The Index ─ Volume i Sorted by category, numbered No. 01–40 Updated July · 2026

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
Nine categories
Parenting · income · reviews · calculators · wellness · beauty · outdoors · pets · 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.

  1. №01 ParentCalc Honest cost calculators and planning tools for every stage of raising children. parentcalc.com →
  2. №02 DaycarePath Daycare search, cost estimates, and decision-making for new parents. daycarepath.com →
  3. №03 ChildCarePath Childcare options, provider guides, and the unsexy logistics of family life. childcarepath.com →
  4. №04 ParentCareGuide Caregiver resources for adults caring for aging parents — gentle, practical, never breathless. parentcareguide.com →

№ 05—10Side income & gig economy.

Tools and guides for earning extra — without the breathless promises. Pay rates, real strategies, weekend ideas.

  1. №05 PlasmaPayCalculator Live plasma donation pay rates and a center finder, kept current to 2026. plasmapaycalculator.com →
  2. №06 SideQuestHustle A weekly newsletter on small ways to earn — gigs, micro-tasks, weekend ideas. sidequesthustle.com →
  3. №07 DonorPayCalculator Compensation calculators across plasma, sperm, egg, and clinical-trial donations. donorpaycalculator.com →
  4. №08 FlexDriverGuide Routes, pay rates, and city-specific strategies for Amazon Flex drivers. flexdriverguide.com →
  5. №09 LaidOffLaunch A career-restart toolkit after a layoff — severance math, decisions, the next step. laidofflaunch.com →
  6. №10 TruckingCalc Cost-per-mile, fuel, and profit calculators for owner-operators and small fleets. truckingcalc.com →

№ 11—14Reviews & shopping.

Hands-on reviews and gift guides written by people who actually bought the thing. No drop-shipping affiliates here.

  1. №11 TestBeforeYouBuy Honest hands-on product reviews and side-by-side comparisons before you spend. testbeforeyoubuy.com →
  2. №12 TestMyPrinter Printer reviews, ink tests, and buying guides for home and small office. testmyprinter.com →
  3. №13 MyGiftAdvisor Recommendations and a gift finder for every occasion, age, and budget. mygiftadvisor.com →
  4. №14 GolfSimCave Golf-simulator setup guides and honest gear picks for the garage-bay golfer. golfsimcave.com →

№ 15—21Budget & cost calculators.

Financial planning tools for life's big and small decisions — net worth, weddings, theaters, workshop floors.

  1. №15 MyNetWorth A clear net-worth tracker and a private financial snapshot you actually want to open. mynetworth.app →
  2. №16 WorkshopCalc Workshop and project cost estimators for serious DIY and small-shop builders. workshopcalc.com →
  3. №17 TheaterCalc Production budgets and event-cost planning for theaters and live events. theatercalc.com →
  4. №18 WeddingBudgetCalc Wedding-budget planner with a categorical cost breakdown for every kind of day. weddingbudgetcalc.com →
  5. №19 ShouldICalc Decision calculators for life's bigger choices — real numbers, not guesses. shouldicalc.com →
  6. №20 HouseProjectCalc Project-cost estimators for every home repair and remodel — trade by trade, honest about the real numbers. houseprojectcalc.com →
  7. №21 PoolCareCalculator Chemical dosing, volume, and maintenance calculators for backyard pool owners. poolcarecalculator.com →

№ 22—25Focus, learning & wellness.

Quiet tools for the mind: a focus timer for ADHD, breath exercises, study sessions, and a first-instrument guide.

  1. №22 FirstInstrumentGuide Find the right first musical instrument for any age and any kind of curiosity. firstinstrumentguide.com →
  2. №23 ADHD Focus Timer A pomodoro shaped for the way ADHD attention actually works. Soft chimes, no streaks, no shame. adhdfocustimer.com →
  3. №24 Sunset Study Club Study tools and learning resources for evening-shift learners and night-owl scholars. sunsetstudyclub.com →
  4. №25 One Breathe Studio Breathwork and short mindfulness sessions for everyday calm — one breath at a time. onebreathestudio.com →

№ 26Beauty & skincare.

Honest skincare and premium-beauty reviews, written by someone who actually wears the products at the end of a long day.

  1. №26 GlowNoFilter Premium-beauty skincare reviews, routines, and unfiltered notes on what's actually worth the splurge. glownofilter.com →

№ 27—29Fitness & outdoors.

Calculators for active lives — running, riding, and the small comfort of being prepared.

  1. №27 RunBikeCalc Pace, power, and threshold calculators for runners, cyclists, and the Hyrox-curious. runbikecalc.com →
  2. №28 DisasterPrepCalc Emergency-prep planning tools and supply calculators for households who want to be ready, not anxious. disasterprepcalc.com →
  3. №29 RecoveryCalc Sauna, cold plunge, sleep, and zone-2 calculators for athletes who take recovery as seriously as the workout. recoverycalc.com →

№ 30—37Pets & animals.

Care guides for the animals in our lives — senior dogs and cats, backyard flocks, koi ponds — written with the patience their people deserve.

