A complete listing
Small sites,
kept here for reference.
Every property the studio currently runs, listed plainly and in order. Each one began as a question we asked ourselves first — at midnight, on a run, mid-coffee — and stayed long enough to become useful to other people.
- The portfolio
- Small sites · four newsletters · one iOS app
- Eight categories
- Parenting · income · reviews · calculators · wellness · beauty · outdoors · other
- ~65,000 engaged readers
- Per quarter, across the index
№ 01—04Parenting & family.
Quiet calculators and guides for parents at every stage — from a first daycare visit to caring for an aging parent.
- №01 ParentCalc Honest cost calculators and planning tools for every stage of raising children. parentcalc.com →
- №02 DaycarePath Daycare search, cost estimates, and decision-making for new parents. daycarepath.com →
- №03 ChildCarePath Childcare options, provider guides, and the unsexy logistics of family life. childcarepath.com →
- №04 ParentCareGuide Caregiver resources for adults caring for aging parents — gentle, practical, never breathless. parentcareguide.com →
№ 05—09Side income & gig economy.
Tools and guides for earning extra — without the breathless promises. Pay rates, real strategies, weekend ideas.
- №05 PlasmaPayCalculator Live plasma donation pay rates and a center finder, kept current to 2026. plasmapaycalculator.com →
- №06 SideQuestHustle A weekly newsletter on small ways to earn — gigs, micro-tasks, weekend ideas. sidequesthustle.com →
- №07 DonorPayCalculator Compensation calculators across plasma, sperm, egg, and clinical-trial donations. donorpaycalculator.com →
- №08 FlexDriverGuide Routes, pay rates, and city-specific strategies for Amazon Flex drivers. flexdriverguide.com →
- №09 LaidOffLaunch A career-restart toolkit after a layoff — severance math, decisions, the next step. laidofflaunch.com →
№ 10—12Reviews & shopping.
Hands-on reviews and gift guides written by people who actually bought the thing. No drop-shipping affiliates here.
- №10 TestBeforeYouBuy Honest hands-on product reviews and side-by-side comparisons before you spend. testbeforeyoubuy.com →
- №11 TestMyPrinter Printer reviews, ink tests, and buying guides for home and small office. testmyprinter.com →
- №12 MyGiftAdvisor Recommendations and a gift finder for every occasion, age, and budget. mygiftadvisor.com →
№ 13—17Budget & cost calculators.
Financial planning tools for life's big and small decisions — net worth, weddings, theaters, workshop floors.
- №13 MyNetWorth A clear net-worth tracker and a private financial snapshot you actually want to open. mynetworth.app →
- №14 WorkshopCalc Workshop and project cost estimators for serious DIY and small-shop builders. workshopcalc.com →
- №15 TheaterCalc Production budgets and event-cost planning for theaters and live events. theatercalc.com →
- №16 WeddingBudgetCalc Wedding-budget planner with a categorical cost breakdown for every kind of day. weddingbudgetcalc.com →
- №17 ShouldICalc Decision calculators for life's bigger choices — real numbers, not guesses. shouldicalc.com →
№ 18—21Focus, learning & wellness.
Quiet tools for the mind: a focus timer for ADHD, breath exercises, study sessions, and a first-instrument guide.
- №18 FirstInstrumentGuide Find the right first musical instrument for any age and any kind of curiosity. firstinstrumentguide.com →
- №19 ADHD Focus Timer A pomodoro shaped for the way ADHD attention actually works. Soft chimes, no streaks, no shame. adhdfocustimer.com →
- №20 Sunset Study Club Study tools and learning resources for evening-shift learners and night-owl scholars. sunsetstudyclub.com →
- №21 One Breathe Studio Breathwork and short mindfulness sessions for everyday calm — one breath at a time. onebreathestudio.com →
№ 22Beauty & skincare.
Honest skincare and premium-beauty reviews, written by someone who actually wears the products at the end of a long day.
№ 23—25Fitness & outdoors.
Calculators for active lives — running, riding, and the small comfort of being prepared.
- №23 RunBikeCalc Pace, power, and threshold calculators for runners, cyclists, and the Hyrox-curious. runbikecalc.com →
- №24 DisasterPrepCalc Emergency-prep planning tools and supply calculators for households who want to be ready, not anxious. disasterprepcalc.com →
- №25 RecoveryCalc Sauna, cold plunge, sleep, and zone-2 calculators for athletes who take recovery as seriously as the workout. recoverycalc.com →
№ 26—29Other rivers.
Smaller tributaries — niche sites and one little SaaS that didn't fit anywhere tidy but do their work well.
- №26 AgingDogCare Senior-dog care guides, gentle product reviews, and wellness for dogs in their slower years. agingdogcare.com →
- №27 Myth & Mirror Jungian psychology and tarot-card insights for personal reflection and quiet evenings. mythandmirror.com →
- №28 ModernAgent Tools and calculators for real-estate agents who want to grow a small, deliberate business. modernagent.club →
- №29 OutOfOfficePro An after-hours dispatcher for solo pros and small landlords. While you're out, callers tap one button and the right vendor gets the ticket. outofofficepro.com →
CompanionFour newsletters.
Letters that go out on Wednesday and Sunday mornings — practical, never breathless. Each one is delivered through Beehiiv; subscribing takes a tap.
- ✉— SideQuestHustle Weekly Newsletter Small ways to earn — gigs, micro-tasks, weekend ideas — sent every Sunday morning. Companion to the site at №06. subscribe via Beehiiv →
- ✉— Endure Weekly Newsletter Run, bike, tri, and Hyrox training notes for the patient endurance athlete. Wednesdays, 5 a.m. mountain time. subscribe via Beehiiv →
- ✉— The Upleg Newsletter Weekly notes on net-lease, 1031s, and the quieter end of commercial real estate. For investors who like a long horizon. subscribe via Beehiiv →
- ✉— GlowNoFilter Newsletter A skincare letter anchored by a 7-day Glow-Up Challenge — honest product notes, never breathless. Companion to the site at №22. subscribe at glownofilter.com →
CompanionOne small iOS app.
A native companion to the studio's parenting work. Built for the only people who would actually use it: bleary new parents.
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Each site has its own audience and its own voice. We work with a small number of partners every year — sponsorships, hands-on reviews, and the occasional bespoke calculator. Tell us what you're working on.
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