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The most expensive part of a country house is underground

A failed drainfield can cost more than a new truck. Find out what's in the ground before you sign, not after the first wet spring.

GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeOct 17, 20265 min

Before you trust the study, find out who paid for it

The funding line sits in small type near the bottom of the paper. It takes two minutes to find, and it changes how you read everything above it.

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GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoOct 17, 20266 min

Give from the account the IRS is waiting on

Writing a check from checking is the most expensive way to give. Three better routes for retirees, and one mistake that costs heirs real money.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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Why the futures Bitcoin ETF costs more than its fee says

Spot and futures Bitcoin ETFs look alike on a brokerage screen. Over a few years, they don't behave alike, and the gap isn't only the expense ratio.

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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.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoOct 17, 20265 min

Stop doing the work when your hour is worth more than the job

Being the best hand in the shop is how you got here. It's also what caps you. Here's how to know when to step back, and what to hand off first.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideScience & SpaceDean ShawOct 17, 20266 min

Concrete Is Designed to Crack. Engineers Just Pick the Spot.

Those lines every few feet in your sidewalk are cracks someone put there on purpose. Here's why concrete splits, and how engineers keep it from mattering.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideHealthCal BrennanOct 17, 20265 min

The Toe That Woke You at 2 A.M. Isn't Done With You

A gout attack ends in a week or so. The problem behind it doesn't. What sets one off, what to do that day, and how to keep the next one away.

GuideSide HustlesRay OkonkwoOct 17, 20265 min

What to charge a local shop to run its social media

Flat monthly fees, a fixed list of deliverables and about eight hours per client. The real numbers on a side hustle that pays only if you're organized.

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GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoOct 17, 20266 min

Your lender wants a survey. Read it before you sign.

The survey tells you where your land stops. It also leaves out plenty, and the gaps are where neighbor fights start.

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

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GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeOct 17, 20265 min

Cross out the adjectives and see what's left of the headline

Loaded words in a headline don't tell you the story is false. They tell you what the outlet thinks you came for. Here's how to read them.

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GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoOct 17, 20266 min

A dollar from your IRA and a dollar from your Roth aren't equal

Same spending, different accounts, very different tax bills. How retirement withdrawals actually get taxed, and why the bracket chart is only half the story.