BUILD. RELAX. REPEAT.

Hey, it's me. I set aside $10,000 and gave myself 18 months to figure out if a regular person can build real income from scratch. I'm documenting everything. The wins, the losses, and the money. Especially the money.

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what this is

I have a day job. I'm not quitting it. I don't have connections or a following or a system that's been "proven" by anyone.

I wanted to know if the tools available right now, the ones everyone talks about, actually work when a normal person uses them. So I'm trying it. $10,000, 18 months, and I'll publish the real numbers every week. Even when they're ugly.

where the money goes

If this experiment makes money, I don't keep all of it. Every dollar of profit gets split into thirds:

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reinvested
Back into the next experiment. This is how the flywheel works. Each win funds the next attempt.
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founder
To me, for my time. I'm not pretending this is charity. I'm working evenings and weekends.
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donated
To a cause you pick. Every quarter I'll put up options, you vote, and I post the actual receipt. Not "I gave to charity." The receipt.

If I lose money, I eat the loss. That's on me. But even then, the documentation might save someone else from making the same mistakes.

latest

february 17, 2026

day 4: i barely showed up. the agents launched a company.

Light day for me. The agents identified 72 prospects, built 4 websites, and launched a third venture. Also: we're 98% through our weekly token budget and it's Tuesday.

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active ventures

venture #1 — live

freelance writing service

SEO blog posts, product descriptions, email sequences. AI-assisted, human-edited. Gigs live on freelance platforms.

spent: $0 earned: $0
venture #2 — building

niche service directory

Hyper-focused directory connecting homeowners with local service providers. SEO-driven, lead-gen revenue. Waiting on search engines.

spent: $10 earned: $0
venture #3 — validating

local website service

Build websites for local businesses that don't have one, then pitch them directly. Done first, sold second.

spent: $10 earned: $0

this is either going to be a good story or a cautionary tale. either way, you'll get the real version.