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What the debanking record actually shows

Court rulings, regulator reports and a 40-page bank dossier tell part of the story. The scale of it is still contested — and here's why.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The tape hook is supposed to wiggle

Sixteenths, crow's feet, kerf, and the ten-second test that tells you whether your level has been lying to you.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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The crypto handover your family will actually be able to follow

Most self-custody setups die with the person who built them. A written, tested handover takes one afternoon and saves your family months of guessing.

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How to fight a chargeback, and when to let it go

Most merchants contest the disputes they can't win and give up on the ones they can. Fix that with a deadline calendar and one piece of arithmetic.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Why patios sink, and how to build one that doesn't

The flat patio and the wavy one get built the same way above ground. The difference is what happened in the first afternoon.

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The side business that survives a full-time job

Most side businesses die of exhaustion, not competition. Pick one that runs on your clock and it can outlast the job that funded it.

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Rolling reserves, chargeback ratios and the numbers that bite

Two thresholds decide whether your processor trusts you, and one of them isn't the one you think. What the merchant agreement doesn't spell out.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Sharpen a knife, an axe and a mower blade the same way

Three tools, three angles, one test. Do them in this order and you'll stop guessing whether the edge is actually finished.

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Test your business idea for two hundred pounds or less

Most ideas don't survive contact with a paying customer. Find out in three weeks, on a small budget, before you quit anything.

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

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Your high-risk processing rate isn't your processing cost

The 4.35% on the quote sheet is the smallest number in the deal. Work out the reserve, the float and the chargeback drag before you sign.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

A four-by-eight raised bed, built in one afternoon

Four feet wide, nine inches deep, three boards and a box of screws. The build takes 90 minutes. Hauling the soil is the real work.

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How to work out your life insurance number and stop there

The arithmetic takes twenty minutes. The hard part is refusing the upsell that comes after it.

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How long a MATCH listing follows you, and how to get off it

Your merchant account got shut down and now nobody will board you. That's a five-year clock, it's tied to your name, and here's how it actually works.

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Re-caulking a bath and shower without it peeling in a year

Most new caulk fails because of what happened before the tube was even opened. The order matters more than the technique.

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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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An index fund is a list and a machine that buys the list

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Keep a second processor warm before you need one

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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Basic Welding: A First Weekend With a MIG

Buy the helmet before the welder, burn a dozen practice beads on scrap, and learn to hear a good weld before you try to see one.

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Do the arithmetic on your mortgage before you sign

The monthly payment is the number they show you. The total of payments is the number you actually agree to pay.

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