Self-Employed Couples

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

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When to do your own taxes and when to pay somebody

The test isn't how smart you are. It's whether your return contains judgment calls, and how many Saturdays you're willing to burn finding out.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

The insurance policies a small company actually needs

Four policies carry almost all the risk, two more catch what they miss, and one clause in the property form can gut a claim you thought was covered.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Start Mowing With One Truck And One Trailer

The equipment list is the easy part. Drive time, February cash and the customers you say no to are what decide whether you're still cutting in year three.

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Doctors Who Won't Take Part in MAID Still Have to Refer

Canada's Criminal Code says no one is compelled. Ontario's regulator says something narrower, and the gap between them is where careers get decided.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Run a meeting that ends on time with the decision made

Put the decision in the invite title, name who decides, and stop recapping for people who showed up late. The rest is housekeeping.

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Open the business account before you take the first dollar

A free EIN, one checking account and twenty minutes every Friday is the whole system. Skip it and you'll pay for it in April, with interest.

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BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

Poverty Isn't a Reason to Die, and Canada Keeps Testing That

A decorated veteran asked for a wheelchair ramp and got offered assisted death instead. That's not a glitch in the system. That's the system's fastest yes.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

How to run a one-to-one that isn't just a status update

Thirty minutes, same slot every week, their agenda first. Most managers get the order backwards and then wonder why nobody tells them anything.

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Help Your Kid Buy a House Without Betting Your Own

Gift, loan, or ownership stake. Pick one on purpose, paper it properly, and keep your retirement out of the blast radius.

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What should I wear to this?

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StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What the Record Shows About Canadian Veterans Offered MAID

A Paralympian asked for a wheelchair ramp and was offered assisted death instead. What the testimony and the department's own review established.

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Your vendor didn't change their bank details. Somebody else did.

The two attacks that actually hit small businesses arrive through the same door, and the defenses are boring, cheap and mostly free.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Twenty Percent Down Or Three, And What Each One Really Costs

Twenty percent isn't a rule handed down from on high. It's a price you pay for a lower payment, and sometimes it's a bad buy.

StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

What UN Human Rights Experts Told Canada About MAID

Three UN independent experts warned Ottawa that opening assisted death to people who aren't dying would put disabled Canadians at risk. Here's the record.

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

A complaint call is the best sales call you'll get all week

The customer who tells you what went wrong is handing you a second chance most businesses never get. Most operators waste it in the first ninety seconds.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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