Self-Employed Couples

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

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

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What to Do Before the Power Goes Out When You Live Alone

One pair of hands changes the math on every emergency plan. Here's the version that actually works for a household of one.

StoryHistoryMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Washington Slept in a Tent Until His Men Had Roofs

Valley Forge killed roughly 2,000 Americans without a shot fired. What Washington did in those six months is still the best leadership manual in print.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideGarden & YardWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Put the Lawn to Bed Right Before the Ground Freezes

The last fertilizer run of the year does more for your grass than everything you did in June, if you time it to the soil and not the calendar.

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

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Your Emergency Fund and the Cash You Can Actually Reach

When the card readers go down, the guy with twenties in his pocket eats dinner. Here's how to set up both halves of household money readiness.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

StoryHistoryMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Gettysburg and the Three Days That Decided a Nation

A cavalry officer decided to buy time on a ridge outside a Pennsylvania farm town, and 51,000 men paid for it.

GuideGarden & YardWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Start Seeds Indoors and Skip the Garden Center Six-Pack

The calendar math, the gear that actually matters, and the reason your tomato seedlings keep flopping over like wet spaghetti.

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GuidePreparednessWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Flood Prep Starts Thirty Days Before the Rain

Flood insurance has a waiting period, sandbags have a limit, and a foot of water will float your truck. Sort all three now, while it's dry.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

StoryHistoryMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The Moon Race Was a Thriller and Nobody Knew How It Ended

Two weeks before Apollo 11 lifted off, the Soviet moon rocket blew up and took its launch pad with it. Almost nobody in America knew.

GuideGarden & YardDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Light Your Yard So It Looks Good and Nobody Tries the Door

Low-voltage lighting done right costs less than a decent grill, makes the house look twice as expensive, and quietly tells a stranger to keep walking.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuidePreparednessSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

What Your Parents Need Before The Next Three-Day Outage

Pills, power, and a phone number written on paper. One Saturday at their house beats a dozen worried calls when the lines are down.

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

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StoryHistoryRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

The Habits That Got a Generation Through the Great Depression

Thirty dollars a month, twenty-five of it mailed home. What the 1930s actually taught the people who lived them, hard parts included.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideGarden & YardWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Gardening After Sixty Without Wrecking Your Back

Build the bed at the right height, buy one kneeler that won't fold, and stop hauling water. The rest is just showing up.

GuidePreparednessSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Build a Family Emergency Plan Your Kids Can Recite

The binder in the closet isn't a plan. Here's how to get every person in your house to the same information without a phone.

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StoryHistoryNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The Pioneer Women Who Wrote It All Down

Cholera, a sod roof that leaked for three days, a birth at the end of the trail, and a hotel built on a ten-dollar biscuit. Their own record, in their own hands.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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