The Self-Employed Man

Be your own boss and still pay the bills: clients, pricing, taxes, tools and time for your family.

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The tourniquet everyone should carry, and how to use it

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Pick the coast by the water, not the pictures

Gulf or Atlantic, the surf decides whether your kids have a great week or you spend it hauling a crying four-year-old out of the shore break.

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A week of meals for the mom who feeds everyone else first

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The Eight Knots Worth Learning Before Your Next Trip

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How to do Alaska by cruise, train or truck

The Inside Passage, the Denali Star and the Alaska Highway solve three completely different problems. Pick the one that fits who's coming.

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A week of high-protein meals for about seventy dollars

Eggs, chicken thighs, dry beans and cottage cheese will carry a full week of eating, and here's the day-by-day plan, the list and the prep.

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How to Spot Hypothermia and Heat Exhaustion Early

Travel5 min

Go to Copenhagen, skip Venice, and other rules for Europe with kids

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Read the recipe twice before you touch a knife

The second read is the one that saves dinner. What recipes hide, where the timeline breaks, and how much prep is actually worth doing.

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How to find your way out when your phone dies

Sun, stars, terrain and a $35 baseplate compass will get you home. Learn the skills before the battery quits on you.

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Pack the car by category, not by person

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The two hours that decide whether your leftovers are safe

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The Five Bushcraft Tools You Actually Need First

Skip the gear rabbit hole. A $20 knife, a folding saw and eight hours of practice will get you further than a truckload of kit.

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Car seats, strollers and TSA with a baby in your arms

The red sticker on your car seat, the free gate check nobody tells you about, and how to get formula through security without a lecture.

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What goes on each pantry shelf, and what doesn't

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How to pick a survival knife that does the actual work

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Ask for a different room and other travel safety habits

Hotel doors, rental car lots, and staying switched on without turning into the guy who sees a threat in every parking garage.

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The starch rules that make rice, pasta and potatoes behave

Salt, starch, and a lid. Almost everything that goes wrong with the three cheapest things in your kitchen comes down to four fixable mistakes.

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