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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The hourly number you need before you quote another job

Most small service businesses price off what the guy down the road charges. Do the arithmetic on your own costs first, then decide what to do about the market.

GuideTradesAde Fisher23 Sept 20266 min

How to Land a Trade Apprenticeship and Get Paid to Learn

The application window, the aptitude test, the panel interview, and the six things that sink most candidates before they ever pick up a tool.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Picking a crypto exchange without learning the hard way

The advertised fee is rarely the fee you pay, and the withdrawal button is the one worth testing before you need it.

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

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News5 min read

What the trades shortage numbers actually say

The headline figures come from trade associations with an interest in the answer. The government data tells a slower, more useful story.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Clearing your gutters before the water finds your foundation

Two afternoons a year on a ladder is the cheapest structural work you will ever do on your house.

GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What actually happens when you send Bitcoin

The fee box in your wallet is a bid at an auction, and most people bid badly. A plain explanation of confirmations, the mempool and stuck payments.

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

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StoryNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

Why small towns are growing again, and which ones aren't

The rural population decline of the 2010s reversed after 2020. The reasons are mostly boring, and they tell you exactly which towns to bet on.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Paint a room in the order a painter actually does it

Cut in one wall at a time, keep a wet edge, and never stop for lunch halfway up a wall. The rest is prep.

GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The crypto records to keep before your accountant asks

Exchanges shut down, CSV exports vanish, and cost basis gets reconstructed from memory. Build the file now, while the data still exists.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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StoryNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

The birth rate numbers, and what they change in your house

The US fertility rate is sitting near 1.6. Most of what that means for your family shows up in elder care, not in a headline about population collapse.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Why Your Car Won't Start, Worked Out In Order

Listen to the sound it makes, check one number on the battery, and you'll know whether this is a ten-minute fix or a tow.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The dollar in your stablecoin isn't always a dollar

Stablecoins hold their value until the day they don't. What's actually behind the peg, how it breaks, and the questions to ask before you park money there.

StoryNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20266 min

Operation Choke Point Ended in 2017. The Argument Didn't.

A Justice Department letter killed the program eight years ago. The fight over who banks are allowed to serve has outlasted it by a decade.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Tile Your Own Backsplash Without Redoing It Twice

The whole job in the order it's actually done, from killing the breaker to caulking the counter joint, plus the layout mistake that ruins first attempts.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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