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Your exchange balance is an IOU, not a coin

FTX paid its customers back in full and most of them still lost money. The reason why is the whole lesson.

GuideSportsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Run a Fantasy Football League Nobody Quits

Cash buy-ins are what wreck leagues. Pull the money out and you have to build the stakes back in on purpose. Here's how that actually works.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What the hammer price at a car auction doesn't include

The bid is the cheapest part. Fees, titles, tow bills and a two-minute inspection window are where people lose money.

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

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Country Style6 min read

How to break in canvas work pants without wrecking them

New duck canvas fights you for about two weeks. Do this and it's over in five days, without shredding a pair you paid good money for.

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GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

The sale rack only rewards people who came with a list

Second markdowns, final-sale traps, and the one question that kills a bad buy before you get anywhere near the register.

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The pop-up with a phone number is always a scam

What to change on your parents' computer this weekend, what to say so they'll actually call you, and what to do in order if the money's already gone.

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

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GuideGamingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What esports scholarships actually pay, and what they cost

The roster spot is real. The money is usually partial. And the most useful part of a school program is the part nobody gets recruited for.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How to size a crypto position without lying to yourself

Most people pick a percentage after they've already bought, and measure it against the wrong number. A cleaner way to arrive at the figure.

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Stop paying more for ink than you paid for the printer

Most home printers are sold at a loss and earn it back on cartridges. Pick the right machine once and that stops happening.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The first car for your teenager should be dull and heavy

Skip the horsepower, skip the hand-me-down subcompact, and make one phone call before you hand over any money.

Ivermectin.com — Tracked USPS delivery, no clinic visit

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GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

The Bitcoin halving explained without a price prediction

What actually changes in the code, what happens to miners the next morning, and why the four-year clock is a rounding error rather than a rule.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Buy the siren before you buy the fourth camera

Most home security money goes to cameras that record a crime nobody stops. Here's the order to spend it in, and where to put each piece.

GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Resole the boots you already broke in

How to tell whether your boots can take a new sole, what a good cobbler will and won't do, and when to stop throwing money at them.

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GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What Ethereum is actually for

A plain explanation of the world's second-biggest blockchain, what people genuinely use it for, and the mistakes that cost beginners money.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Gaming5 min

The co-op games worth buying a second controller for

Fitness5 min

The other ingredients line is the one worth reading

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Have the crypto talk before the group chat does it for you

Your teenager will hear about a coin from a friend with a screenshot long before they hear about it from you. Get there first, and get it right.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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Business6 min read

Profitable and broke is a real place

Your P&L can say you made money in a month you couldn't make payroll. Both things are true, and only one of them can close you down.

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