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 clothes you can't try on, and how to buy them anyway

Small makers ship better shirts, jeans and boots than the mall does. The whole trick is getting the size right sight unseen.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Quitting porn is a logistics problem first

The habit lives in a time, a room and a device. Change all three, get one person who actually asks, and know the line where you need a counselor.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideFoodNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

A mocktail fails on sweetness, not on the missing liquor

Four things the alcohol was quietly doing, what to put in its place, and the ratios that keep a zero-proof drink from tasting like a kid's cup.

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

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Cars5 min read

The best collector-car deals aren't under the auction lights

Televised auctions set the market. Estate garages, regional sales and patient private-seller hunting are where you actually beat it.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Tired Takes a Weekend. Empty Takes a Plan

How to tell ordinary fatigue from the kind that doesn't wash out, and what to change in your training week before it costs you six months.

GuideHunting & ShootingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the Bullet, Not the Caliber

What to feed your rifle, shotgun and carry gun, by the animal you're hunting and the room you're standing in.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What to Buy When You Need Three Rows and a Trailer Hitch

A straight read on the new trucks and SUVs that actually work for a full house, a full driveway and a job that starts at six.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

If you smoke and you see blood in the toilet, don't wait it out

Painless blood in the urine usually stops on its own. That's exactly what makes it dangerous, and why a smoker needs a phone call the same week.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Turn it inside out before you spend the money

The fabric content, the seam allowance and the shoulder seam tell you whether a piece survives three winters. The price tag tells you almost nothing.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Classic Cars Still Cheap Enough to Buy This Year

Seven cars the market still files under used instead of collectible, plus the one rule that decides whether you win or bleed.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What to do when someone has a seizure in front of you

Five minutes is the number that matters, the floor is your friend, and nothing ever goes in the mouth.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Gadgets Worth Owning That Nobody Writes About

The stud finder that actually finds studs, the battery tester that ends the drawer of maybes, and seven more tools that never make the roundups.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Buy it once, keep it twenty years

A working list of the things that actually earn their keep, what they cost per year, and the ones quietly not worth the money.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Why the second ankle sprain is always worse than the first

The swelling goes down in a week and everybody stops there. That's exactly how you end up rolling it again on a flat sidewalk.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Men's Grooming5 min

Buy The Metal, Skip The Story

Hobbies6 min

Antique Collecting Starts With a Flashlight and a Magnet

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

You don't need an immune booster, you need a bedtime

Three colds a winter isn't bad luck. It's sleep debt, a kid in daycare, and forty dollars a month of supplements doing nothing.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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Survival & Self-Defense6 min read

The Survival Gear That Actually Matters and What to Skip

Build a kit around what kills you fastest, not around what looks good in a tin. Real items, rough prices, and the stuff that belongs in the trash.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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