Increase Your Earnings to Buy a Porsche

The other day, my husband tweeted something that got shared quite a bit.

節約ばかりで稼ごうという気持ちがないやつにポルシェは買えない。

— Hiro@ポルシェがわが家にやってきた (@boxster_gts) December 9, 2021

“You can’t buy a Porsche if you only focus on saving and don’t have the drive to earn more.”

That really hit home. He was surprised by how many likes that casual tweet got.

And he said,

Of course, being mindful about not wasting money and saving is important. But if that’s all you do, there’s a limit. Instead of putting all your effort into just saving, I think it’s also crucial to think about and act on how to increase your own earnings. In reality, more people tend to focus on saving rather than earning more.

From watching actual Porsche owners up close, I feel that while working hard to save might get you a Porsche, maintaining it requires a mindset of increasing your income as well.

When you buy a car, besides loan payments, you have to pay automobile tax, insurance (which I hear is expensive for Porsches), gas, and tolls.

Even if you buy used, maintenance due to wear and tear on parts is necessary.

Cars really do cost a lot even after purchase.

That said, just saying “increase your earnings” is easier said than done, since earnings don’t suddenly jump just by trying harder.

Whether you start a side job, change careers, or start a business… well, people with a knack for business might earn quickly, but usually it takes time to actually increase your income.

Lately, I’ve come to think that there’s a certain plateau period where your earnings don’t increase even as you work hard.

You improve your skills and gain experience, but your income stays flat. That frustrating period seems real.

I’m not earning that much yet, but for the past few years, I’ve been stuck with no increase in income and feeling restless.

Maybe I just don’t have enough drive to earn. With small kids, it’s hard to work full throttle. But still, there are people in the same situation who are earning well.
I’ve heard the phrase “income amount = level of influence,” and maybe I just don’t have enough influence yet… Though my blog does have some influence, that’s more thanks to my husband than me.
When I think about it, maybe I’m just too soft. My drive to earn is weak.

I’ve gone around in circles thinking like this.

Looking at people around me who do earn well,

Why do they earn so easily? What’s different? Maybe they’re good at building systems.
Maybe I try to do everything myself, and that’s the problem. Should I get others to work for me, or make money work for me?
But then again, maybe I’m not ready for that yet… Am I just making excuses? Is that why my earnings don’t increase?

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about things I can’t really change.

Don’t Rush, Don’t Lose Heart

But since around this summer, the tide has slowly started to turn.

Somehow, ordering my Swift Sport myself in April seems to have changed the wind… (maybe just coincidence lol)

As I mentioned before, a new project started around summer, and what I’ve been doing is finally starting to bear fruit. People who never paid before are now willing to pay, and what I did without much thought is now being valued highly.

Since this fall, my income has actually increased. (Though still not enough…)

Looking back over the past few years, I realize what I wrote earlier is true: there’s a time lag between your skills and experience and when that reflects in your income. (Though sometimes it might increase gradually.)

For a while, nothing changes much—you keep pouring water into your cup, and when it finally overflows, your stage rises and your income jumps.

If your income grows steadily with your effort and skill improvement, you can be confident that you’re on the right path. But when nothing changes despite your efforts, anxiety grows.

You might wonder, “I’ve done so much and should be doing well, but no results. Should I quit? Should I take a different path?”

But don’t rush. Learn from seniors and those around you, reflect on what you learn in your actions, make small adjustments, and grow day by day. Eventually, your cup will overflow.

That’s how it seems to work.

Lately, I’ve come to deeply appreciate the importance of trusting yourself.

Not blindly thinking “I can do anything!” but accepting any situation with the mindset, “It’s okay, I will be okay. I chose this carefully and with all my heart, so it will be fine”—that absolute trust in yourself.

Sometimes you might run away, but with that trust, you can get back up and keep walking.

I still have many walls to overcome before I can buy a Porsche with my own money, but I want to trust myself and take it one step at a time without rushing. (This ended up being a post barely about Porsche lol)