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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 Shaw23 Sept 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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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Colon cancer screening starts at 45 and men keep skipping it

Three ways to get it done, what the prep actually involves, and how to fit the whole thing around work, kids and your training week.

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

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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.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Marathon training on four runs a week and no free time

You don't need six days and a coach. You need one protected long run, a wife who knows the plan, and the discipline to skip the hero workouts.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Eating well at 25, at 45 and at 65

The same three groceries carry you through every decade. What changes is how much you get away with, and how fast.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideOld SchoolNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

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

GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How to quit nicotine when you can't take a week off

You're not fighting a chemical so much as twenty small appointments a day. Here's the plan that holds up on a bad Tuesday with a sick kid.

GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

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

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GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Fitness6 min

The hearing you've got left is all the hearing you get

Skills6 min

Sharpen a chainsaw chain by hand, in the right order

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Negotiating with suppliers when you're the small account

You don't have volume leverage. You have four other kinds, and most small operators never use any of them.

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

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Fitness6 min read

Check your ears, your neck and your left forearm first

Five minutes a month in your own bathroom catches most of what matters, and nobody has to see a doctor to do it.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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