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Running a business together and staying married: roles, money, decisions and leaving work at the door.

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Serving Your Spouse Without Keeping Score

The small, unglamorous things you do before anyone's awake are what a marriage is actually made of. Most of us are doing the wrong ones.

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Fix a Dryer That Runs But Never Gets Hot

Three parts cause almost every no-heat dryer, and one of them costs twelve bucks. Diagnose in the right order and you'll be dry by dinner.

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GuideHow ToRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How to Write a Will Without Paying a Fortune

You can get a valid will, a guardian named for your kids and your accounts pointed the right way in one evening, for less than dinner out.

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The First Year After the Kids Leave Is Harder Than Anyone Says

The quiet isn't the problem. The missing job description is. What to do with the twenty years you just got handed back.

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A Dead Outlet, Diagnosed in the Right Order

Before you buy a receptacle or call anybody, work the circuit from the cheapest cause to the most expensive. Most dead outlets die from three things.

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How to Get a Passport Fast When You're Out of Time

Three tracks, three price tags, and the one document that gets more people turned away at the counter than anything else.

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GuideMarriageCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How to Listen to Your Spouse When You'd Rather Fix It

Three sentences in, you already know the answer. The answer isn't what she's asking for, and offering it anyway costs you more than you think.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

A Dripping Faucet Tells You Which Part Failed

Where the water shows up decides whether you need a 50-cent washer, a $6 seat kit or a $28 cartridge. Diagnose before you buy anything.

GuideMomsNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The Empty Nest Is a Job Change, Not a Layoff

A practical plan for the first ninety days after the last one moves out, from the Tuesday you cry in the car to the calendar you rebuild on purpose.

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GuideMarriageRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

One Paycheck, Two Jobs, and Nobody Keeping Score

A single-income house runs on two full-time jobs. Here's how couples keep both of them honest, funded, and respected.

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Your Furnace Won't Fire. Check These Three Things First

A cold house at 6 a.m. usually comes down to a dead thermostat, a choked filter or a flame sensor with a film on it. Fifteen dollars and an hour.

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GuideMomsCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

How to Get More Sleep When Everyone Needs You

The hour you steal back at 11 p.m. is costing you more than it gives. A practical plan for tired moms who still have to run a house.

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Get The Phones Out Of Your Bedroom And Off Your Table

A cheap alarm clock, a charger in the kitchen, and a rule you both agreed to. That's most of it. The hard part is the first two weeks.

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Patching Drywall Without Making It Worse

Nail pops, doorknob holes and the four-foot disaster behind the couch, fixed in the order a working guy actually does them.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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When to Referee a Sibling Fight and When to Walk Away

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How to Know You Need a Marriage Counselor and How to Find One

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Set Up the Internet for Your Kid Before They Can Argue Back

The filters, settings and house rules that work on a seven-year-old, plus the one sentence that does more than all of them combined.

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Moms5 min read

The Sunday Hour That Runs Your Whole Week

Sixty minutes, a timer, and six short blocks. Do it badly and it still beats Thursday at 5:40 with a frozen chicken and no plan.

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