u/AwarenessSea1717

Edit: Not really for the fun of it, but to maximize my educational entitlement.

Because of my service, I still have my full 36 months of Post 9/11 GI Bill, so I might as well use it to pay for a two year doctorates in Cybersecurity and another two years to complete at an ABA approved Law school. Yes, I did the math and my entire education is paid for.

I already have an MS in IT with 3 years of experience in business, 1 year in legal, and 1 year in Technology.

I guess this post is not going to be very contributing to this community, but accomplishing this is impressive. However, experience is what matters most in my field, so this is a little of a “one-upping” situation.

The question here is twofolds -

Have you ever worked with someone with a doctorates (or higher education than you) and was very bad at their job?
Have you ever worked with someone with a doctorates (or higher education than you) and was very knowledgeable?

*If you have experienced both, what was distinct about them?

I had this drafted for a long time, but seeing people’s deals being a couple grand more made me feel like I should share to help others when buying a 2026 Lexus RX 350H Premium+. No trade-in because YMMV.

On February 2026, I bought and drove home my 2026 Lexus RX 350h Premium Plus AWD, but I had to drive 2.5 hours for it in San Diego. My local Los Angeles and Orange County areas are discounting them maybe for $2,500 and that’s it. New shipments are already having a higher base MSRP. But let me tell you this, it is still possible to get great discount. This Eminent White Pearl / Macadamia interior color combo is extremely rare. It just arrived at the dealership with only 2 miles, and I called right away to claim it with my $66,500 offer (I did provide a similar written offer another dealership gave for $66,900). Dealership agreed and it was smooth sailing from there.

MSRP $65,780
Discount $6,280
Taxes 9.75% (Los Angeles) $5,838.30
Fees $857
Out the door: $66,490.30
Effective discount ~9.5%

Free dealer add-ons:
Diamond Ceramic protective coating $985
XPEL Window Tint $595
XPEL Premium Shield Package $395
Total: $1,985
Effective discount with free dealer add-ons ~12.2%

The dealer also let me put $5,000 on my credit card with no fees

TL;DR: 12.2% off MSRP after three weeks of tough negotiations on a rarely discounted vehicle with a difficult-to-source color combination.

I feel like stacking Terminal Degrees For the Fun of it

$66.5k OTD / $59.5k before TTL for a 2026 Lexus RX 350h Premium+ AWD | 9.5% off MSRP (12.2% effective w/ freebies)