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The hourly number you need before you quote another job

Most small service businesses price off what the guy down the road charges. Do the arithmetic on your own costs first, then decide what to do about the market.

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The first year with chickens, without losing half the flock

Hardware cloth, six birds, and the January morning that tells you whether you're actually a chicken person.

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GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Multisig in plain language, for a family that holds bitcoin

One seed phrase in a fire safe is one flood, fire or funeral away from zero. A 2-of-3 setup fixes that, if you back up the right file.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

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BRO Seniors6 min read

Write the thirty stories your grandchildren will actually read

One scene per sitting, an hour a week, done inside a year. What to put in, what to leave out, and how to make sure a copy survives you.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The tractor most small acreages actually need

Loader capacity, PTO horsepower and ballast matter more than the number on the hood. What to buy for five to twenty acres, and what to skip.

GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Steel, paper, and where to actually keep your seed phrase

Most people lose crypto to a fire, a flood, or a family that can't find the backup. Fix that in an afternoon.

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

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What to buy when your kid needs a phone, not a smartphone

Four categories that actually work, the network trap that kills cheap flip phones, and the group-chat problem nobody warns you about.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideCity BroMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Raising kids outdoors when you live on the sixth floor

No garden, no car, forty minutes before dinner. What actually gets city kids outside on a wet Tuesday, and what just sits in the hall.

GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Picking a crypto exchange without learning the hard way

The advertised fee is rarely the fee you pay, and the withdrawal button is the one worth testing before you need it.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your dog's first duck season is really a training season

Shoot less, watch more, and fix the holes you built in. What a home-trained retriever needs from you between October and January.

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

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GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Nine holes with your father, once a month, booked a year out

The standing tee time is the whole trick. Everything else is just knowing when to stop keeping score.

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GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What actually happens when you send Bitcoin

The fee box in your wallet is a bid at an auction, and most people bid badly. A plain explanation of confirmations, the mempool and stuck payments.

GuideCity BroMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The apartment workshop that doesn't earn you a complaint letter

You can build real things in a rented flat. The trick is knowing which noise travels through concrete and which stops at your door.

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

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GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

The backyard games neighbors actually walk over for

Put the boards in the driveway, not behind the fence, and other things that turn a Friday evening into a standing invitation.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Hunting & Shooting6 min

Your kid's first hunt should end before they want it to

Dating6 min

The ring is the easy part

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The tools to buy first when you buy a house

Three budgets, what each one really covers, and the gear you should rent instead of owning.

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

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Country Style5 min read

How to buy a flannel shirt that lasts ten winters

Yarn-dyed or printed, 6 ounces or 12, tucked or out. The details that separate a shirt you keep from one you replace in March.

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