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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Joint Accounts or Separate, and How to Not Resent It

The account structure isn't what's wrecking your marriage's finances. Secrecy is. A practical setup for couples who want to stop fighting about receipts.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Ten Conversations to Have in Your First Year of Marriage

The first real fight is almost never about the thing you're fighting about. Handle these ten while you're still in a good mood.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Forty Date Nights Under Twenty Dollars

Money was never the reason your date night died. Protect the slot, spend the twenty bucks, and use this list when neither of you can think of anything.

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The Rules That Keep a Marriage Argument From Turning Into a War

Every couple fights. The ones who stay close have a rulebook, and most of it comes down to what you refuse to say at 11:40 at night.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

Be the Other Grown-Up a Kid Can Count On

Coaches, uncles and the guy next door shape kids in ways parents can't. It takes less than you'd think, plus a few rules you never bend.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

The twenty-minute Sunday meeting that runs the whole week

Five items, a kitchen timer and a spiral notebook. Hold it when nothing's wrong, and it'll still work when something is.

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GuideDadsSam Ortiz6 Oct 20266 min

Say it in one sentence and your teenager will hear it

The forty-minute talk makes you feel like a good dad. The one sentence, said once and backed up, is the one that actually lands.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideMomsNina Castellan6 Oct 20266 min

Stop Asking Your Kid Why They Did It

"Why" gets you a shrug or a lie. Four better questions turn a broken window into a kid who knows how to make things right.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

Let your kids fail while it still costs twenty dollars

First job, first car, first apartment. Hand over the adult jobs early, while a mistake costs a late fee, not a lease.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideDadsCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

You can't pick their friends, but you can own the garage

Banning a bad friend rarely works. Shaping who your kid meets, and where they hang out, works a lot better.

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GuideBoys & GirlsSam Ortiz6 Oct 20266 min

Sorry Is the Cheap Part of an Apology

Two syllables shouted at the ceiling don't fix anything. Teach your kid to own it, repair it and do better, and the word will start meaning something.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?