1001 original paths off the 9-to-5
Unclocked is a field guide to 1001 ways of earning and dwelling that are not a conventional 9-to-5. Each path has a name, an honest description, a step-by-step start, skills, materials, capital, a public source, and people or communities who have walked a version of it.
Filter by craft, capital, and whether the work travels. Save anything that tugs — it lands in your collection.
Minimum initial capital
42 paths
Sourdough Logbook
$9–$24 download for bakers who cannot remember hydration
Sourdough Logbook
$9–$24 download for bakers who cannot remember hydration
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that bakers who cannot remember hydration can use immediately. Buyers pay $9–$24 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Wedding Timeline Kit
$29–$79 download for couples and planners drowning in spreadsheets
Wedding Timeline Kit
$29–$79 download for couples and planners drowning in spreadsheets
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that couples and planners drowning in spreadsheets can use immediately. Buyers pay $29–$79 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Tiny Type Foundry
Draw a display font
Tiny Type Foundry
Draw a display font
You draw a display font, license it, support it. Clients pay a posted rate, ticket, dues, or commission.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Garden Year Wall
$12–$29 download for growers who plant tomatoes in the wrong month
Garden Year Wall
$12–$29 download for growers who plant tomatoes in the wrong month
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that growers who plant tomatoes in the wrong month can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$29 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Field-Trip Clipboard
$12–$29 download for teachers who plan museums and parks
Field-Trip Clipboard
$12–$29 download for teachers who plan museums and parks
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that teachers who plan museums and parks can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$29 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Cohort Classroom Kit
$39–$129 download for experts running their first workshop
Cohort Classroom Kit
$39–$129 download for experts running their first workshop
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that experts running their first workshop can use immediately. Buyers pay $39–$129 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Grant Tracker Sheets
$19–$59 download for nonprofits losing deadlines in inboxes
Grant Tracker Sheets
$19–$59 download for nonprofits losing deadlines in inboxes
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that nonprofits losing deadlines in inboxes can use immediately. Buyers pay $19–$59 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Etsy SEO Swipe
$17–$47 download for shops guessing tags
Etsy SEO Swipe
$17–$47 download for shops guessing tags
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that shops guessing tags can use immediately. Buyers pay $17–$47 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Photo Shot-List Weddings
$12–$29 download for cousins who got handed a camera
Photo Shot-List Weddings
$12–$29 download for cousins who got handed a camera
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that cousins who got handed a camera can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$29 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Retail Opening Checklist
$19–$59 download for people about to turn a key
Retail Opening Checklist
$19–$59 download for people about to turn a key
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that people about to turn a key can use immediately. Buyers pay $19–$59 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Board-Game Print-and-Play
$9–$29 download for designers testing mechanics
Board-Game Print-and-Play
$9–$29 download for designers testing mechanics
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that designers testing mechanics can use immediately. Buyers pay $9–$29 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Color-Season Closet
$19–$49 download for shoppers drowning in almost-right clothes
Color-Season Closet
$19–$49 download for shoppers drowning in almost-right clothes
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that shoppers drowning in almost-right clothes can use immediately. Buyers pay $19–$49 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
New-City Landing Binder
$15–$45 download for arrivals who need banks, clinics, and bus maps
New-City Landing Binder
$15–$45 download for arrivals who need banks, clinics, and bus maps
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that arrivals who need banks, clinics, and bus maps can use immediately. Buyers pay $15–$45 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Pitch Deck Stencil
$29–$99 download for founders decorating before arguing
Pitch Deck Stencil
$29–$99 download for founders decorating before arguing
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that founders decorating before arguing can use immediately. Buyers pay $29–$99 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Meal-Scale Recipes
$12–$29 download for home cooks feeding 2 then 8
Meal-Scale Recipes
$12–$29 download for home cooks feeding 2 then 8
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that home cooks feeding 2 then 8 can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$29 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Film-Look LUTs Lite
$19–$59 download for phone shooters who want a consistent grade
Film-Look LUTs Lite
$19–$59 download for phone shooters who want a consistent grade
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that phone shooters who want a consistent grade can use immediately. Buyers pay $19–$59 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Zine Layout Pack
$12–$35 download for organizers
Zine Layout Pack
$12–$35 download for organizers
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that organizers can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$35 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Sound-Design Starter
$19–$59 download for YouTubers with stock whooshes
Sound-Design Starter
$19–$59 download for YouTubers with stock whooshes
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that YouTubers with stock whooshes can use immediately. Buyers pay $19–$59 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Bike-Tour Cue Sheets
$12–$35 download for riders planning their first multi-day
Bike-Tour Cue Sheets
$12–$35 download for riders planning their first multi-day
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that riders planning their first multi-day can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$35 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Trail Nutrition Planner
$12–$29 download for backpackers guessing calories
Trail Nutrition Planner
$12–$29 download for backpackers guessing calories
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that backpackers guessing calories can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$29 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Community Dinner Playbook
$12–$29 download for neighbors hosting 12
Community Dinner Playbook
$12–$29 download for neighbors hosting 12
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that neighbors hosting 12 can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$29 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Immigration Document Map
$15–$39 download for families sorting piles (not legal advice)
Immigration Document Map
$15–$39 download for families sorting piles (not legal advice)
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that families sorting piles (not legal advice) can use immediately. Buyers pay $15–$39 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Tiny-House Cut List
$29–$99 download for builders tired of generic Pinterest
Tiny-House Cut List
$29–$99 download for builders tired of generic Pinterest
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that builders tired of generic Pinterest can use immediately. Buyers pay $29–$99 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Landlord Repair Cards
$12–$39 download for renters and small landlords facing the same 12 failures
Landlord Repair Cards
$12–$39 download for renters and small landlords facing the same 12 failures
You build a template, PDF, pack, or spreadsheet that renters and small landlords facing the same 12 failures can use immediately. Buyers pay $12–$39 on Gumroad, Etsy, or your own site.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
