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CPR and choking rescue, in the order it actually happens

Compressions, breaths, the AED, and what changes for a kid or a baby — the whole sequence, plus the part everybody gets wrong at the table.

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Check The Well Before You Fall For The Farmhouse

Ten acres, a red barn and a wraparound porch can hide a two-gallon-a-minute well and a septic field nobody's touched since Reagan. Look here first.

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GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

When To Pay Off The Mortgage Before You Retire

The payoff decision isn't really about the interest rate. It's about which account the money comes out of, and what that does to your tax bill.

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

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Sharpening Blades for the Neighborhood Without Ruining Anybody's Knives

Mower blades, kitchen knives and chainsaw chains pay real money on a Saturday, but only if you batch the work and know what to turn away.

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GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Buying a cabin you'll actually use, and maybe rent out

Decide how you'll use it before you talk to a lender, because that one answer changes your rate, your insurance, your taxes and your town permit.

GuideRetirementMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Moving Closer to the Grandkids Without Regretting It

Before you list the house and follow your kids across three states, run these numbers and have one honest conversation.

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

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GuideSide HustlesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

What Sells at the Farmers Market and What Just Sits There

Cottage food law, a 30-inch home oven, and the honest math on an 18-hour week spent behind a folding table.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

What A 1031 Exchange Actually Does, And Where It Blows Up

The rules are simple enough to fit on a napkin. People still wreck them, usually in the first ten minutes of closing.

GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

What Goes Away From Your Budget At Retirement, And What Grows

Your spending doesn't fall off a cliff when the paychecks stop. It changes shape, and the parts that grow are the ones nobody budgets for.

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GuideSide HustlesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Photography Side Work Pays by the Edit, Not the Shoot

Real estate listings, fall family sessions, event nights: the startup bill, the hours nobody counts, and the point where you should walk away.

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

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GuideReal EstateNina CastellanSep 23, 20267 min

Moving Your Family 1,200 Miles Without Losing a Month to It

Work backward from the school calendar, lock the delivery window in writing, and know which box the kids open first.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Move Your Old 401k Without Handing the IRS a Check

The difference between a clean rollover and a surprise tax bill usually comes down to one phrase you say on the phone.

GuideSide HustlesRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Don't Lose Your Day Job Building Your Side Hustle

The clauses in your employment agreement that actually matter, how to run the hours, and the tax and insurance stuff nobody tells you until it's late.

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

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GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Scout The Small Town Before You Sell The House

Rent first, visit in the ugly month, read the county minutes, and price the insurance before you fall in love with the porch.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Retirement6 min

Required minimum distributions don't have to wreck your tax year

Side Hustles6 min

What Moving Help and Junk Hauling Really Pay on a Saturday

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GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

How to read your property tax assessment and appeal it

The notice in your mailbox starts a clock, usually 30 to 45 days. Here's what the number means, which exemptions you're owed, and how to fight a bad one.