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On Sunday night, I attended the final fireworks festival of the year. Cube was there for the show too, and he told me that he normally prefers dumplings over fireworks…but this particular night was an exception.

Tortimer mentioned this being the last fireworks festival of 2026, and he said he hoped I always remember this summer. That kinda made me sad for some reason.

When I made my way around to Iggy’s house, I saw that he was all packed up in boxes. I didn’t have another chance to save him. That’s too bad that his stay was so short; he didn’t even last a month!

After making my rounds, I went bug hunting during the fireworks. I played about an hour and a half, and the fireworks ended at midnight. It’s always sad when the festival is over, especially the last one of the year.

But there was still one more night for bug hunting, so I played again last night (Monday, August 31st). Pecan wanted me to catch a crucian carp for her, which she called the hippest fish around. 😆

But I didn’t want to help out on a fishing request. My focus was on bug hunting! I again played for about an hour and a half, and I kept going until midnight…when September began and most of the good bugs stopped appearing.

Today, I received Iggly’s goodbye letter in the mail.

Okay, so now that peak bug hunting season has ended, let’s talk about my summer goal. I ended June with 77,350,000 bells in savings, and my goal was to make 2.65 million by September 1st…so that my savings would reach 80 million. But as I mentioned last week, I met that milestone just over a week ago.

But I still kept bug hunting in that final week of August, and I picked up the pace. I played several days, hitting 81 million during the final fireworks on Sunday night. But my final bug hunt (Monday night), combined with my latest bank interest and some fruit I sold to reach a nice round number, bumped my savings up to 81.5 million bells today.

So I made 4.15 million bells over the summer, easily beating my goal of 2.65 million. It’s less than what I made last year, but I’d still consider it a success. It’s still going to take me a few more years to save up 100 million and earn that green feather, though. 😆

Did any of you have summer bug hunting goals, in any Animal Crossing game? If so, let me know how it went in the comments! And I’ll be back with another entry next week…when we’ll see who replaces Iggly. Never Stop Crossing!

Last Sunday night, I again participated in the fireworks festival. I shot down this balloon present and the screenshot almost made it look like the firework popped the balloon. (Or maybe that’s a stretch, but I still thought it looked cool.)

During my session, I officially met my summer goal, earning 2.65 million since July 1st. Why such an odd number? Because the objective was to get my savings balance to 80 million bells, and I’ve now done that.

Of course, that hasn’t stopped my bug hunting. I continued to play this week, and I’m going to play this weekend as well.

On Tuesday night, Willow noticed a giant beetle in my pockets, and she said it made me look less handsome!

She was wanting to give me an upright piano for it, but I declined the trade offer.

Tonight, Cube asked me to catch an olive flounder for him.

Once I did, he rewarded me with 720 bells.

Iggly has been telling me he’s planning on moving out of town. I’ve told him to stay, but so far he hasn’t changed his mind. So he may or may not be gone by next week.

I went bug hunting for about 90 minutes tonight, and I earned over 300k. I’m planning on two more bug hunts, Sunday during fireworks, and then again on Monday night for the last hurrah. I’ll be back next week with my final bug hunting totals.

I posted my latest City Folk Moments video this week, so please check it out if you haven’t seen it yet:

Last Sunday, I participated in the fireworks festival for the first time this year. Mayor Tortimer gave me a Roman candle, and I used it to give him a turtle wax. It’s an old, sacred tradition. 😆

Scoot was nearby, and he told me that he got some ash in his mouth! Maybe his mouth was hanging open in awe, and the ashes fell in. (Gotta catch ’em all!)

I also made sure to enjoy the fireworks in the sky. 🎆 I just didn’t leave my mouth hanging open. 😆

Felicity was still sick with a cold, so I gave her another dose of medicine.

I soon focused on catching bugs, and I continued even after the fireworks stopped. I made about 245,000 bells on the night, in a bit over an hour.

Tonight, Felicity sent me a letter to thank me for the medicine I’ve given her lately. She attached a deluxe range. Now we’re cooking!

Pecan was telling me that she’s careful not to eat food with additives. So she just eats fish that she catches fresh from the water.

I made my way around to the Roost, where I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed “K.K. Fusion” for me.

Once I finished chatting with everyone, I did some more bug hunting. Interestingly, I didn’t spot any tarantulas, scorpions, or sharks tonight! But I did see just about everything else, including four or five scarab beetles. In total, I made about 215k in my 1+ hour session.

I’m now very close to my summer goal, and I should have no problem topping it. The only question is, by how much? There’s a bit over a week to go in August, and I’m hoping to have several more bug-hunting sessions before wrapping up summer.

See you all next week!