For Paisley

MonkeyPayPay isn’t a company name I dreamed up. It’s her. Paisley — my daughter — the little one I call Monkey, and Pay Pay. She just took her first wobbling steps across the living-room floor, and somehow she’s already the reason for everything you see here.

From the moment I found out I was going to be a father, something in me shifted. I made myself a promise — quietly, the way you make the promises that matter most — that I would do everything in my power to give her the best life I possibly could.

The world she’s growing into isn’t a cheap one, and I don’t expect it to get any easier. So I started building. Every app on this site is a small attempt to earn a little extra — money that goes toward her education, her childhood, and whatever she falls in love with along the way. Maybe that’s dance, or gymnastics. Maybe sports, or music, or the arts. Whatever Paisley reaches for, I want to be able to say yes.

Whatever she reaches for, I want to be able to say yes.

If you download something and it makes your day a little better, that means the world to me. And if you never spend a cent — if you simply came here to read this — thank you. Truly. Thank you for being here.

To every family, and especially to the dads pouring themselves into that same quiet promise: I see you. This one’s for you, too.

— A dad, building for his Monkey.