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When your bank closes your account and won't say why

The letter gives you two months and no explanation. What to do in the first week, in the right order, before your direct debits start failing.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 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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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Steel, paper, and where to actually keep your seed phrase

Most people lose crypto to a fire, a flood, or a family that can't find the backup. Fix that in an afternoon.

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

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News6 min read

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.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

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.

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Picking a crypto exchange without learning the hard way

The advertised fee is rarely the fee you pay, and the withdrawal button is the one worth testing before you need it.

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

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.

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

What actually happens when you send Bitcoin

The fee box in your wallet is a bid at an auction, and most people bid badly. A plain explanation of confirmations, the mempool and stuck payments.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

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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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Why Fences Lean, and How to Set Posts That Don't

A fence never fails at the pickets. It fails in the first eight inches of dirt below grade, and that part is decided on day one.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

The crypto records to keep before your accountant asks

Exchanges shut down, CSV exports vanish, and cost basis gets reconstructed from memory. Build the file now, while the data still exists.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 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 DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Changing your own oil without making a mess of it

The order to do it in, the two mistakes that dump five quarts on your driveway, and the parts nobody tells you to buy.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Crypto6 min

The dollar in your stablecoin isn't always a dollar

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

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to hang a door so it closes with one push

Most doors that stick were hung to a crooked frame. Set the hinge side plumb first and everything downstream gets easier.

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Crypto6 min read

Who should buy the bitcoin ETF and who should hold the coin

One is a line in your brokerage account. The other is 24 words on a piece of steel. The right answer depends on the account, the amount, and who inherits it.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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