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The freezer meals that survive the freezer

A new baby, a surgery, a layoff. One Saturday of cooking buys you fourteen dinners, if you freeze the right things the right way.

GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Repairs Worth Doing Before You Sell, and the Ones to Skip

Buyers forgive an old kitchen. They don't forgive a wet basement, a dead outlet, or a handrail that wobbles.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What Heller, McDonald and Bruen Actually Held

Three Supreme Court rulings rebuilt American gun law in fourteen years. Here's what each one decided, and what it changes for you on Monday morning.

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Food5 min read

Your green beans need a pressure canner and your pickles don't

The pH line that decides everything, the altitude math nobody does, and the mistakes that cost you a whole shelf in February.

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GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Winterize the House in One Weekend, Starting With the Water

Cold weather doesn't wreck houses. Water does. Two days of work, in the order that actually protects the place.

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The Second Amendment Is the Right That Guards the Rest

Commentary on why the right to keep and bear arms is a duty as much as a liberty, and what carrying it seriously actually costs you.

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GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Mount Rushmore takes ninety minutes. Plan the other six days.

Where to base, which roads to drive, what to book ahead, and the granite tunnel that'll stop a full-size truck cold.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Build a Home Office in a Spare Corner That Actually Works

Power you can trust, light that doesn't fry your eyes, and enough quiet to take a call without apologizing for your house.

StorySurvival & Self-DefenseMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

They Came For The Powder First

The Second Amendment didn't begin as a debate over words. It began with British regulars marching before dawn to seize a town's guns and powder.

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GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The cheap island is the big one, and the cheap month is October

How to do Hawaii for close to mainland money: pick the right island, dodge four specific weeks, and stop paying for a resort you'll barely sit in.

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GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Stop the Squeaky Floor and the Door That Won't Shut

Most squeaks are one loose nail and most sticky doors are one loose hinge. Both are an afternoon's work, and both tell you something if they aren't.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Your Kid Should Know What To Do When They Find A Gun

Four words, a locked box, and a range day. How to raise a kid who's safe around firearms instead of desperately curious about them.

GuideTravelNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Pick the coast by the water, not the pictures

Gulf or Atlantic, the surf decides whether your kids have a great week or you spend it hauling a crying four-year-old out of the shore break.

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GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your Bathroom Fan Is Cheap Insurance Against Rot

Black stains on the attic sheathing above the bathroom mean the fan lost. Here's how to size it, duct it, and stop feeding moisture into your own house.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Survival & Self-Defense6 min

Carrying Every Day Starts With The Belt, Not The Gun

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How to do Alaska by cruise, train or truck

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GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Weekend Vinyl Plank Floor That Still Looks Right in Year Five

Most of this job happens before you click the first plank together. Skip that part and the floor tells on you by August.

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Get Your Daughter Ready to Defend Herself Before Move-In Day

Start a year out, teach it in the order it's actually used, and spend more on the class than on the gadgets.

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