Hey Reader, When Dan Ansaldo first tried sourdough, it was just a weekend experiment for his wife and kids. A few years later, a friend asked if he’d teach a class. He said yes, and ten people squeezed into a dining room for his first run. The oven could barely keep up, but the idea worked. Fast forward to today: Dan runs his classes out of KC Wine Co.’s barrel room, where up to 40 people show up, mix dough at their own stations, and leave with a starter and loaf-in-progress. At $30 to $50...

After her divorce, Melody Morton-Buckleair wanted something simpler — a way to work at her own pace, on her own land, without the overhead of a commercial lease. The answer was sitting in her backyard. She transformed a tiny home into a fully equipped Pilates studio, now netting $23K a year while keeping a part-time schedule. In our latest success story, Melody shares: Her exact startup costs (and how she avoided spending $20K on equipment) How she gets new clients without spending hours on...

Hey Reader, We all know the headlines: viral videos, million-subscriber channels, creators quitting their jobs after one big break. But that’s not most people. There’s a massive group of creators quietly earning $500 to $3,000 a month — enough to pay bills, fund hobbies, or stay home with their kids. They’re not famous. They’re not chasing trends. They’re building something sustainable. And almost no one talks about them. This is the internet’s forgotten middle class — and they might be the...