We Are the Wandering Smileys

We are Sadie and Kevin, and we are living proof that your best life is still ahead of you, no matter where you are starting from.

Kevin and Sadie taking a selfie on the grass near La Jolla Cove

Between the two of us, we have been through things most people do not talk about on the internet. Kevin joined the military at 18, went to war, came back home, and found himself homeless. He rebuilt, got into law enforcement, and spent a decade in the field before realizing that helping build an institution meant to enslave him was not what he wanted. In 2018, he walked away.

Sadie had three kids by the time she was 21. She experienced homelessness four times. She figured out how to work online because she had to – because her kids needed her present. She built income streams from her laptop long before it was trendy. Her first website went up for sale in 2008.

Kevin Smiley standing on the left of a tree, in Sedona, at his wedding with Sadie Smiley, standing on the right in a red dress

We found each other in 2018, and everything changed.

Sadie in a hospital bed with Kevin wearing a blue medical mask

Not long after, Sadie was diagnosed with cancer. Kevin was there for every hard day. We fought it together, and we came out the other side with a very clear understanding of what matters and what does not.

So we left.

Black van packed with moving containers the back doors are open

We packed up and moved to Mexico, where we lived for three years.

4 people walking the streets of Ensenada

We spent months in India and Sri Lanka, soaking up culture, slowing down, and learning what it means to actually live. We have plans to get to Africa next. The world is big and we intend to see it!

Sadie Smiley on the left, wearing jellyfish earrings and a green shirt. Kevin on the right, wearing his sunglasses, braids, and a black and gold African robe. They are atop the Airport Mesa Vortex.

Now we have landed in our dream spot: Sedona, Arizona. We live less than a mile from the Airport Mesa vortex, our favorite place on earth. We opened a galactic energy healing studio here, and we wake up every day doing work that fills us up.

We are living our best lives. And we want to help you live yours.

Sadie standing on the left in a black shirt and jeans, Kevin on the left in a black shirt and jeans, they are looking in a mirror. There are green palm trees on the wall paper.

So What Do We Actually Do?

We help people find side hustles that complement their lives, not chain them down. A lot of the content out there is curated by – and for – rich people. They don't share their numbers, and they just share overarching themes and ideas instead of actual steps.

We are not here to sell you a fantasy. We are still on this journey ourselves. We share our real income numbers, our real experiments, and the strategies that are actually working for us right now, inside the $100K Club.

Whether you are in a career that is draining you, raising kids on a tight budget, or just ready to stop building someone else's dream, there is a path forward. We have walked some version of it ourselves.

The side hustle is not the destination. Financial freedom is just the door. What is on the other side is a life that looks like yours.

We are glad you are here.