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Canoe Basics That Keep You Dry and Pointed Straight

Four strokes, one loading rule, and a capsize plan. Everything else about paddling a canoe is decoration.

GuideSportsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Run a Fantasy Football League Nobody Quits

Cash buy-ins are what wreck leagues. Pull the money out and you have to build the stakes back in on purpose. Here's how that actually works.

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GuideCommunityCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

Be the Other Grown-Up a Kid Can Count On

Coaches, uncles and the guy next door shape kids in ways parents can't. It takes less than you'd think, plus a few rules you never bend.

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Moms6 min read

Give Your Kid the Exact Words Before They Need Them

Your kids already know right from wrong. What they're missing at 9:40 on a Friday night is the sentence that gets them out of the room.

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GuideBoys & GirlsSam Ortiz1 Oct 20267 min

Kick the Can Still Works, If You Let Kids Run It

The old backyard games cost nothing and teach more than most leagues. The trick is teaching the rules once and then getting out of the way.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan1 Oct 20266 min

Phone-free dinners start with the phone in your own pocket

Most no-phones-at-the-table rules die by Wednesday, and the kids aren't usually the ones who kill them. How to start it so it sticks.

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GuideMomsNina Castellan1 Oct 20266 min

Start the Teen Screen Reset With Your Own Phone

The fight over your teenager's phone usually isn't about the phone. Change who goes first and most of the war never starts.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideDadsSam Ortiz1 Oct 20266 min

Your kids can't tell work email from scrolling

To a seven-year-old, every look at your phone is the same look. Change what they see, and the house rules start to stick.

GuideMarriageCal Brennan30 Sept 20266 min

The yearly marriage check-in and the ten questions worth asking

Do it six months from your anniversary, in a diner booth, with a pen. The questions matter less than the rules you set before the coffee comes.

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GuideMomsNina Castellan30 Sept 20266 min

A Moms' Night In That Doesn't Turn Into Another Job

When the baby's nursing, the budget's tight or the snow won't quit, the fix is a night in with lower standards and better rules.

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GuideDadsSam Ortiz1 Oct 20266 min

Let your teenager write the first draft of the phone rules

The family tech agreement that survives past October is the one your kid wrote half of, with one clause in it about you.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan29 Sept 20267 min

The pickleball shot that breaks wrists is the one you chase

Wrists, ankles and Achilles tendons fail in predictable ways on the court. An eight-minute warm-up and one rule about lobs keep you playing.

GuideMomsNina Castellan30 Sept 20267 min

Run Sports Season From the Trunk, Not the Kitchen Counter

The season goes wrong at 7:40 on a Saturday morning. Stock one bin, set a few rules, and the scramble stops. The car is your real headquarters.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw26 Sept 20266 min

A supercar is bought. A coachbuilt car is argued into existence

The one-off cars from Rolls-Royce and Ferrari cost millions. The rules for commissioning one scale all the way down to your local shop.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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Share the business, not the checking account

Moms6 min

The Grad Party Teenagers Won't Want to Leave

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GuideSelf-Employed MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Quarterly taxes and the one rule that ends the April ambush

Four payments, one safe harbor rule and a second bank account. That's the whole system, and it keeps April from eating your truck payment.

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Fitness6 min read

The two-hour rule for training with sore, arthritic joints

Stiff knees and hands don't need rest. They need small, frequent doses of the right movement, and a simple test to tell you when you overdid it.

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