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Raising a Kid Who Looks People in the Eye

Please, thank you, eye contact and a handshake are teachable skills, not personality traits. Drill them the way you'd drill free throws.

GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Three Bass Lures That Catch Fish on Any Water

A stick worm, a squarebill and a white spinnerbait will cover almost every bass situation you'll meet from the bank this year.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

What To Do When Somebody Gets Hurt Two Miles From the Truck

Sprains, blisters and burns are what actually happens on trail. Here's how to handle them, and how to know when the day is over.

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Boys & Girls6 min read

Raise a Girl Who Is Kind and Still Says No

Kindness and backbone are the same virtue pointed in two directions. Here's how to build both before she turns twelve.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideHumorCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

How to Get a Laugh at a Funeral Without Getting a Look

The funny eulogy is the hardest five minutes of public speaking there is, and the family will remember it longer than the flowers.

GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to end it without making her wonder what she did wrong

Do it in person, say it in the first minute, and don't leave the door cracked open because you feel bad.

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GuideBoys & GirlsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Raise a Boy Strong Enough to Be Gentle

Gentleness isn't the opposite of strength in a boy. It's strength with a brake pedal, and you have to teach him to use it.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Find the Roof Leak Before It Takes the Ceiling With It

Water enters high and shows up low, which is why most people fix the wrong spot twice. Start in the attic, not on the roof.

GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Tell Her What You Owe Before You Buy The Ring

A one-page money disclosure, done at a kitchen table, months before you propose. What goes on the page and what to do when hers is worse than yours.

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GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Sell Your Car Yourself and Keep the Dealer's Margin

The private sale is worth thousands more than a trade-in, and most of that money is earned in the two hours before you list.

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GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Snoring Is Noise. The Silence Is the Problem.

If your spouse lies awake counting the seconds until you breathe again, that's not a personality quirk. That's a medical finding.

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GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Dating Again After Your Spouse Died

The ring, the timeline, the photo on the mantel, and how to talk about your marriage on a first date without turning it into a eulogy.

GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Find the Rust Before It Finds Your Brake Lines

A flashlight, a magnet and twenty minutes under the car will tell you whether you're looking at a project or a trap.

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GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Give Your Chronic Condition Ten Minutes a Day, Not All Day

Diabetes, high blood pressure, an autoimmune diagnosis — the disease expands to fill whatever space you give it. Here's how to shrink the footprint.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Dating6 min

Everybody's Getting Married and You're Still at Table 14

Cars6 min

Pick the truck by the door jamb sticker, not the tow rating

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GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Stress Doesn't Stay in Your Head

What chronic stress is actually doing to your heart, your sleep and your blood sugar, and the handful of things that genuinely help.

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Dating5 min read

Say Yes to the Next Three Setups

The oldest matchmaking system in America still works, and it runs on friends who know you. Stop turning it down.

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