100 Things Every...

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

The medicine cabinet is the worst place for your medicine

A kid with a 102 fever at 2 a.m. is the wrong time to discover the thermometer's dead and the children's ibuprofen expired in 2022.

$Pick your family's health plan with three columns of math$

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Pick your family's health plan with three columns of math

The premium is the number they put in front of you. The worst-year total is the number that actually decides it.

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Round face, long face, square jaw, three different beards

Your beard's shape is decided by two lines, and most men cut both of them in the wrong place.

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Skills6 min read

How To Use An AED And Where To Find One First

The machine tells you what to do and won't shock a heart that doesn't need it. The hard part is knowing which wall it's hanging on.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Ask the pharmacist for the cash price before you hand over the card

Your copay isn't the price. It's one of at least three, and the cheapest one is usually the one nobody offers you.

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Razor bumps on curly beard hair aren't a shaving cream problem

The bumps are a geometry problem. Fix the length, the blade count and the direction, and most of them stop showing up.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The questions to ask your surgeon before you sign anything

You get about fifteen minutes in that room. Spend them on the things that actually change your recovery, your bill and your calendar.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

A health savings account is a tax account with a medical name

Triple tax break, one strict entry requirement, and a deductible you have to cover in cash. The arithmetic decides whether it's yours.

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Where the neckline goes, and where the cheek line doesn't

Two landmarks, one five-minute setup, and a ninety-second touch-up that keeps a beard looking deliberate instead of forgotten.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What general, a spinal and sedation actually feel like

The anesthesiologist meets you minutes before surgery and asks a dozen questions. Know the answers, and know what you're choosing between.

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GuideYoung MenSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

The mental health help you've already paid for

The student health fee, the employee assistance line, the number on the back of your insurance card — four calls, and exactly what to say on each one.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Learn The Straight Razor Without Wearing The Evidence

Start on your cheeks with a disposable-blade shavette, keep the cartridge for Tuesdays, and let your free hand do most of the work.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

When a video doctor visit works and when it wastes your day

Telehealth is great for the decisions that hang on your story, and useless for the ones that hang on somebody's hands.

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GuideYoung MenSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

What a cycle actually costs you at twenty-two

Steroids and SARMs do exactly what the guy at the gym says they do. The part he leaves out is what they do to your heart, your hormones and your head.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Men's Grooming5 min

Stop Buying The Lip Balm That Tingles

Fitness6 min

A CBC is three tests stapled together

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Book The First Dentist Visit At One, Not At Five

The first tooth starts a clock most dads don't know is running. What actually happens at that appointment, and what to ask about fluoride and sealants.