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Oct 28, 2026
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5 min read
Teacher’s Christmas lights hit $75K
Louisiana teacher’s light side gig hit $75K, AND: HVAC AI receptionist listed at $1.4M...
Louisiana teacher’s light side gig hit $75K, AND: HVAC AI receptionist listed at $1.4M... ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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Issue #5 · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
☕ THE COLD OPEN - 💰 Louisiana teacher: $21K → $75K hanging Christmas lights (via Chris Koerner)
- 🍰 HVAC AI receptionist: $979K TTM — listed for $1.4M (seller claim; build-heavy)
- ⚡ Don’t run coding agents in Downloads — silent config drop
- 🏦 Big banks locking AI agents out of customer accounts
- 🧠 Get paid $40 to film a loading dock for robots
Money first. Numbers you can steal. 5 minutes. Let’s go. |
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👀 ALSO MAKING MONEY 📁 $1M ARR: Tiiny Host — solo night project (2019). Drag-drop a file, get a link. First year ~$70/mo → $1M ARR, 2M+ users, ~150K organic clicks/mo, zero ads. SEO pages + a 2-day PDF feature; growth now 20–30%/mo (founder-reported via Londonmaxxing / Profitable Founder). |
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💰 THE MONEY DROP Teacher’s Christmas lights: $21K → $75KA Louisiana teacher on ~$45K/yr started hanging Christmas lights as a side gig. Season 1 grossed $21K. Season 2: $75K (~$35K net). He’s targeting $175K this season — and leaving the classroom. (Teacher unnamed; story via Chris Koerner.) | | |
