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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.

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.

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What should I wear to this?

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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.

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

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Money6 min read

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.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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.

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

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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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

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.

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.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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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.

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

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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.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

The insurance policies a small company actually needs

Four policies carry almost all the risk, two more catch what they miss, and one clause in the property form can gut a claim you thought was covered.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Model rockets and trains teach patience better than you can

Lectures about slowing down don't work on a nine-year-old. Epoxy does. Here's how to pick a hobby that does the correcting for you.

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

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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.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Startups6 min

Start Mowing With One Truck And One Trailer

Play5 min

Take the kids to the range and do it right

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Run a meeting that ends on time with the decision made

Put the decision in the invite title, name who decides, and stop recapping for people who showed up late. The rest is housekeeping.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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Travel5 min read

How to come home from a work trip in the same shape you left

Four nights in a hotel doesn't have to cost you your sleep, your waistline or your Monday. The fixes start when you book, not when you land.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

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