milliondollardiary.com At the beginning of the year, I set a few financial goals that I wanted to hit by the end of 2026. Here’s what I’m working toward: I already hit my 401(k) goal. My 401(k) officially crossed $100,000 earlier last month (I think), so I can check that one off the list. My savings is … Read more
I have a lot going on right now, so I figured I’d put everything together in one update. I’m still trying to figure out this roof. This month, I started looking for roofers who can finish the job I started. As it currently stands, I have two quotes, and I should have a third one … Read more
Just to catch up on some of what’s been going on so far this month, business has been pretty slow. For whatever reason, my Etsy sales have dropped a lot since I got back from vacation. Before I left, I was getting Etsy sales almost every day. Some days I would get four or five … Read more
Since I last posted, I’ve been pretty busy trying to figure out what I’m going to do with the roof on the Apopka rental. One of my tenants told me that his brother works with insurance companies repairing homes after hurricanes and other damage. He also has people who work on roofs, so my tenant … Read more
This week has been crazy and stressful. I realized, again, that I’m stretching myself too thin. I’ve been trying to work on several goals at the same time because I thought some of them could be done alongside each other. Apparently, that’s not working. I thought I could focus on my physical health while still … Read more
As of last week, my liquid assets officially crossed the $200,000 mark. For this number, I’m including: Combined, those accounts are now worth more than $200,000. I’ve been tracking my net worth for a long time, but I also like looking at how much of that money is outside of real estate. A large portion of … Read more
Net Worth: $425,000 Crossing $425,000 is a nice milestone. The bigger goal now is getting to the half-million mark. Real Estate Apopka Rental I finally got back on the roof to start touching up the perimeter. I underestimated this project. I went into it thinking I would knock the whole thing out in one day. Instead, … Read more
Today I hit another financial milestone. I checked my 401(k), and for the first time ever, it crossed the $100,000 mark. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting it. I thought I should have crossed that milestone a few months ago, but the market had other plans. My balance kept bouncing around between roughly $95,000 and $98,000. Every … Read more
I realized I never made a post about paying off my second student loan, and now I’m making this update after paying off my third. As of today, August 3, 2026, I’ve officially paid off my third student loan. When I was getting my bachelor’s degree, I took out a total of seven student loans. Here’s … Read more
Following up on one of the posts I made last month about firing my insurance agent, I decided to keep them for now, at least for my car insurance. Apparently, Progressive had sent me an email about my renewal, but I completely missed it. I was frustrated because I feel like my insurance agent should … Read more