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Starting a Handyman Business Without Getting Fined

Licensing thresholds, the four holes in a cheap liability policy, and why hourly pricing quietly bankrupts good handymen.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

Fix the rocking toilet before it eats your subfloor

A wobbling bowl has already broken its seal. Reseating it takes an afternoon, a few dollars of parts, and one bolt you must not overtighten.

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GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Read the medical bill line by line before you pay a dollar

The first piece of paper the hospital sends you isn't a bill. It's an opening offer, and it's usually wrong in their favor.

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Write Your Quotes So The Job Can't Come Back On You

The number is the smallest part of a quote. The scope, the exclusions and the change-order line are what keep a good job from turning into a fight.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

A Sagging Gate Is Three Problems, Fixed In Order

The post, the hinges, the frame. Diagnose it in ten minutes, fix it in an afternoon, and stop lifting the thing every time you walk through.

GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Your Beneficiary Form Beats Your Will

Most of what you own won't pass through your will at all, and the paperwork that actually controls it takes twenty minutes to fix.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Start Mowing With One Truck And One Trailer

The equipment list is the easy part. Drive time, February cash and the customers you say no to are what decide whether you're still cutting in year three.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Read a map and compass in the order you actually use them

Set declination, orient the map, walk a bearing, and find yourself again when the trail disappears. No battery required.

GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

When to do your own taxes and when to pay somebody

The test isn't how smart you are. It's whether your return contains judgment calls, and how many Saturdays you're willing to burn finding out.

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GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Open the business account before you take the first dollar

A free EIN, one checking account and twenty minutes every Friday is the whole system. Skip it and you'll pay for it in April, with interest.

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

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GuideSkillsCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Spotting a stroke or a heart attack in the first ten minutes

What to look for, what to say on the phone, and the four things to do before the ambulance turns onto your street.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

StoryNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

Doctors Who Won't Take Part in MAID Still Have to Refer

Canada's Criminal Code says no one is compelled. Ontario's regulator says something narrower, and the gap between them is where careers get decided.

GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Help Your Kid Buy a House Without Betting Your Own

Gift, loan, or ownership stake. Pick one on purpose, paper it properly, and keep your retirement out of the blast radius.

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

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Reset the breaker, then find out why it tripped

Flipping it back on takes ten seconds. Knowing what made it trip is the part that keeps your house standing.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

News6 min

Poverty Isn't a Reason to Die, and Canada Keeps Testing That

Real Estate6 min

Twenty Percent Down Or Three, And What Each One Really Costs

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Sharpen a chainsaw chain by hand, in the right order

If your saw is throwing dust instead of chips, ten minutes with a round file will give you back a saw that pulls itself into the wood.

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What the Record Shows About Canadian Veterans Offered MAID

A Paralympian asked for a wheelchair ramp and was offered assisted death instead. What the testimony and the department's own review established.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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