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The free puppy costs more than the one with a price tag

The cardboard box said FREE. The vet, the pet store and a chewed TV remote had other ideas. Run the real year-one numbers before you say yes.

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoOct 7, 20265 min

The ten-cent gas station that costs you eight dollars

Crossing town for cheaper gas feels like beating the system. Run the real numbers once and you'll never pass three stations again.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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StoryCan You Fix ItNina CastellanOct 7, 20265 min

Every Wrong Gray Starts at the Paint Counter

Twelve lines heard over the shaker machine, and the paint lessons that'll save your walls, your weekend and your trim.

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Home5 min read

Nobody walks into the plumbing aisle on purpose

Ten lines from the busiest aisle on a Saturday morning, and the fix behind each one, so you're not the next guy holding a wet sandwich bag.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 6, 20265 min

Your Mower Sat All Winter and Now It Has Opinions

The box says pull the cord. The box hasn't met your shed. How to wake a hibernating mower without wrecking your Saturday or your shoulder.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarOct 6, 20266 min

The Doorknob Hole in the Hallway, Fixed the Way It Really Goes

A patch nobody can find later takes three coats, two days and one door stop you should've installed in April. Every step, honestly.

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GuideHomeWes DunbarOct 6, 20266 min

Getting the lights on the roof and yourself back off it

Every step is correct. The asides are what really happens. Holiday lights on the roofline, done safely, with only one trip back to the store.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

ReviewBRO SeniorsCal BrennanOct 6, 20266 min

I told a frozen grandson the whole carburetor story

Video calling the grandkids is free, wonderful and mildly ridiculous. Grandpa sorts out what's worth it and how to stop the freezing.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarOct 6, 20265 min

Replacing a Toilet Flapper Takes Ten Minutes and Two Trips

The cheapest plumbing fix in the house, written the way it really goes, including the second trip to the store nobody plans for.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideHomeWes DunbarOct 6, 20266 min

Hanging a heavy picture straight on the first try

One frame, two hooks, zero extra holes. The way it really goes, plus the bathroom scale trick nobody mentions.

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

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GuideCommunityCal BrennanOct 6, 20266 min

Be the Other Grown-Up a Kid Can Count On

Coaches, uncles and the guy next door shape kids in ways parents can't. It takes less than you'd think, plus a few rules you never bend.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarOct 6, 20266 min

The Bathroom Sink Clog Is Always Hair, and It's Always Gross

Skip the bottle of drain cleaner. A plastic strip, a bucket and twenty patient minutes clear almost every slow bathroom sink in the house.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanOct 6, 20266 min

The twenty-minute Sunday meeting that runs the whole week

Five items, a kitchen timer and a spiral notebook. Hold it when nothing's wrong, and it'll still work when something is.

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

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GuideDadsSam OrtizOct 6, 20266 min

Say it in one sentence and your teenager will hear it

The forty-minute talk makes you feel like a good dad. The one sentence, said once and backed up, is the one that actually lands.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 6, 20266 min

Stop Asking Your Kid Why They Did It

"Why" gets you a shrug or a lie. Four better questions turn a broken window into a kid who knows how to make things right.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanOct 6, 20266 min

Let your kids fail while it still costs twenty dollars

First job, first car, first apartment. Hand over the adult jobs early, while a mistake costs a late fee, not a lease.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideDadsCal BrennanOct 6, 20266 min

You can't pick their friends, but you can own the garage

Banning a bad friend rarely works. Shaping who your kid meets, and where they hang out, works a lot better.

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

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Boys & Girls6 min read

Sorry Is the Cheap Part of an Apology

Two syllables shouted at the ceiling don't fix anything. Teach your kid to own it, repair it and do better, and the word will start meaning something.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

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