  1. №30 AgingDogCare Senior-dog care guides, gentle product reviews, and wellness for dogs in their slower years. agingdogcare.com →
  2. №31 AgingCatCare Senior-cat care guides and gentle product picks for cats in their later years. agingcatcare.com →
  3. №32 SeniorHorseGuide Feeding, comfort, and daily care for aging horses — and the long partnership behind them. seniorhorseguide.com →
  4. №33 TheRabbitGuide Practical rabbit care — housing, feeding, and health — for house-rabbit homes. therabbitguide.com →
  5. №34 RaisingChickensGuide Backyard-flock guides: coops, feed, eggs, and keeping chickens healthy. raisingchickensguide.com →
  6. №35 BeardedDragon101 Husbandry, habitat, and feeding guides for bearded dragon keepers. beardeddragon101.com →
  7. №36 FishTankCalculator Aquarium calculators — stocking, volume, dosing — plus setup guides for fresh and salt water. fishtankcalculator.com →
  8. №37 KoiPondCalculator Pond volume, pump, and stocking calculators for koi keepers and backyard ponds. koipondcalculator.com →

№ 38—40Other rivers.

Smaller tributaries — niche sites and one little SaaS that didn't fit anywhere tidy but do their work well.

  1. №38 Myth & Mirror Jungian psychology and tarot-card insights for personal reflection and quiet evenings. mythandmirror.com →
  2. №39 ModernAgent Tools and calculators for real-estate agents who want to grow a small, deliberate business. modernagent.club →
  3. №40 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 →
  4. №41 ArcherySetup Arrow spine, draw length and FOC worked out properly, plus complete bow setups at three budgets. archerysetup.com →
  5. №42 UltraLightSetup A gear list builder that weighs your pack for you, with six example kits from sub-10 lb to winter. ultralightsetup.com →
  6. №43 ScubaSetup Air consumption, weighting and no-decompression planning, with full dive kits at three budgets. scubasetup.com →
  7. №44 SmokerCalc Cook times, brine ratios and wood pairings by cut, plus complete smoker setups. smokercalc.com →
  8. №45 TelescopeSetup Magnification, exit pupil and imaging scale, with separate build ladders for visual observing and astrophotography. telescopesetup.com →
  9. №46 SimRacingCave Rig geometry, field of view and pedal spacing, with complete sim racing builds at three budgets. simracingcave.com →
  10. №47 CoffeeBarSetup Brew ratios, grind sizing and water chemistry, with complete home coffee bars at three budgets. coffeebarsetup.com →
  11. №48 PizzaOvenCalc Dough hydration, ball weights and bake temperatures, with complete outdoor pizza setups. pizzaovencalc.com →
  12. №49 HomeRecordingSetup Latency, room treatment and gain staging, with complete home studio builds at three budgets. homerecordingsetup.com →
  13. №50 HomeGymCave Ceiling height, floor loading and plate maths for basement and garage gyms, with three complete builds. homegymcave.com →
  14. №51 HomeServerCalc Drive cost per terabyte, RAID rebuild times and power draw, with complete home server builds. homeservercalc.com →
  15. №52 FlyFishingSetup Rod, line and leader matching by water type, with complete fly fishing kits at three budgets. flyfishingsetup.com →
  16. №53 OverlandSetup Payload, battery banks and solar sizing for vehicle-based travel, with complete overland builds. overlandsetup.com →
  17. №54 HomeChargerCalc Charging time, circuit sizing and cost per mile for home EV charging, with install costs stated honestly. homechargercalc.com →
  18. №55 DroneGearSetup Flight time, storage per hour and mapping coverage, with recreational and Part 107 build ladders. dronegearsetup.com →
  19. №56 CameraRigSetup Rig weight against gimbal payload, storage and ND selection, with separate run-and-gun and cine builds. camerarigsetup.com →
  20. №57 GameRoomSetup Room clearance for pool, darts and shuffleboard before you buy the table, with complete game room builds. gameroomsetup.com →
  21. №58 SnowGearSetup Ski sizing, layering and touring planning, with separate resort and backcountry build ladders. snowgearsetup.com →
  22. №59 GreenhouseSetup Heater sizing, ventilation airflow and daily light targets, with complete greenhouse builds at three budgets. greenhousesetup.com →
  23. №60 HamRadioSetup Antenna lengths, coax loss and RF exposure distance, with licence guides and four complete station builds. hamradiosetup.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.

  1. ✉— 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 →
  2. ✉— Endure Weekly Newsletter Run, bike, tri, and Hyrox training notes for the patient endurance athlete. Wednesdays, 5 a.m. mountain time. endureweekly.com →
  3. ✉— The Upleg Newsletter Weekly notes on net-lease, 1031s, and the quieter end of commercial real estate. For investors who like a long horizon. theupleg.com →
  4. ✉— GlowNoFilter Newsletter A skincare letter anchored by a 7-day Glow-Up Challenge — honest product notes, never breathless. Companion to the site at №26. 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.

  1. ★— Nap Window iOS Know exactly when your baby should nap. Ages 0–36 months. A quiet, glanceable widget for your worst night. napwindow page →

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