100 Things Every...

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

Cook one meal when somebody in the house is diabetic

Stop making a sad separate plate. Build the dinner so the carbs sit on the side and every person at the table picks their own portion.

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Don't say "let me know if you need anything"

Your friend has cancer, you're scared of saying the wrong thing, and the fix is smaller and far more boring than you'd guess.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Pick the honeymoon number first, then pick the place

The first big thing you buy together shouldn't arrive with a balance. Do the arithmetic, then choose the beach.

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Food6 min read

The lasagna is the wrong meal for someone on chemo

Smell is the enemy, food aversions are permanent, and everybody shows up on the wrong day. What to cook instead, and when to carry it over.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

One page on the fridge beats a four-hour drive

Set this up while nothing's wrong, and the next 11 p.m. phone call doesn't turn into a panic and a rental car.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Most scams abroad run the same four plays

Learn the shape of the con and the taxi line stops being scary, the crowded metro stops being scary, and you get your vacation back.

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GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Buying a side of beef without drowning in ground beef

Hanging weight, cut sheets, freezer math and the four decisions that determine whether you eat well for a year or stare at 90 pounds of chuck.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Twenty books worth reading this year and how to finish them

Twenty pages a night gets you through all of them, and you're allowed to quit any one of them at page fifty.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Buy travel insurance for the medevac, not the lost bag

Most policies get sold on baggage and bought on fear. The parts worth paying for are medical, evacuation, and a 14-day clock most people miss.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The turkey is easy, the clock is what gets you

Buy a smaller bird, salt it two days early, cook to temperature instead of time, and give yourself an oven you can actually use.

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Do one room a month and the house changes by spring

Skip the weekend blitz. Ninety minutes, one room, and everything in the trunk before dinner.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Ask these questions before you wire the fishing lodge deposit

The nightly rate is maybe two-thirds of what you'll actually pay, and the answers to six questions decide whether the week is worth it.

GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Your pie crust shrank because you didn't let it rest

Pastry isn't a recipe problem. It's a temperature and time problem, and both of those are free.

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Don't make the big decision in the first year

Order fifteen death certificates, put the ambush days on the calendar, and keep three things fixed. What the first year after a loss actually asks of you.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Travel5 min

Draw a 350-mile circle and book the trip inside it

Food5 min

A pot of bones on Sunday is worth five dinners

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

The letter you keep meaning to write takes eleven minutes

A stamp costs under a dollar and a half-page note outlives every text you'll ever send. Here's the shape, and the seven people who've earned one.

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Travel6 min read

Two nights, ninety minutes away, and one page of instructions

The anniversary weekend works when you plan the handoff harder than the hotel. Do the boring part Thursday, and Saturday takes care of itself.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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