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Buy one kind of first aid kit, then buy it twice

The house and the car need the same bag with a few different things inside. Here's the spec profile, the upsells to skip, and what to add yourself.

GuideTravelDean ShawNov 2, 20266 min

The $80 pass pays for itself on one good road trip

Most families overpay at the gate or buy the wrong pass. Here's the math on which parks justify the fee and how to see more of them for less.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseCal BrennanOct 10, 20265 min

Can you carry a forty-pound kid two miles?

Survival fitness isn't sprinting or pull-ups. It's walking far with weight on you, and almost nobody trains for it.

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The cornhole boards stay home

One man needs two and a half hours to pack the car for an evacuation and still forgets the medication. Another needs twenty minutes. Same car, same storm.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideTravelDean ShawOct 18, 20266 min

Your hometown isn't a museum, so stop running it like one

Three stops a day, one big family meal and a place to retreat to. How to show your kids where you grew up without losing the week to errands.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseDean ShawOct 10, 20265 min

The truck ahead of you made it across. That proves nothing.

Floodwater hides the road under it, and the first minute decides everything. Why you turn around, and how to get out if the water's already rising.

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GuidePreparednessSam OrtizOct 11, 20264 min

The first night without power, done wrong and done right

One outage, two men, and the dead flashlight batteries that separate them. The veteran's moves are all real, and you can set them up this week.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideTravelDean ShawOct 17, 20266 min

The ski trip costs that aren't on the lift ticket

The ticket is the number everybody quotes and the one you can't do much about. The rest of the bill is where a ski trip gets won or lost.

GuideFoodWes DunbarOct 8, 20265 min

The brisket that was supposed to be ready by six

Fifteen pounds of beef, one promise to the family and a thermometer that wouldn't move. How the rookie does it, and how the veteran eats on time.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuidePreparednessNina CastellanOct 11, 20265 min

Open the emergency kit before the storm does

A real checkup for the family emergency kit: what expires, what leaks, what no longer fits, and the one thing you'll drive back to the store for.

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GuideTravelDean ShawOct 17, 20266 min

Kids won't remember the dates. Give them something else.

A battlefield is a field until a kid has a reason to care about it. How to give them one, and what to pack so the day lasts.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideDogs & PetsRay OkonkwoOct 7, 20265 min

The free puppy costs more than the one with a price tag

The cardboard box said FREE. The vet, the pet store and a chewed TV remote had other ideas. Run the real year-one numbers before you say yes.

GuidePreparednessNina CastellanOct 11, 20266 min

The go-bag your baby outgrows every couple of months

A newborn turns every outage rule into a clock. Here's how to feed a baby without power and keep a bag that still fits next month.

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GuideTravelDean ShawOct 17, 20265 min

Check your truck's payload before you fall for a camper

A truck camper gets you where trailers can't. First you need one number from the sticker on your door, and most buyers learn it too late.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Recipes7 min

Overnight Cinnamon Rolls You Start Friday and Bake in Your Slippers

Preparedness5 min

You've got five minutes. Grab these, in this order.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideMeal PlansNina CastellanOct 5, 20266 min

Ten Freezer Dinners From Four Pots in One Afternoon

Stop cooking ten recipes. Cook four big batches, split them ten ways, and don't ask what's for dinner again until next month.

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Recipes7 min read

A Sunday Roast Beef Dinner Timed for One Oven

Low oven for the beef, hot oven for the potatoes, gravy from the pan in between. Get the schedule right and the rest falls into place.

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What was your first ever job?

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