I flew to my niece’s wedding — and to make it happen I missed my son’s halftime performance at a Sacramento Kings game. Then my original flight home got canceled because of the government shutdown. It was chaos… but even in the middle of it, we still finalized our contractor for the inspection repair addendum. Sometimes the right move isn’t squeezing every dollar — it’s choosing certainty. Profit is still tracking above $50K — but the real lesson this week is about the sacrifices behind the scenes that nobody posts.