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Charcoal, gas or pellet and which one you'll actually use

The honest trade-offs nobody puts on the box, plus the failures that kill each type and how to avoid them.

GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

What to wear to an interview in the trades and in an office

A suit's wrong at the diesel shop and a flannel's wrong on the third floor. Both interviews have a uniform, and you can hit either one cheap.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Why $45 an hour is a pay cut when it's your own truck

The rate that feels rich the day you go out on your own can leave you broke by April. Do this math before you quote another job.

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

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Grooming5 min read

Cracked winter hands, and the two minutes that fix them

Splits at the thumb knuckle aren't bad luck. They're a water problem, and the repair happens at night while you sleep.

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GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Pay yourself a salary when the work won't

Trades, commission and seasonal work don't pay monthly. Your mortgage does. Here's the arithmetic that closes the gap.

GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the boat you can load by yourself

Aluminum jon boat, canoe, or kayak - the honest trade-offs, what to check before you hand over cash, and the mistake that keeps a first boat in the driveway.

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GuideTradesRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Licensing, Insurance and Your First Ten Customers

You can be running your own trade business a year from now. The order you do things in decides whether you make money or just make noise.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 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.

GuideHealthCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The Prostate Conversation You Should Have at Fifty

PSA testing isn't automatic anymore, which means the appointment only happens if you ask for it. Walk in knowing the numbers and the trade-offs.

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GuideTradesAde Fisher23 Sept 20266 min

From the Tools to Foreman to Owner Without Going Broke

The skills that make you the best hand on the crew aren't the skills that run one. What actually changes at each jump, and what it costs you.

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GuideHumorSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

Road Trip Games That Still Work at Hour Six

Eleven car games with real rules, honest trade-offs, and one that quietly turns into the best conversation of the trip.

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GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The first year with your name on the van

Most new trades businesses don't fold because the work was bad. They fold because of cash timing, one ugly job, and a rate set by guesswork.

GuideTradesNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Breaking Into the Trades When You're the Only Woman on the Crew

Harness fit, apprenticeship math, the tools that suit a smaller frame, and how respect actually gets earned on a jobsite.

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StoryNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

What the trades shortage numbers actually say

The headline figures come from trade associations with an interest in the answer. The government data tells a slower, more useful story.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Skills6 min

How To Get Into A Trade Nobody Else Is Entering

Trades6 min

Apprentice to Master Electrician and What Each Step Pays

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GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

How to price trade work without guessing

Most trade businesses that fold aren't short of work. They're short of margin, because nobody ever worked out what an hour actually costs.

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Trades6 min read

How to Get an A and P Certificate and Make a Living With It

The FAA license that never expires, the two routes to earning it, what the job actually pays, and the parts of the work nobody warns you about.

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