Day 100 Of My Journey To $40,000/Month (Still Not Rich Yet 😂)

So today is Sunday, May 24th, 2026.

And somehow… we officially made it to day 100 of this journey towards $40,000 per month online.

Honestly, that’s kind of insane to think about.

100 straight days of documenting the ups, the downs, the wins, the frustrations, the experiments, the random thoughts, the late-night work sessions, the “what am I even doing?” moments… all of it.

Part of me feels proud for sticking with it.

Another part of me is just sitting here thinking…

“Cool. Now where’s the giant pile of money?” 😂

But seriously, consistency has always been one of the hardest parts for me. I’ve always been the kind of person who gets excited about new ideas, jumps into things with a ton of energy, then struggles to stay locked in long term.

So the fact that I’ve kept this journey going for 100 days actually means a lot to me.

What I Worked On Today

Today was honestly a really solid day.

Nothing flashy.

No millionaire breakthrough moment.

No Lamborghini parked in my driveway.

But it was one of those days where I handled my business and did what I needed to do.

And those days matter way more than people realize.

Today I:

• Polished up my AI-generated WordPress blog

• Uploaded a brand new YouTube review video

• Wrote a couple more emails for my email list

• Sent out my daily email broadcast

• Worked on my overall online business systems

• And now I’m here writing this daily blog post

That might not sound super exciting to the average person…

…but this is the stuff that slowly builds momentum over time.

I think a lot of people imagine online business as this magical thing where you upload 1 video and wake up rich the next morning.

I wish 😂

The reality is usually much less glamorous.

You show up.

You create.

You test things.

You learn.

You improve.

You repeat that process over and over again while hoping the pieces eventually click together in a bigger way.

That’s honestly what this journey feels like right now.

Income Update

So as far as actual money that has hit my bank account for the month of May so far…

I’m still sitting at:

$3,857.46

No new commission payouts hit my bank account today unfortunately.

Hopefully I can change that soon because trust me…

I’m hungry.

And I don’t just mean “I’d like some extra spending money” hungry.

I mean genuinely hungry for a different life.

I want freedom.

I want options.

I want the ability to wake up and decide what I want to do with my day instead of feeling trapped inside systems I don’t even care about.

I want to help my family.

I want to create cool things.

I want to travel.

I want to work because I WANT to work… not because I’m scared of bills.

People love saying:

“Money can’t buy happiness.”

And sure… money alone won’t magically solve every emotional problem in existence.

But let’s be honest for a second.

Being broke is stressful.

Being financially trapped is stressful.

Watching bills pile up is stressful.

Not having freedom is stressful.

So yeah… I’m definitely chasing more money.

Not because I want to flex on people.

But because I want a different kind of life.

Email List Update

As for my email list…

It actually dropped down today.

I’m currently sitting at around 4,000 leads.

Today alone I lost about 70 leads.

At first I was kind of annoyed about it.

But honestly?

I think it’s probably a good thing.

A lot of those leads came from a pretty sketchy solo ad order I bought in the past from outside a proper marketplace.

And deep down… I already had doubts about that traffic when I bought it.

Turns out my instincts were probably right.

A bunch of those leads were marked as unresponsive by my automations, so they ended up getting cleaned out of the system.

And honestly, I’d rather have a smaller list of real humans who actually open emails than a giant dead list full of ghosts.

That’s something I’ve started realizing more and more lately.

Not all leads are created equal.

Some traffic sources are amazing.

Some are complete garbage.

And unfortunately sometimes you only figure that out AFTER spending your money 😂

But hey… lesson learned.

If I do solo ads again in the future, I’m definitely sticking to proper marketplaces where buyers can leave public ratings and reviews.

Consistency Is Starting To Feel Different

One thing I’m actually proud of today is this:

I kept up with ALL my online business obligations.

That honestly hasn’t always been easy for me.

Some days my motivation is sky high.

Other days my brain wants to do literally anything except work.

But today felt good.

I uploaded the video.

I worked on the blog.

I wrote the emails.

I handled the important stuff.

I stayed consistent.

And weirdly enough… consistency is starting to feel less like forcing myself and more like becoming the person I actually want to be.

That’s probably one of the biggest mindset shifts happening during this journey.

Final Thoughts

Anyway, that wraps up day 100.

Still not rich yet.

Still figuring things out.

Still learning.

Still experimenting.

Still chasing the dream.

But I’m still moving forward.

And honestly… I think that matters more than people realize.

Because most people quit way too early.

If you’re trying to make money online too and potentially escape the 9-to-5 grind someday, I put together a free training that walks through what I’ve personally been learning and using on my journey so far.

You can check that out here:

👉 https://jacksdigitalventures.com/freetraining

And if you want to follow me on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or find all my other links, you can find everything here:

👉 https://jacksdigitalventures.com/linkinbio