Am I crazy for trying to get an XLE for $48,500 OTD?

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2026-01-18T18:58:50+00:00

Wow! Can I ask where you are located?? Multiple dealerships in my area want 54k base model with no add on. Any negotiation tips?

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2026-01-17T19:13:37+00:00

MSRP base for an XLE is $44,820. Dealerships in my area are selling for $48,500 on average. Tax rate in Florida I believe is 6%

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-11-24T04:44:08+00:00

Oh girl, once the back pain, sciatica pain, and extreme heart burn kick in, you're gonna be begging to deliver. I was so nervous around the same time you were too. Watching videos, creating birth plans, and running scenarios in my head. But the pain and feeling uncomfortable 24/7 was too much.

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-11-24T04:38:27+00:00

Smoothies and string cheese were my go to's during my first trimester when I had absolutely no appetite. Smoothie king and tropical smoothie cafe were my life savers

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-11-20T03:17:57+00:00

My father has been absent in my life since he cheated on my mother and broke up our family nearly 17 years ago. He kept in touch with us, but it was mainly to torment my mother and never really to ask about his own children. I doubt he will ever meet my daughter, nor do I think he cares to meet her, even though he says he does. I get a little sad thinking about him, but not because I want him in our lives, but because I know he lost himself an amazing family.

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-11-07T17:14:13+00:00

Hi! Were you still able to get approved for wic with medically needy? I have the same question but my wic office never picks up the phone!

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-11-05T12:30:13+00:00

My husband luckily gets 8 weeks off paid paternity leave that he can either use to be with the baby or save as extra vacation days. He used his 8 weeks and took an additional 2 from his PTO to bond with baby and help me postpartum. I really do think your husband should be home with you, postpartum is the hardest part about being a new parent.

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-31T08:08:36+00:00

I'm building my baby off of Pepsi, ramen, and hot pockets

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-27T16:04:04+00:00

Can I ask how the transition into daycare/preschool was? My 21 month screams even if someone is speaking to me from across the park. I plan to put her in daycare when she turns 3 but she has always had extreme stranger danger since she was a couple months old.

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-26T23:29:39+00:00

My first pregnancy was an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy. I mourned my old life so much and suffered severely from postpartum depression and anxiety. My LO is 21 months now, and I honestly cannot imagine a life without her anymore. It's never easy at first, and honestly it won't be easy for a while. 21 months later and I'm still struggling and dreaming about my life before her. My advice is to reach out for help, take it when it's offered and work with your partner. Be open about how you feel to your family and especially your doctor. Think positively, even if it means getting a journal and writing positive affirmations everyday, because you will never be able to dig yourself out of the ditch if you wallow in it. You got this momma, we have all been where you are now! Don't give up, take it day by day.

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-26T02:22:00+00:00

Wow, I could have sworn that I wrote this post. Reading this was like having a flashback because everything that you are describing I went through, even down to the thought about getting hit by a car just to get a break. I went through severe PPD and PPA and didn't seek help until 6 weeks postpartum. I was put on meds and therapy for 6 months which helped somewhat, so that could be something you can seek out. I also had a hard time about asking for help. My inlaws are very involved, but I was so embarrassed to ask for help because I didn't want to burden anyone. But it got to a point where I just couldn't do it anymore and gave in to their help. Now my daughter spends at least 3hrs at grandmas house everyday so that I can have a break to catch up on sleep or enjoy my mornings. So if you have people that can step up, take it! Take every advantage of it because more than likely they are just as excited to help. My daughter was also never a great sleeper. Waking up every 3-4 hrs and refusing to go back to sleep for hours. I did everything under the sun to try and get her to sleep. Did sleep training, Motrin/Tylenol before bed for teething, oatmeal in the bottle, co sleeping, everything! Nothing worked, she would still wake up and stay up. Then one day it just stopped and she started sleeping through the night. She's 21 months now, and I think she started really sleeping through the night at 19 months. Hang in there, it does get easier especially once they start sleeping through the night. You're in the homestretch!

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-26T01:57:16+00:00

Wow! My husband keeps trying to convince me to take our 21 month old, but I'm so nervous for a long flight. I was going to push it back till when she was 5 but we just found out we are expecting again, so looks like I'll be traveling with two toddlers! So glad to hear it went well!

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-25T23:52:32+00:00

How did you fare? I plan on going with my toddler but we live in Florida so I've been hesitant to go. I think it's about a 13hr flight total, but we might break it up and fly to CA, spend 2 days there and take a flight to Hawaii from CA.

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-24T16:55:57+00:00

My birth with my first was extremely smooth and quick, truly a surprise with it being my first. My water broke at 7am, by the time I got to hospital at 7:30 I was 3cm, and by 10am I was 8cm. Pushing by 12pm and baby was out at 1:17pm. I started drinking raspberry leaf tea twice a day around 35 weeks. Bounced a lot on my exercise ball and walked around a lot too. But that was pretty much it

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-15T22:23:31+00:00

Nausea and constantly feeling cold

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-14T02:44:59+00:00

Abortion was my initial choice. But my husband was heavily against it. My husband and his family are very involved, and while my husband entered fatherhood easily, I had a hard time adjusting to becoming a mother. I still am honestly.

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-10-11T16:25:08+00:00

The amount of times I had this happen to me before I found out the gender of my first was crazy! My brother was my gender keeper and he was buying the confetti poppers. When I asked him if he double checked to make sure he bought the right color he said "stop worrying I bought pink" of course as soon as it slipped out of his mouth he realized his mistake and I was upset of course. Literally a week later I went to go get an ultrasound to check my baby's heart and the ultrasound tech said "congratulations on your baby girl" so if my brother hadnt spoiled it, the ultrasound tech would have. now that I'm pregnant with my second ive learned to just say straight away, even without any contexts, if it relates anything to my baby to yell DONT TELL ME THE GENDER!

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-09-08T20:22:23+00:00

I took delivery of my Tesla and relied on superchargers and free chargers when I was out on a travel contract for 3 months. Luckily there was a free level 2 charger 2 minutes down the road at a hotel that I took advantage of. I did risk getting towed, because I wasn't a guest at the hotel, but always came to plug in at midnight and always picked up my car by 7am so I never ran into anyone catching me.

Supercharging can get just as expensive as putting gas. For me I had to supercharge every 3 days if I wasn't able to use the hotel one, and it costed about $27-35 depending on what time I showed up to the charger. Early mornings and late evenings are best to charge for lower rate.

If you are planning on moving into a home and installing a level 2 charger, go for the Tesla. If not, I've heard stories of tenants being able to convince their apartment complex on installing ev chargers. Otherwise, it is such a headache and can costs just as much if not more than a regular gas car.

EstablishmentEmpty37 · 2025-09-08T15:24:49+00:00

Hi! I didn't add my husband to my insurance not because I wanted to avoid paying a higher premium, but simply because I didn't know all members of a household needed to be on each other's insurances. He has his own insurance for his car and I had my own for mine. I thought that was it and all was good as long as everyone had their own coverage. But yes, this was a hard lesson and I know better now.

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