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The prostate conversation to have before you turn fifty

A baseline PSA, four questions for your doctor, and what to do if the number comes back ugly.

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

The side income tax bill nobody sets money aside for

You cleared $11,000 detailing cars on Saturdays. Roughly a third of it was never yours. Do the arithmetic now, not in April.

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GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Buy the tool before you hire the person

A second set of hands costs a lot more than the paycheck. Run the payback math on the machine first, and be honest about what it can't do.

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Your first week without a drink, and who to call first

Withdrawal is the part nobody warns you about, 6 p.m. is the hour that gets you, and there's a free number that picks up at three in the morning.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideSkillsCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Spotting a stroke or a heart attack in the first ten minutes

What to look for, what to say on the phone, and the four things to do before the ambulance turns onto your street.

GuideOld SchoolDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The front porch did a job the group chat can't do

My grandmother sat outside every evening after supper on purpose, and you can copy the whole system this week with a folding chair and half an hour.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Blood pressure, cholesterol and the questions nobody asks at forty

Most physicals get about seven minutes. Walk in with a week of your own numbers and a short list, and you'll get a completely different appointment.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Reset the breaker, then find out why it tripped

Flipping it back on takes ten seconds. Knowing what made it trip is the part that keeps your house standing.

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

A five-page website is all a local business needs

Your site has one job: make the phone ring. Most of what agencies sell you actively gets in the way of that.

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

What to check in the books before you buy somebody's business

The seller's P&L is a sales document. The bank statements are the truth. Start there and work outward.

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Retirement accounts and the one question that sorts them

401(k), IRA, Roth, HSA, SEP. Strip the alphabet soup and it comes down to who taxes the money and when.

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GuideOld SchoolNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

My Grandmother's Pantry Ran on Jars, Flour and Salt

Water-bath canning, a four-ingredient loaf and a shelf that carries you into February, explained plainly enough to start this weekend.

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Your Farmers Market Stand Isn't a Hobby, It's a Business

The Saturday math that decides whether the market pays you or quietly bills you, and why half the stands are gone by September.

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$The rent versus buy math nobody runs before they sign$

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The rent versus buy math nobody runs before they sign

A $350,000 house, an $1,850 rent, and five years of arithmetic that doesn't flatter either side.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Skills6 min

Sharpen a chainsaw chain by hand, in the right order

Business6 min

Negotiating with suppliers when you're the small account

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Negotiate your raise with a page of evidence, not nerve

Courage doesn't move a budget line. A one-page file with numbers, dates and a market range does, and you can build it in a few evenings.

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Startups6 min read

One Hour on Friday Is All Your Books Need

Do your bookkeeping in a fixed weekly hour and you'll always know three numbers that decide whether your business lives.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

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