Money in Marriage

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Teach your kids money before an app does it for you

Your children are learning about money right now, from you or from a screen. A practical plan by age, with the arithmetic written out.

GuideSkillsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

How to negotiate hard and stay easy to deal with

Most people either roll over or turn unpleasant. There's a third way, and it works better than both.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

What actually slows aging, and what just costs money

The interventions with real evidence behind them are cheap, boring and fit around a job and school runs. The exciting ones mostly sell hope.

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

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Money6 min read

Your emergency fund is insurance, not savings

It exists to stop one bad week turning into three bad years — and to buy you the right to say no to a bad offer.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideHomeWes Dunbar22 Sept 20265 min

Find the draughts first, then spend money on insulation

Most people insulate the wrong thing in the wrong order. A cold afternoon, a stick of incense and about $60 will tell you where your heat is going.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

Peptides, explained without the sales pitch

The word covers insulin, collagen powder and vials sold as research chemicals. Knowing which is which saves you money and possibly worse.

Ivermectin.com — Tracked USPS delivery, no clinic visit

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GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20265 min

Build a budget that survives an actual month

Most budgets break in week three. The fix is arithmetic: fund the irregular stuff monthly, build in slack, and check the numbers once a week.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideSkillsAde Fisher22 Sept 20265 min

How to Read the Money in a Job Posting

The posted range is a negotiating document, not a description of what you'll be paid. Learn to read it in the order you'd actually use it.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

What a proprietary blend on the label is actually hiding

Turn the tub around, spend ninety seconds on the back panel, and you'll know whether the thing in your hand is worth the money.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideCity StyleTobias Reed22 Sept 20265 min

How to tell a trend isn't for you before you buy it

A few honest tests that save you money, closet space and the specific embarrassment of a photo you can't explain three years later.

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

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

Most late invoices are a process problem, not a people problem

The awkward conversation about money is one you can mostly avoid, if you do the unglamorous work before the job starts.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideFitnessCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

The four supplements worth your money, and the dozen that aren't

Most of the tub on your kitchen counter is doing nothing. Four things have real evidence, and none of them cost much.

GuideAutosDean Shaw22 Sept 20266 min

The car servicing that can't wait, and the kind that can

Brake fluid, coolant and a timing belt will strand you or bankrupt a repair bill. A dirty cabin filter won't. Know which is which.

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

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

How a Profitable Business Runs Out of Money

Profit is an opinion formed at year end. Cash is a fact that shows up on a Friday, and Friday is when payroll clears.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Startups6 min

The first ten thousand dollars teaches you everything else

Hunting & Shooting5 min

Your first hunting rifle and the optic that earns its keep

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20265 min

Your payslip, your tax code, and where the money went

Most people check the bottom number and file the rest. The other lines are where the errors hide, and they're usually yours to catch.

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Autos6 min read

Buying a car from a stranger without getting burned

The private sale saves you real money, but only if you control the inspection, the paperwork and the payment. Here's how that actually goes.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

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