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Negotiating a car price without any of the theater

Most of the work happens by email, days before you ever sit down in the chair with a salesperson.

GuideAutosRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

What to do before you add your teenager to the policy

The rate hike is real, but most of it is negotiable if you start during the permit year instead of the week after the road test.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Sit on your hands while your teenager learns to drive

The shouting isn't a discipline problem. It's a fear problem, and there are practical ways to keep it out of the car.

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Skills6 min read

The six multimeter checks that solve most problems

A multimeter does forty things. You'll use six of them, and they cover almost every dead battery, dead outlet and dead appliance you'll meet.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The minivan wins more often than you want it to

Before you spend sixty grand on a three-row SUV, go sit in the third row with a car seat already installed.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The hardest player to coach will be your own kid

Playing time, the car ride home, and the handful of rules that stop one season from ending a sport your kid actually liked.

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GuideMoneyJosh Halloran22 Sept 20266 min

Giving when the month is already tight

Pick the number on a calm day, write down the order of operations, and decide in advance what you'll do when the car breaks.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Change Your Own Brake Pads Before Lunch on Saturday

Front pads on a normal car take about ninety minutes, two jack stands and one tool most guys don't own yet. What goes wrong, and how to avoid it.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Your job in the first week home with a newborn

Hour by hour, what a father actually does between the hospital car park and day seven, including the parts nobody warns you about.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

The car payment isn't the price

Four numbers decide whether a car purchase helps you or quietly drains you for the next seven years. Run them before you walk in.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Rotate your tires at home and read what the tread tells you

An hour in the driveway twice a year buys you thousands of extra miles and an early warning on your alignment, your shocks and your right foot.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideDadsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

What your kid actually needs from you on the sideline

Most of being a good sports dad is knowing when to keep your mouth shut, and the rest is showing up to the games nobody cares about.

GuideSkillsDean Shaw22 Sept 20266 min

Changing a tire in the dark and the rain

The wheel is the easy part. Where you stop, where your family stands and how you light the job are what actually keep you safe.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Electric, Hybrid or Gas for a Family of Five

Eight years, 120,000 miles, five seatbelts. Run the arithmetic yourself before a salesman runs it for you.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Dads6 min

The car is where your teenager will actually talk to you

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What older men are actually watching when they meet you

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The first car for your teenager should be dull and heavy

Skip the horsepower, skip the hand-me-down subcompact, and make one phone call before you hand over any money.

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Skills6 min read

How to jump-start a car without wrecking the electronics

The order of the clamps matters, the ground point matters, and three minutes of patience saves a control module.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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