I scaled back my six-figure career to run a local bookstore with my husband — here's why

Paola Merrill, 29, and her husband, Luke Garing, 37, are the owners of Trail’s End Bookstore in Winthrop, Washington. They purchased the bookstore late last year as Merrill aims to transition away from the creator economy and build a sustainable business offline. Here’s why Merrill is so much happier now, despite unpredictable changes in profitability month-to-month. Watch more about what their life is like in Washington in the related video.