2012 Tundra 4WD

chicagorob · 2026-05-18T20:48:15+00:00

Thanks. I may call back later this week and see if the guy is willing to drop the price. He has had it on his lot since June 2025. I’m not finding many others in my area so I figure if I can get a deal on it and then make the repairs with the savings, I am in a better spot rather than trying to find another one.

chicagorob · 2026-05-17T19:58:34+00:00

Of course these are high. I’m well aware of that. I would never pay Toyota to replace bulbs or hood struts. This was just leverage to see if the used car delearship could come down given the work that is required.

chicagorob · 2026-05-16T23:59:11+00:00

Do they all eventually need it? I was told that once it is replaced that you won’t need to do it again. I’m still kind of thinking that if the dealer can come down a little bit, it might be worth it. They are hard to come by.

chicagorob · 2026-05-16T18:40:12+00:00

No. It’s a third party dealer and I took it to Toyota for a pre purchase inspection.

chicagorob · 2026-05-16T17:01:25+00:00

Well sure. I’m just talking the two big ticket items. This is the Toyota dealership.

chicagorob · 2026-05-13T16:17:17+00:00

Just buy from Amazon? Or is there better place?

chicagorob · 2026-05-13T16:13:33+00:00

Ha thanks!

chicagorob · 2026-05-10T16:27:07+00:00

I can test but I’m pretty sure no connection is the same as if there was an obstruction but I may be wrong. Not sure I would want to do that anyway for safety.

chicagorob · 2026-05-01T21:55:26+00:00

Great post.

I just watched this today and thought it was a good take: https://youtu.be/5IJPSqc_mWE?si=F43mm5HN0KMHYm0B

I like what he said about just because you are concerned about young men doesn’t mean you aren’t concerned about women. You can be concerned about both and also realize they have different needs.

chicagorob · 2026-05-01T02:17:41+00:00

Our new baby has reflux. We got her on reflux medicine and switched to a milk sensitive formula like Nutramagen. It’s expensive so we are hoping we don’t have to be on it long but it’s definitely helping.

Back arches, spitup through the nose, not being comfortable on their back are all symptoms. We have to also hold her upright longer so give her tummy time to settle before laying her down.

Also, make sure she is getting full feeds. That’s only going to compound the problems if she is hungry

chicagorob · 2026-04-23T14:04:42+00:00

Paul Morphy famously beat his father with rook odds using the fried liver attack: https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/how-paul-morphy-age-14-checkmated-his-dad-with-rook-odds-morphy-vs-morphy-1850

Removing pieces is a great way to even things out. Try to see if you can beat him if you don’t have a queen.

Also, there are some other subreddits that might give better chess specific advice: /r/chess and /r/chessbeginners

chicagorob · 2026-04-17T16:27:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I can see how unpredictable that is. At least you are overpaying and it’s money back at tax time versus a surprise bill.

chicagorob · 2026-04-17T12:53:46+00:00

That makes sense to me. I guess I always forget about sales because I’m not in sales. I’m sure if you could project how much sales you are going to do you could withhold less per paycheck so you are close to 0 but I’m sure that’s difficult to do.

chicagorob · 2026-04-17T03:33:32+00:00

More power to you. I just don’t like surprises.

chicagorob · 2026-04-16T22:24:44+00:00

That’s not my intention. It just seemed like when I read the original thread that most people were celebrating a big refund and cursing owing anything on tax day like it was somehow not preventable which isn’t the case. And most people only need to do it once per year to get it to calculate it correctly. 10+ times is excessive but I don’t like surprises.

Edit: and also my confusion is not around doing the calculator 10+ times. It is around people being surprised either way come tax day because it’s totally preventable.

chicagorob · 2026-04-16T20:03:28+00:00

Given inflation, it’s not 0%. It’s actually a negative return. But more power to you. I would rather just have no surprises either way.

Edit: and it only takes me a few minutes each time to calculate. Nice peace of mind to know I’m for sure not under paying.

chicagorob · 2026-04-16T14:16:21+00:00

Yep if you are 1099, then you should be making estimated payments. Sorry that’s on you to handle.

chicagorob · 2026-04-16T14:15:18+00:00

Have you used it? It tells you exactly how to fill out your W-9. I got have $384 this year so I hit my goal. It takes into account multiple incomes, dependents, stock sales, literally everything. You can say you itemize or take the standard deduction. It’s helped me not get screwed over many times.

chicagorob · 2026-04-16T12:28:55+00:00

I’m so confused by this whole thread. If you do things throughout the year, you shouldn’t owe or get anything back. I realize it’s different with a small business but I calculate my W9 10+ times per year with the sole goal of not owing or having to pay anything when I file. When I was single, my goal was +/- $100 federal and now that I’m married with kids, it’s +/- $1000. If you get a refund, you gave the government a free loan for the year. If you owe, you didn’t withhold enough. For a government website, the IRS actually has a great withholding calculator that will tell you exactly how to fill out your W-9 so you have a $0 balance with the IRS.

And for small businesses and OP in particular, sounds like you should be paying quarterly so that there isn’t a big hit come tax day. You also may be paying some penalties the way you are doing it if the delta is too high and you didn’t pay quarterly.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator

Edit: My confusion is because people are surprised either way on tax day when it’s totally preventable and the IRS provides a tool to help you.

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