Alright, alright, alright. This episode is the full portfolio expose - I'm showing you literally every single investment I own. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Real talk - I had $37K, but I don't have that anymore. I'm sitting at just over $30K now, and I'm breaking down exactly what happened. We're going through all of it.
Yeah, I got some stocks doing numbers - TSM up 143%, Micron up 237%, Applied Digital going crazy at 113%. But here's the thing - I also took two options trades that wiped out almost $5K of my gains this year. Not following my own rules, man. I had a rule: if I lose 30% or more, cut it immediately. But did I do that? Nope. Thought it would come back. Lost it all the way down to -75%.
Just thinking about it still hurts my feelings.
But I'm sharing this because I wish somebody would have showed me this when I was starting out. I'm still learning - I'm maybe a couple steps ahead of where you are today, and that's it. I wanted someone to really teach me step by step what they were experiencing, and that's what I'm doing for y'all.
We're talking my 2026 strategy, why I'm holding 20% cash, what I learned from losing almost five grand, and how I'm rebuilding. This isn't about flexing or feeling sorry for me - this is real financial education.
Next episode, we're breaking down the monthly budget and I'm showing you exactly where that $700-$750 goes every month.
Let me know what you guys want to learn about in the comments. I'm open to suggestions.
Peace.
