100 Things Every...

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

Run the house without running the people

What to decide on your own, what to decide together, and the six tells that you've slipped from leading your home to policing it.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Paint a room in the order a painter actually does it

Cut in one wall at a time, keep a wet edge, and never stop for lunch halfway up a wall. The rest is prep.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Bringing a rusty Stanley No. 4 back to work

A car boot plane, a sheet of 80 grit and an evening at the bench will out-cut most of what's sold new in the shops.

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Be a Man6 min read

Buy the term policy before your next birthday

Level term, enough of it, beneficiaries named properly, and a spouse who knows where the file is. Most of the rest is upselling.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Why Your Car Won't Start, Worked Out In Order

Listen to the sound it makes, check one number on the battery, and you'll know whether this is a ten-minute fix or a tow.

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The mower that won't start, and the order to check it

Nine times in ten it's the fuel, not the engine. A working order for diagnosis, and the point where you stop and buy a new machine.

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What a provider actually owes his household

Provision is a job with a task list, and most of the list has nothing to do with how much you earn.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Tile Your Own Backsplash Without Redoing It Twice

The whole job in the order it's actually done, from killing the breaker to caulking the counter joint, plus the layout mistake that ruins first attempts.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The paperwork to sort before the first 3am phone call

Six documents, one folder, and a way to split the work with your siblings that survives contact with a hospital discharge.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideBe a ManRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Write the will while it's still a boring afternoon

Guardianship, beneficiary forms, and the signing mistakes that void the whole thing. Most of it fits in one evening at the kitchen table.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Splitting a cord by hand without wrecking your back

The block height, the swing, the rounds that will never split, and how to stack so the bottom row isn't rotten by spring.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Four products, and twelve weeks before you judge them

A cleanser, a moisturiser, a sunscreen and one active. Most of what's left on the shelf is packaging and hope.

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What it costs to start an apprenticeship at thirty

The pay cut is real, the schedule is brutal, and being the oldest first-year is its own problem. Do it anyway, with your eyes open.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The tape hook is supposed to wiggle

Sixteenths, crow's feet, kerf, and the ten-second test that tells you whether your level has been lying to you.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

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Stop growing garnish and start growing dinner

Be a Man6 min

Men and Friendship: Keeping Three Good Friends for Life

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Why patios sink, and how to build one that doesn't

The flat patio and the wavy one get built the same way above ground. The difference is what happened in the first afternoon.

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The twelve weeks before your first half-marathon

Build to eleven miles, not thirteen, run most of it slower than feels right, and sort the chafing long before race morning.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

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