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What actually moves your credit score and what doesn't

Two things do most of the work, a dozen things do almost nothing, and one common piece of advice costs people money every month.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your arms got shorter and other signs to get your eyes checked

Presbyopia, night glare, and the three symptoms that mean you go tonight, plus what a real exam catches that a screening never will.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideOld SchoolDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The first truck in the lot got the good jobs

What men who framed houses and poured concrete knew about showing up, staying late, and the twelve minutes that decide your whole day.

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

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Money5 min read

The second income is smaller than the paycheck says

Before one parent comes home, do the subtraction that tells you what that job is actually adding to your family.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Colon cancer screening starts at 45 and men keep skipping it

Three ways to get it done, what the prep actually involves, and how to fit the whole thing around work, kids and your training week.

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The family cleaning business runs on roles, not goodwill

Cleaning is one of the few businesses a family can start this month for under a thousand dollars. It's also one of the easiest to quit by March.

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

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

The phone call that empties a family's savings

It starts polite, it starts urgent, and it ends with somebody at a Walgreens buying $500 gift cards. The defense takes four minutes.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Marathon training on four runs a week and no free time

You don't need six days and a coach. You need one protected long run, a wife who knows the plan, and the discipline to skip the hero workouts.

GuideOld SchoolCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Dinner Table Was the One Thing They Wouldn't Give Up

Six o'clock, everybody in a chair, nobody leaves early. The old rules still work, and you can start them Tuesday.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

The side income tax bill nobody sets money aside for

You cleared $11,000 detailing cars on Saturdays. Roughly a third of it was never yours. Do the arithmetic now, not in April.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Eating well at 25, at 45 and at 65

The same three groceries carry you through every decade. What changes is how much you get away with, and how fast.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Buy the tool before you hire the person

A second set of hands costs a lot more than the paycheck. Run the payback math on the machine first, and be honest about what it can't do.

GuideSkillsCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Spotting a stroke or a heart attack in the first ten minutes

What to look for, what to say on the phone, and the four things to do before the ambulance turns onto your street.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How to quit nicotine when you can't take a week off

You're not fighting a chemical so much as twenty small appointments a day. Here's the plan that holds up on a bad Tuesday with a sick kid.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Old School6 min

The front porch did a job the group chat can't do

Skills6 min

Reset the breaker, then find out why it tripped

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The hearing you've got left is all the hearing you get

Hair cells don't grow back. A few dollars of foam and thirty seconds of technique will save you from asking your kids to repeat themselves at forty-five.

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

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Startups5 min read

A five-page website is all a local business needs

Your site has one job: make the phone ring. Most of what agencies sell you actively gets in the way of that.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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