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Jumping a dead mower without frying the battery

A flat mower battery is a twenty-minute fix if you do it in the right order, and an expensive one if you don't.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

What to say before your teenager goes to the party

The code word, the no-questions ride, and the one rule that makes a kid call you at midnight instead of hiding it until Tuesday.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideYoung MenSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

What trade school and university actually cost you

Four numbers decide this, and almost nobody at eighteen has been shown how to find them.

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Skills6 min read

Unblock the drain yourself before you pay somebody

Most household blockages are within two feet of the plughole and clear in under an hour with a plunger, a bucket and a bit of patience.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 22, 20265 min

Run a family meeting your kids don't dread

Twenty minutes, same night every week, a fixed agenda and food on the table. The rest is just discipline.

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 22, 20265 min

What actually reopens a teenager who has stopped talking

The dinner table is the worst place to do this. Side by side, late at night, and a flat reaction to the first hard thing they tell you.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Patching Drywall So Nobody Can Tell Where the Hole Was

The patch is the easy part. What gives amateurs away is the feathering, the primer and the light coming down the wall.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 22, 20265 min

How to tell a great game from a second job

A simple test for whether a game respects your time, plus how to quit the ones that don't without losing the hobby you love.

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

Money makes no sense to a kid until it costs them something

A child with no income has no way to measure a dollar. Your job is to give them a denominator, then let them spend badly with it.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Sharpen a knife properly with what's already in your house

No fancy stones, no gadget clamps. A marker pen, something flat, and twenty minutes gets you a knife that slices paper.

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GuideGamingSam OrtizSep 22, 20265 min

Stop supervising the game and pick up the second controller

Sitting in the same room while your kid plays isn't the same as playing with them. The difference is one controller and about forty minutes.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

How to apologize to your child without losing authority

The apology most dads give is really a second lecture. Here's a version that works, and what it actually costs you.

GuideSkillsSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

How To Get Into A Trade Nobody Else Is Entering

The shortage is real, but it doesn't pay you anything until you're the one they can't afford to lose. Start to finish, in the order it's done.

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GuideBRO SeniorsCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

The year after you lose her

What the first twelve months actually ask of you, from the paperwork in week one to the ambush grief in month nine.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Dads6 min

The car is where your teenager will actually talk to you

Be a Man6 min

The strength people can relax around

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideBRO SeniorsDean ShawSep 22, 20266 min

What Technology Actually Earns Its Place In Your House

Four things are worth the money and the learning curve. Almost everything else is somebody trying to sell you a subscription.

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

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Dads6 min read

Talk to your son about girls in the truck, not at the table

The one big sit-down talk almost never works. Twenty small ones, side by side, over ten years, almost always do.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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