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The Signs a Teacher Sees Before Anyone Else Does

Attendance patterns, a second phone, a much older boyfriend. What school staff should notice, what to write down, and exactly who to call.

GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your Wet Basement Starts On The Roof

Before you spend five figures on waterproofing, fix the four cheap things outside that are putting the water there in the first place.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Take the free Stop the Bleed class before you need it

It runs about an hour, it usually costs nothing, and it teaches the one emergency where waiting on the ambulance isn't a plan.

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Dating5 min read

Introducing her to your people without making it an audition

Friends first, family second, and never at Christmas. How to run the introduction so she's welcomed instead of interviewed.

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GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Mold You Can Scrub and the Mold That Needs a Pro

Ten square feet is the line most people have never heard of. Cross it wrong and you turn a Saturday job into a five-figure one.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Wild Plants Worth Learning and the Ones That Kill

Foraging won't feed you in an emergency, but six plants will keep your morale up and one family of look-alikes will end your trip for good.

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

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GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The cheap island is the big one, and the cheap month is October

How to do Hawaii for close to mainland money: pick the right island, dodge four specific weeks, and stop paying for a resort you'll barely sit in.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What a Veteran's Family Can Claim, and the Forms That Do It

DIC, survivor pension, CHAMPVA, tuition money, burial honors. None of it shows up unless somebody in the house files the paperwork.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The tourniquet everyone should carry, and how to use it

Bleeding control is a five-minute skill with a thirty-dollar price tag, and most people carry neither the gear nor the training.

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GuideTravelNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Pick the coast by the water, not the pictures

Gulf or Atlantic, the surf decides whether your kids have a great week or you spend it hauling a crying four-year-old out of the shore break.

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

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GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Long Distance Only Works If Somebody's Moving

A relationship with 900 miles in it needs a date on the calendar and a name attached to the moving truck. Everything else is just a very expensive friendship.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Eight Knots Worth Learning Before Your Next Trip

From the bowline to the taut-line hitch, these are the ones that hold when it's 2 a.m., raining sideways, and your tarp has gone slack.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to do Alaska by cruise, train or truck

The Inside Passage, the Denali Star and the Alaska Highway solve three completely different problems. Pick the one that fits who's coming.

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GuideMeal PlansNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

A week of meals for the mom who feeds everyone else first

One dinner, two plates. Seven days of meals, a grocery list by aisle, a 90-minute prep plan and a rough cost for a family of four.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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How to Spot Hypothermia and Heat Exhaustion Early

Travel5 min

Go to Copenhagen, skip Venice, and other rules for Europe with kids

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideMeal PlansWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

A week of high-protein meals for about seventy dollars

Eggs, chicken thighs, dry beans and cottage cheese will carry a full week of eating, and here's the day-by-day plan, the list and the prep.

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Survival & Self-Defense6 min read

How to find your way out when your phone dies

Sun, stars, terrain and a $35 baseplate compass will get you home. Learn the skills before the battery quits on you.

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