“…After 11 years working for a national fitness chain in California, Sadie Lincoln saw the recessionary handwriting on the wall. She worked as a project manager for the company and left because she suspected layoffs were imminent. She also wanted to pursue her dream of teaching ballet and yoga.
Last year, Lincoln and her husband — who was laid off from the same company — opened barre3, a ballet studio that combines yoga practice. “We sold our expensive house and said goodbye to our expensive and fast-paced life,” she says. “We moved our two kids and cat to Portland, Ore., rented a little bungalow and put our life savings to work — we bought ourselves a dream job…” (full story)
