Travel

Road trips, city weekends, group trips and the gear that survives all three.

What a Veteran's Family Can Claim, and the Forms That Do It

DIC, survivor pension, CHAMPVA, tuition money, burial honors. None of it shows up unless somebody in the house files the paperwork.

GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Long Distance Only Works If Somebody's Moving

A relationship with 900 miles in it needs a date on the calendar and a name attached to the moving truck. Everything else is just a very expensive friendship.

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BRO TakeProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

Speaking up for a child before you're certain

Most adults who sense something's wrong wait for proof that never arrives. You don't have to, and you shouldn't.

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Retirement6 min read

How To Plan Retirement Travel Your Budget And Knees Can Handle

Fund it like a bill, pace it like an athlete, and know what Medicare does and doesn't do once you cross a border.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Check The Well Before You Fall For The Farmhouse

Ten acres, a red barn and a wraparound porch can hide a two-gallon-a-minute well and a septic field nobody's touched since Reagan. Look here first.

GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What Big Events Do And Don't Do For Child Trafficking

The Super Bowl spike is a myth, and believing it can send your attention to the wrong place. What actually protects kids is duller, and it works.

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GuideRetirementMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

The First Ninety Days of Retirement Are Mostly Paperwork

The party's over by Monday. Health coverage, tax withholding and one 401k rule that costs people ten percent are all sitting on your desk.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

What Building a House Costs You That Buying an Existing One Doesn't

The contract says ten months. Put fourteen on the calendar, keep a cash cushion, and know which surprises land on whose side of the table.

GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What Prosecutors Must Prove In A Federal Child Trafficking Case

Under federal law, nobody has to prove a child was forced. That one sentence changes how these cases are built, and how you should read the news.

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

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GuideRetirementMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What to do with Tuesday morning when you retire

The paperwork is the easy part. Building a week nobody else schedules takes planning, a budget line and a little honesty about how you actually spend time.