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The cheapest way to spend more Saturdays outside is a used camera

A camera won't make you an artist. It will get you standing in a wet field at 6:15 in the morning, which is most of the point.

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Ask for the review before you pull out of the driveway

The two-minute window after the job ends is worth more than every follow-up email you'll ever send. Use it, and stay on the right side of the rules.

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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StoryOld SchoolNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

They Were Married Sixty Years and Never Kept Score

Nine things my grandparents actually did, including the notebook in the phone drawer and the goodbye at the door they never skipped once.

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

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Play6 min read

How to get a ham license and actually key the mic

Thirty-five questions, one $35 fee, and a radio that costs less than a tank of gas. Your first contact can happen this month.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

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.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Where AI Saves Your Small Business Time and Where It Doesn't

A simple test for every tool you're being sold, plus the jobs it genuinely handles and the ones it'll quietly cost you money on.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

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.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Delegating When You're Convinced Nobody Else Can Do It

Track two weeks, price your hour, hand off the boring thing first, and budget for the mistakes that come with it.

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to paddle a canoe as a pair and still like each other

The stern steers, the bow sets the pace, and the single-carry rule saves your weekend. What to pack, how to portage, and where it usually goes sideways.

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GuideOld SchoolNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The Depression tricks my grandmother never stopped using

Bacon grease, a button tin and a soup pot that runs on leftovers, plus the two old-time savings tricks that aren't worth your Saturday.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The culture you tolerate is the culture you have

Values on the wall don't build a company. What you reward, repeat and refuse to put up with does. Here's how to set it on purpose.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Disc golf is the cheapest way to get your family outside

Three discs, forty dollars, and a course that charges you nothing. Here's how to run a first round that your kids actually want to repeat.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 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.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Business6 min

The insurance policies a small company actually needs

Play5 min

Model rockets and trains teach patience better than you can

Ask BRO

Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideOld SchoolDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Take the Back Off Before You Throw It Out

Most broken things aren't broken. They're clogged, loose, dull, or unplugged from the inside, and you can fix that on a kitchen table tonight.

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

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Startups6 min read

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.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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