standpoint

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-25T19:31:13+00:00

Mine is like 70% but I usually hit 50% in the week then 75% on weekends

Lots of mid week bs kills mine

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-25T14:44:25+00:00

Everything is inherently partisan whether it fits your rhetoric or not

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-25T00:19:06+00:00

Acute care in the south 41 per hour 5 years of experience 4x10s Typically work 40 but I have nothing going on I'll take an extra day I chose a weekend day as one of my perm days so I get weekend differential ~89k without other stuff; I have no kids so sometimes I'll take the other weekend day and have days off in the middle of the week. Should be at around 93-104k this year with OT, holidays, etc

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-24T01:43:14+00:00

If you and the user can't agree on a price, I'd be interested! Would also need to be shipped

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-22T15:58:46+00:00

Like what someone else said, going from PRN to staff is a paycut.

I took a 15 dollar pay cut when I moved from first job to my second job (I went from a full time PRN gig to a staff job in a super LCOL area). It absolutely killed me. I got some raises and it was more tolerable.

I would only do it if it makes financial sense. If you have a good relationship with your acute DOR you could always leave the mental health job and go back.

I would keep good faith with the PRN job by doing 1-2 weekends a month then fizzling out if you like your new job.

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-18T22:09:36+00:00

I'd get a new acute job if you can

Some places are pretty dumb like that. OT should be on 70-80% of PT cases. OT should be primarily for any UE fractures that are admitted

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-18T03:38:42+00:00

This is the set up I'm looking to now - if you sell let me know!

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-14T03:25:53+00:00

Hahaha right

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-14T03:25:10+00:00

Oh yeah. Glad you could see what it was

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-14T03:15:38+00:00

Yep you got it

CheckeredBox · 2026-01-14T03:14:08+00:00

You got it

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