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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

I’m finally back from vacation. We went on an MSC cruise, and I really enjoyed it. It was a much-needed break, and I think I needed to get away for a few days. Now I’m back, fully motivated, and ready to get my life back in order. Even though today is my first day back, … Read more

Yesterday ended up being a pretty productive day. Work started off a little rough because I had a headache for most of the day. I ended up leaving a little early, came home, rested for a bit, and drank some coffee. Thankfully, the headache went away, and I was able to get back to work … Read more

I wanted to post a screenshot of my Etsy payout from last week’s sales. A year ago, this would have been considered a strong month. Now I’m making this in 1 week. I just wanted to take a moment to reflect on how far I’ve come in what feels like a short time.

I think this weekend was a success. It was my weekend to work my corporate job, so I wasn’t expecting to get a whole lot done. Even with that, I still managed to make some good progress. I built more Etsy inventory, although I’m still waiting on a couple of supplies from Amazon before I … Read more