100 Things Every...

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

A trunk kit is four jobs, not a hundred pieces

Skip the giant boxed kit with the flimsy cables. Build around a jump starter, an inflator, a light and a way to be seen.

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawOct 9, 20265 min

Skip the 200-piece kit and build this one instead

A new homeowner needs about fifteen tools in one case, not two hundred in a plastic tray. What goes in, what stays out, and where the money belongs.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20266 min

Teach a kid the compass in the park, not the backcountry

A $15 compass, a hand-drawn map and a city park will teach your kids more navigation than any trailhead lecture. Eight games that work.

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BRO for Her6 min read

The handbag, coat and boots worth buying once

Three things you use every day, and the parts that decide whether they last ten winters or two. What to inspect, what to read, what to ask.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideStyleTobias ReedOct 9, 20266 min

A belt and a wallet you'll still be carrying in ten years

Two small pieces of leather, two different ways to fail. Here's what to inspect, what to read in the warranty, and what a cobbler can fix.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

The water doesn't care that it's seventy degrees out

Cold water kills paddlers in the first minute, long before hypothermia. Dress for the water, wear the jacket, and practice your rescue before you need it.

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GuideWoodworkingDean ShawOct 9, 20265 min

A bench vise should outlive you, so buy it like one

Weight, a good screw, and parts you can still get in 2060: how to pick the one shop tool your kids will fight over.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideCarsDean ShawOct 9, 20266 min

Spend your money on the stands, not the jack

A floor jack lifts the car. The stands keep it off you. Here's how to buy both once and never think about them again.

GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20265 min

Every Kid Gets a Pack, and Four Things Go in It

A whistle, a snack, a warm layer and a card with your number. It weighs almost nothing and it's built for the worst twenty minutes of the day.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawOct 9, 20265 min

A drill outlives its battery. Buy the battery first.

The motor will run for years. The pack that feeds it won't. Here's how to buy a cordless drill that's still useful in 2035.

Dude.com — 16 AI advisers who listen, talk and are here with you

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StoryOld SchoolNina CastellanOct 9, 20264 min

Over or under, and the real crime on the roll

My wife and I have fought about the toilet paper for six years. Grandma heard both sides over pie and ruled in about forty seconds.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20265 min

When your kid disappears on a trail, stop before you run

The first three minutes decide how this goes. Most parents do the one thing that makes it worse: they sprint.

StoryFamilySam OrtizOct 8, 20265 min

One number, one schedule, and nobody touches the thermostat

He sets it to 66. She sets it to 72. The furnace is exhausted. Grandma has run a house for fifty years and she's had enough of this.

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StoryOld SchoolNina CastellanOct 8, 20265 min

Scrape the plate, skip the rinse, and point the knives down

Two newlyweds, one dishwasher, and a grandmother who's been loading racks since before either of them was born. The verdict is in.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Moms6 min

The Turkey's Still Frozen and Everyone Arrives at Two

Woodworking6 min

The cut takes nine seconds and the setup takes twenty minutes

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideDadsSam OrtizOct 8, 20265 min

Nobody needs the bathroom until you pass the last exit

Nine hundred miles, two kids, one cooler buried under everything. How the first-timer does the family road trip, and how the veteran does it.

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Outdoors6 min read

Pitching a Tent in the Rain Without Soaking Everything You Own

The rookie builds a swimming pool with a door. The veteran builds a roof first and is drinking coffee in twenty minutes. Be the veteran.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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