100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

Your first mountain is a timing problem, not a fitness test

Pick the right peak, start stupid early, and set a turnaround time you actually honor. The summit is the easy half.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

A complaint call is the best sales call you'll get all week

The customer who tells you what went wrong is handing you a second chance most businesses never get. Most operators waste it in the first ninety seconds.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Nobody legitimate has ever asked you for a gift card

Romance scams, fake charities and the panicked call from a grandchild all end at the same checkout counter. You can stop all three at the door.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Start climbing at the gym, end up on real rock

Rent the shoes, learn to belay, keep your fingers attached, and know exactly what the gym never taught you before you touch stone.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

When the blood runs out, the tracking job starts

Most animals lost after a hit aren't lost at the shot. They're lost forty minutes later, when somebody decides there's nothing more to find.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Lock down your accounts and your location in one afternoon

The carrier PIN, the recovery email, the photo metadata and the data brokers — the boring fixes that actually stop someone from finding you.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Set up backyard archery without losing an arrow over the fence

The backstop matters more than the bow, and the range rules matter more than both. Here's how to build a lane you'd let your kids shoot on.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

How to load, clean and hunt a muzzleloader without guessing

One shot, one powder charge, one chance to get it right. What a smokepole asks of you before you ever climb into the stand.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Run your business on the hours school actually gives you

The school day isn't six hours. Do the arithmetic, price your work against the real number, and stop working the 9 p.m. shift nobody agreed to.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

What the Coast Guard will actually check when they board you

Life jackets people will wear, the boater card your state quietly requires, and the ten minutes at the ramp that save the whole day.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Black bear hunting, the bait argument and what to do with the meat

Bait is legal in some states and outlawed in others, bears don't leak blood like deer, and the only kitchen number that matters is 165.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

The retirement account with your name on it, not his

You can put $7,000 into your own IRA this year without earning a dollar. Here's how the spousal IRA works and what people get wrong.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Back on a bicycle at forty, without the first week wrecking it

The bike in your garage needs eleven dollars and an hour. Everything after that's saddle soreness, seat height, and picking a road that won't kill you.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your first elk hunt is decided four months before opening day

The fitness, the calling and the pack out, from a guy who learned the hard way that killing the elk is the easy part.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

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The household paperwork you should find in ten minutes

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Whittling by the fire with one knife and a block of basswood

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

What your hunting license actually pays for

The duck stamp, the excise tax on your ammo and the tag you never filled all feed one system. Worth knowing how it works before you complain about the price.