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How to ask a friend if he's thinking about suicide

The six words most of us soften into uselessness, plus the signs that show up in a normal week of work, gym and kids.

GuideBRO SeniorsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Long-term care costs real money and Medicare won't pay it

A private room runs six figures a year, Medicare covers almost none of it, and the family that plans early pays far less than the one that improvises.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Name the guardian before a judge has to guess

Wills, powers of attorney, and the beneficiary form that quietly overrides all of it. What to sign, who to ask first, and what skipping it costs.

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When your family flinches, that's the problem to fix first

If your kids read your mood from the sound of the garage door, no training program matters until you deal with this. Practical steps, and where to get real help.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Take the hard trips first

Book your travel in order of what your body will allow, not what your heart wants most, and you'll get all of it.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Start at the barn or the trailhead, not the gear store

What an adult beginner actually signs up for with riding lessons and hiking, what to spend money on first, and what quietly goes wrong in month four.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Stool test or colonoscopy, and how to pick one you'll do

Four ways to screen for colon cancer, what each one misses, and how to get through prep without torching a work week.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO SeniorsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

The Medicare deadlines that cost real money if you miss them

Miss one window and you pay a penalty every month for the rest of your life. Most of the traps are avoidable if you know the dates.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The volunteer job nobody wants is the one that helps

Reliability beats enthusiasm, the background check takes longer than you think, and the group service day is mostly for the group.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Antidepressants take weeks to work and week one feels wrong

What actually happens when you start, why the first ten days are the worst part, and how to keep training and working through it.

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

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Pick the Dog for the Job, Then Teach It to Stop

A pup out of working parents is two years from useful, so choose the right kind of dog, start on broke stock, and put the brakes on before anything else.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Fence the garden, not the chickens

Six hens and a 30-by-40 backyard can absolutely share space with vegetable beds, as long as you get the geometry and the hardware cloth right.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your short fuse, your 3 a.m. wake-ups and your blood pressure

Chronic stress doesn't announce itself. It shows up as a wrecked second half of the night, a cuff reading you don't like, and snapping at a nine-year-old over a cereal bowl.

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

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Before you move closer to the grandkids, rent for a year

The math, the drive time, the babysitting conversation nobody has, and the one test that tells you whether the town is right even if your kids leave it.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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