Self-Employed Couples

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

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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.

GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

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GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Before You Buy Acreage, Check The Access First

Cheap land is usually cheap for a reason, and the reason is almost always water, access, zoning or a boundary nobody ever walked.

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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.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Your Property Tax Bill And How To Fight The Number Behind It

Assessments are opinions, not facts, and opinions can be argued. Learn how the bill is built, which exemptions you're missing, and how to appeal before the deadline eats you.

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StoryNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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.

GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How To Price A Fixer-Upper Before The Offer Deadline

Walk it with a flashlight, write a real scope sheet, and get bids inside your inspection window. The surprises get expensive the day you own them.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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StoryNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

What the Record Shows About Women Under the Taliban and Iran

Two regimes, two very different systems of control, and a paper trail of decrees, UN findings and arrest warrants you can read yourself.

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GuideRetirementMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How To Plan Retirement Travel Your Budget And Knees Can Handle

Fund it like a bill, pace it like an athlete, and know what Medicare does and doesn't do once you cross a border.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideReal EstateRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What A House Flip Really Pays After Everything Comes Out

The spread between purchase price and sale price isn't your profit. It's the starting number everything else gets subtracted from.

BRO TakeNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

Parents Deserve the Final Say on Their Kids' Gender Questions

Commentary. Your school needs a signed slip to give your kid a Tylenol. Some districts don't think they need one to change his name.

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GuideRetirementMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The First Ninety Days of Retirement Are Mostly Paperwork

The party's over by Monday. Health coverage, tax withholding and one 401k rule that costs people ten percent are all sitting on your desk.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Real Estate6 min

Your House Sells In The First Week Or It Goes Stale

News6 min

What Illegal Crossings Cost Border Towns, and Where the Numbers Live

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GuideRetirementMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What to do with Tuesday morning when you retire

The paperwork is the easy part. Building a week nobody else schedules takes planning, a budget line and a little honesty about how you actually spend time.

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