I pressed send anyway. $1,584.97 landed in my account by 2:08 PM Monday. Chad here. Since 2023, I've been "trying" to build PiggyBANKING income... partnerships, deal making, licensing. Income that doesn't require trading hours for dollars. And if I'm being honest? I've been like a slow roasted pig about it. Not because the opportunities weren't there. Not because I lacked the skills. I was slow because of a voice. A bad little piggy sitting on my shoulder whispering that it'll never work. That partnerships are a pipe dream for people like me. Sound familiar? That voice gets loudest when we're staring at an outreach email. Cursor blinking. Finger hovering over send. "Why would they say yes? Just keep freelancing. Go back to the 9-5." Most people listen. They draft the email and never send it. They tell themselves they just need a little more time to prepare. 2026 is where I changed. It started with walking away from a lucrative partnership... on purpose. That decision was the exact moment I stopped "trying" to make deals and started actually making them. Since then? Two partnerships in motion. One with fellow PiggyBANKER @Tony Teegarden and a partner that has an 85,000 person email list. Another partnership is an auction I'm running next Tuesday. Not because the bad piggy voice disappeared. Because I stopped letting it run point. Then last week, I got a reminder that this extends beyond deal making. Last August, our septic pipe backed up completely. We replaced everything... New pipes, new ductwork, the dryer outlet too. Life moved on. Fast forward to this past week. My homeowners insurance came up for renewal, and a thought hit me: "What if insurance could reimburse us for part of that damage?" Right on cue, the bad piggy showed up loud. "No way they cover that. It's been nine months. You'll spend months fighting the claims adjuster." I filed the claim Monday morning anyway. 2:08 PM — $1,584.97 deposited.