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How to Play Mixed Doubles With Your Spouse and Still Like Each Other

Settle the middle ball in the car, not at 7-6. A practical guide to playing pickleball as a couple without the silent drive home.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Public, private, charter or home, and how to actually decide

Most couples pick a school on feel in April and argue about it until October. Run the decision properly instead.

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GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Three Saws a Home Shop Needs and What They Cost

Buy them in this order, spend the money where it changes the cut, and know the one saw you should rent instead of own.

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Ten minutes on the floor is all the mobility you need

Seven positions, a kitchen timer, and the carpet next to your bed. No foam roller, no app, no gym.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The family emergency plan your kids can recite half asleep

Phone numbers, two meeting spots, a code word and a drill that takes ninety seconds. Build it Saturday, then run it until the kids find it boring.

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What to Spend on a Drill and Impact Driver, and What to Skip

A brushless two-tool kit for around $200 does 95 percent of what a homeowner needs, and the bits matter more than the badge.

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GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the safe for its steel, then decide where it lives

Most of what's printed on a gun safe box is marketing. Two or three numbers actually matter, and where you bolt it matters as much as what you bought.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

How to shop the thrift rack without bringing home junk

The shoulder seam decides it, elastane is already dead, and a $6 jacket with a $60 tailoring bill is still a bargain.

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The 20 Tools Every Homeowner Needs and What to Pay for Each

Spend where your hands go every time, save where they don't, and rent the rest. Real brands, real price ranges, and the four you shouldn't buy at all.

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