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Walk a claim upstream until it runs out of links

A claim with 40,000 shares and no source is just a rumor with good distribution. Here's how to climb back to where it started.

GuideSide HustlesRay OkonkwoNov 7, 20266 min

Gutter cleaning pays twice a year if you build a route

One cleaning earns you a Saturday's wage. A route of repeat customers earns you a second income. Here's the math, the risks, and when to pass.

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GuideHealthCal BrennanNov 7, 20265 min

Take Your Pulse Before Coffee, and Do It for Two Weeks

Your resting heart rate costs nothing to check and says more as a trend than as a single number. Here's how to measure it and when to call your doctor.

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

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Trump presses Senate to act as it returns for post-election session

Trump says the chamber "must act" when senators come back next week, following Republican losses in the midterms.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina CastellanNov 7, 20265 min

Your busy months are where seasonal income goes wrong

The slow season gets the blame, but the damage is usually done in the good months. Set a floor, pay yourself a steady check, and stop guessing.

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeNov 7, 20265 min

Promise less and finish everything

A name for getting things done isn't built on big wins. It's built on small promises you keep, which means making fewer of them.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideCarsDean ShawNov 7, 20265 min

Ten minutes and a voltmeter before you buy another battery

A dead battery and a dying alternator look identical in the driveway. A twenty-dollar meter tells you which one you've got before you spend the money.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideGadgetsDean ShawNov 7, 20266 min

A projector replaces a TV only if it survives Saturday at noon

Most projectors look great at 9 p.m. with the lights off. The ones worth swapping your TV for look good at 1 p.m. with the blinds open.

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoNov 7, 20266 min

The tax bill that ambushes self-employed men every April

Nobody withholds for you when you work for yourself. Here's the arithmetic on quarterly payments, the safe harbor, and a separate account that does the work.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarNov 7, 20266 min

Fix the fuel first, then adjust the carburetor

Most small engines that won't start or run right don't need a screw turned. They need clean fuel. Here's the order to work in, and how to set the screws when they do.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanNov 6, 20265 min

Write the summer work list before the last day of school

By the first Wednesday of break, someone will say "I'm bored." If you and your wife haven't planned for it, the tablet answers for you.

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What was your first ever job?

StoryHistoryMarcus ValeNov 6, 20265 min

A Poor Man's Quarter Section Cost Eighteen Dollars and Five Years

The Homestead Act handed ordinary families 160 acres for a filing fee. The land was cheap. Getting to keep it was the hard part.

BRO TakeSchool & LearningAde FisherNov 6, 20265 min

A child who reads "horse" for "pony" was taught to guess

Decades of reading research point one direction. Here's what it says, where whole language got it right, and how to check what your child's school is doing.

Dude.com — 16 AI advisers who listen, talk and are here with you

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BRO TakeDadsCal BrennanNov 6, 20265 min

"Look at me when I'm talking to you" has never worked

When your son stares at the floor, he isn't being defiant. Here's what he's usually doing instead, and how to get the conversation anyway.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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$Do the walk-out math at the trailhead, not at mile six$

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarNov 6, 20266 min

Do the walk-out math at the trailhead, not at mile six

Most people guess wrong about how far and how long the walk back is, and they all guess in the same direction. Here's how to get it right before you need it.