It truly blows my mind that all those checkpoints have been met up until the end of October.  Even the biggest and riskiest option bet with $6000 realized premium indeed happened.  It didn't quite go according to plan exactly and I had to modify the trade when the market went against me, but things were correctable.  The other profits mainly came betting against Boeing stock in their recent crisis.  All told I realized more than $10,000 which paid for the last trip completely and I'm starting to move the trading money into other accounts to finance the upcoming trips.

The fact this has happened and I do indeed have a second income source with these newfound skills is truly life changing.  Let's just see what happens next.  The big question mark is who will win the election and there is much speculation riding on that.  

Update Nov 7:  Well we know who won now.  It is a disappointment, but it is what it is.  Life goes on and so do these trips.