Yes I agree, while it's easy to look upon these kind of things and wish, it's easier for us to forget how lucky we are in general. The percentage of people that attain the wealth to own a car like a 911 is very small, the fact that I'm on my second new Porsche at 27 is nothing short of amazing. It's all too easy to forget how well all of us have done to achieve such a goal, regardless of future aspirations

 

I'm 30 years old and remember having that poster hanging in my bedroom about 15 years ago - in fact, I had the electric version with LEDs that lit up the taillights!

Nice to finally be living the dream (or a portion of it)! Now I just gotta buy the 4 other cars!

 

Everyone I know that has done well financially came by their money one of two ways a) they had the right last name, or b) they worked VERY hard for it. Education, looks, luck, talent, etc. all contribute, but the #1 factor is drive/work ethic in my experience.

And to those under 30 folks that have made enough to buy a Porsche - nice work. If anyone ever accuses you of flaunting your wealth, tell them you are really flaunting your work ethic.

 

Well said. After 4 years of college, 4 years of med school and 4 years of residency, I'm certainly not going to apologize for driving a 911. Now if I only had enough garage space to squeeze in a Scuderia

 

I had the exact same one. Of course as a young man I did not really look at the cars and think that will cost a lot of money. I thought I want to just drive the snot out of those. As a 30 yr old man not much has changed. I still love to drive the wheels off of just about anything. As for the higher education in many ways I really wish I would have experienced college. In my personal situation I could not really afford to go without racking up student loans and at the time I had no clue what I wanted to do. If i did not have a family I would actually go back just for the personal satisfaction of it, but my time is spread a bit thin.

as for the poster that asked what the other 3 would be I'm not really sure. I know my next car will be a boxster spyder because I just love the way it looks and the smile I get. That will officially tap my garage out of space.

 

and play with some of the toys on the Hutchinson estate

Ill ride the little duc and you can take the big boy

 

I've never really been accused of flaunting, because most just assume they are not mine LOL, but for those that do ask how I was able to afford them I tell them the truth, I was dumb enough to take a risk that no one else would have taken and I got really lucky. there was a little hard work involved too

 

When I was in 7th grade and into high school my dad would walk in my room while I was reading car magazines instead of studying, he would say "how do you expect to buy such nice cars without a high level education"....that lit a fire under my a**!
After 8 years of college and a high level degree I was making a good living, but not enough to afford a 70k+ car along with a mortgage and a comfortable living. So I had 50k cars and was always yearning for better cars. After 8 more years I realized I could work for myself instead of for a company and I could make much more money and love my job much more. Even though it was more work, the reward of satisfaction and money were worth it. Now I work 3.5 days a week (28hours) which gives me a lot of time with my family and time to drive the cars that I really want.

Obviously people can do very well without a college degree, but I was not willing to take that gamble. And if my business ever failed I could always get hired on and still live comfortably.

 

We dont need no education aka pink floyd haha sang that threw out high school and 86'd college

 

 

LOL, I couldn't have said it better. Justification granted.

 

I commend you for doing so well. I would caution though that not everyone is as capable and willing to take the risks you have taken. For most people though, all the research I know of shows that advanced education still pays big rewards over the long haul. I can point to guys who didn't finish high school who are financially better off than I am and I can also point to people with master's degrees who can't make a living. On average though, the right degree opens alot of doors that would be shut otherwise. Not to mention the prospects of meeting a great spouse at college and just becoming a more educated individual. It's all about what you do with your opportunities regardless of which path you take. I know that the future surgeon that replied and the other docs on this site will not find themselves out of work anytime soon regardless of the health care situation! My wife and I both have two degrees each that were primarily focused on learning fields in which we could make a good living. As my son is applying for college now, there is NO WAY, I would advise him to jump on out there and go with only his high school diploma. As big of a mess as our economy and the job market are in, he is going to need every advantage he can get!

 

+1....I was horrible at school...did not make it past 2 years of college. I am doing fine.

 

You did pretty well at 15 y.o. having a poster with lights.

I got the exact poster in front of my desk when I was in med school 21 years ago, but without the lights. Need something good to look at when the studies got boring. Women posters won't help as they are too distracting.

I need one more car to fulfill the 5 cars theme.

 

The suitable car to fill the last slot is either CGT or a new TTS