Happy National Financial Awareness Day to those who celebrate…
We had a family discussion about the possibility that even successful people might be forced to work, e.g., to pay for a child’s college expenses. “It doesn’t matter how much you earn,” I told the kids. “It is always possible to spend every last penny.” They dispute this. I cited examples of second and third homes, of first class airline tickets to Europe, of expensive cars and watches.
The very next day, I ran into a neighbor who had purchased a Porsche 911 GT3 Touring the day before (i.e., while our family discussion was occurring). “The dealer called me and said he had a white and gold one in stock,” said the new owner. “My initial thought was to reject the color, but I went over to see it and came home with it.” In other words, an impulse decision to spend $300,000(?).
(As far as I know, this purchase won’t put any financial strain on the owner, but I thought it was a funny coincidence!)
Meanwhile, any news on the 2020 Tesla Roadster? If it had been delivered as promised would the early ones already be ready for the lithium-ion scrap heap?
If you want to learn about Tesla Roadsters this Saturday – come to “Dance Against DOGE – Fabulously Fighting Fascism” at Tesla Georgetown.
Join us as we crank up the music, bring the community together, and dance against this hostile takeover of our government. People from all walks of life come to move, laugh, and show the world: we’re united, we’re joyful, and we’re way too fabulous for fascism.
https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-dance-party
(Didn’t DOGE shut down already? Does it mean that the government is completely efficient now?).
OG fascist car guy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Porsche
Back in the day, the Porsche Club of America was mostly doctors and dentists. They used to stack them in their garages until overflow, then buy storage space. Really rockin’ parties. The club races were fun, if they still have them, be sure to catch one (and encourage your neighbor to drive in one, they are meant to be driven hard, not admired at those cute cars and coffee things).
Fun fact from Wickerpedia: old Ing. Ferry invented the first gas/electric hybrid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner%E2%80%93Porsche
This is an interesting point and thanks for sharing. I guess no matter how massive your fortune is, it’s always possible to go bankrupt if you aren’t vigilant about it. Consider Floyd Mayweather and his collection of 100 sports cars including a Bugatti Veyron. There is an entire Wikipedia page of nearly a dozen stars just starkly described as “failures”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_finances_of_professional_American_athletes
Given the mission of getting behind whatever this week’s blockbuster is, the 2020 Tesla Roadster has been replaced by the 2027 Tesla language modelster.