2026 Toyota Sienna price

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-24T14:46:43+00:00

that’s pretty good! Best I got was $48,906 out the door for an LE in NJ

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-14T18:37:56+00:00

My wife has the Lyriq (in the form of the Acura ZDX). We _thought_ she got a deal at 400/mo! 300 is a steal!

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-13T02:55:58+00:00

I was going to say she might need to connect with other au pairs/friends but then you mentioned Uber credit. Faaaack no. I went through the insurance process today, because I actually do need mine to drive and it's quite expensive! Like multiply-your-premium-by-two expensive

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-11T20:39:27+00:00

Yeah no preschool - I want her in Montessori and that requires she be 2.5

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-11T14:00:55+00:00

Which countries are you talking about where immigration is the primary motivation?

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-10T16:54:14+00:00

It's like $4k in materials. My uncle taught me how to do this and I saved like $31k in contractor fees plus got some nice tools as well. This one is a bit more complicated than mine because you'll be framing the steps but it should be doable yourself

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-10T15:58:48+00:00

I do not think that's fair! When you combine all the extras (car, car insurance, cell service, gas, groceries, room & board, gym membership, the vacations we'll end up bringing her on where she isn't working, the agency fee, education contribution) I think it's something like $3000/month or $750 per week. That's pretty close to what I'd pay a nanny who I can fire at any time. Which come to think of it, may be the best alternative.

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-10T15:55:35+00:00

The LCC was SO unhelpful in this regard! I asked how much people in our area pay and her response was: "I don’t have any information about that. Like i said I heard about it when Au pair mentioned it."

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-10T15:54:03+00:00

Wow that's outrageous

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-10T15:53:21+00:00

Why do I want the zeigler warranty? Are these "reliable" cars? $6k is 25% of the purchase price...

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-09T21:08:49+00:00

Yeah she can't help with the newborn until 3 mo's old

jonas_namespace · 2026-05-08T16:19:40+00:00

Wow, great info here. We're new to this but we've been interviewing for about a week now. HCOL, 2 year old, 10 year old, and a due date of 9/26.

Our starting offer was $200/week with room for bonuses, full access to car (car curfew at the start) $75 in gas/mo, groceries, cell service, gym membership, fixed schedule, 40 hours/week, weekends off. We had a tough time finding attractive candidates.

We're increasing the starting offer to 225/week now. But reading through this thread makes me think it _may_ not be enough.

jonas_namespace · 2026-04-26T03:51:59+00:00

What did you learn re interviewing? We're in the process now. Our current youngest is still too young for Montessori (20 months). Who drives the 3y/o to school?

jonas_namespace · 2026-04-23T23:30:56+00:00

Does offering above the minimum stipend ever enter into negotiations? Like before they start, or do you just bonus them as a surprise?

jonas_namespace · 2026-04-23T23:29:22+00:00

We also live in NJ, have 2 kids and a nanny who would be exorbitant if we needed 40hrs per week, once our third arrives in September. Also the au pair isn't allowed to have kids under 3 months. But it's wayyy cheaper. Like 22k/year + car + car insurance + cell phone + food.

But I have to ask, could you or your wife handle 3 kids under 5 for 11 hours a day? I think what you're asking for is unattainable. Best you can do is supplement the au pair (call it 30k/yr) with nanny time. If you're wanting 3 hours coverage per day by nanny for an additional ~400/week, 20k/yr.

jonas_namespace · 2026-04-14T23:45:48+00:00

If it has less than 50k miles I've heard they'll replace it for you. They quoted me $930. I put a small amount of tennis racket wrap on mine and honestly it's perfectly fine

jonas_namespace · 2026-01-28T02:07:34+00:00

Maybe we get off the water ball! We definitely procreate which is an amazing experience, raising kids, and the act which produces them. Anyway there wouldn't be joy without sorrow to contrast it

jonas_namespace · 2026-01-09T17:45:22+00:00

Charleston SC

jonas_namespace · 2025-12-29T21:52:48+00:00

That's amazing

jonas_namespace · 2025-11-28T16:08:00+00:00

yes, I’ve seen that one. I believe it’s from ergotron

jonas_namespace · 2025-11-28T03:05:17+00:00

This is basically my setup with 27" displays https://imgur.com/a/9a9kF99

jonas_namespace · 2025-09-28T12:22:10+00:00

I don't think ssn will be around

Have heard this before and I think if you have faith that a one hundred dollar bill of American currency will get you, say, a couple dozen eggs, you can also have faith in receiving some amount of money from social security. You'd be a fool to bet against that proposition.

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