What Inspired My Husband to Start a Business? A reader left this comment on the blog: I’m thinking about starting a business, but I don’t know anyone who’s done it. I’d love to hear the two of you talk about what inspired you to start a business and when you decided to take the leap—on the blog or in a Spaces chat. My husband and I both run our own businesses. We each started our...
Back Behind the Wheel of a Porsche 911 A few days ago, I wrote an article called “Why I Don’t Feel Like Driving the Porsche 911 and Boxster in Our Garage.” The gist was that my husband owns a couple of Porsches, but because they mean so much to him, I’ve always felt a little hesitant about driving them. Then, the other day, I was heading out to renew my driver’s license. My husband suggested,...
Getting the Most Out of a Porsche People buy a Porsche for all kinds of reasons. “I’ve dreamed of owning one since I was a kid. I always told myself I’d get one when I grew up.” “I took one for a test drive and fell in love with its performance.” “I’ve always wanted to drive a sports car.” “I was looking for a car the whole family could enjoy on road trips.” And plenty...
I’d Rather Drive My Swift Sport Than a Porsche Our family currently has several Porsches: a Boxster GTS (981), three 911s (964, 991 and 992), and a Cayenne. But we can only fit two cars in our home garage, so the Porsches are usually parked at various locations, such as near the train station or close to my husband’s office. He regularly shuffles them around. As for me, I drive my own Suzuki Swift Sport...
Driving the Manual Suzuki Swift Sport For the past few years, my everyday cars have been a Porsche Panamera and a Cayenne. They were smooth and comfortable to drive. Even with my limited skills behind the wheel, they made me feel like I’d suddenly become a better driver: “Wait—am I actually getting good at this?” Everything felt effortless and refined. Then, in April last year, I decided to take the plunge and buy a car...
What My Porsche-Driving Husband Is Like After a recent, long-overdue conversation with my husband, I wrote an article called “The Porsche Owner’s Work Philosophy | I Bought a Porsche but Was Too Busy to Drive It—What Did I Do?” It struck a chord with a lot of readers. During that conversation, my husband also talked about how he wants to earn a living in the future. I found his perspective pretty fascinating, so I thought...
I Bought a Porsche, but Had No Time to Drive It In 2016, my husband bought his first Porsche: a manual 981 Boxster GTS. But after buying it, “I’d finally bought a Porsche, but I was so busy with work that I had no time to drive it. I needed to delegate more and build a business that could run without me. From now on, instead of focusing on my annual income, I’d work on...
A Year-End Porsche 911 Road Trip Happy New Year! Thanks to a relaxing holiday, I feel recharged and ready for the year ahead. We look forward to sharing another year with you. At the end of 2021, my husband headed off on his now-traditional solo road trip. Meanwhile, the kids and I went to visit my parents and enjoy a little time to unwind. This time, he took his 911 Carrera 4 GTS (991.1), which...
Looking Back on Our Porsche Blog As 2021 draws to a close, I’m reminded, as I am every year, just how quickly time flies. But this year felt both long and short—a curious mix of the two. This is the last post I’ll write this year, so I’d like to look back a little on the journey from launching this blog to where we are today. Many of you may already know that I started...
Earn More to Make Porsche Ownership Possible The other day, I wrote an article called “Want to Buy a Porsche? Start by Earning More.” After reading it, someone sent me this message on Twitter: I don’t know any Porsche owners, so I rarely get the chance to hear about their experiences. I’d love to read about your husband’s philosophy on earning money and how he thinks. That got me thinking. I’ve written now and then...
