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Twenty books worth reading this year and how to finish them

Twenty pages a night gets you through all of them, and you're allowed to quit any one of them at page fifty.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Ask these questions before you wire the fishing lodge deposit

The nightly rate is maybe two-thirds of what you'll actually pay, and the answers to six questions decide whether the week is worth it.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The turkey is easy, the clock is what gets you

Buy a smaller bird, salt it two days early, cook to temperature instead of time, and give yourself an oven you can actually use.

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

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Life5 min read

Do one room a month and the house changes by spring

Skip the weekend blitz. Ninety minutes, one room, and everything in the trunk before dinner.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Draw a 350-mile circle and book the trip inside it

Set the dollar number before the destination, keep the drive under six hours, and the cheap family vacation builds itself.

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Your pie crust shrank because you didn't let it rest

Pastry isn't a recipe problem. It's a temperature and time problem, and both of those are free.

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GuideLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Don't make the big decision in the first year

Order fifteen death certificates, put the ambush days on the calendar, and keep three things fixed. What the first year after a loss actually asks of you.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Two nights, ninety minutes away, and one page of instructions

The anniversary weekend works when you plan the handoff harder than the hotel. Do the boring part Thursday, and Saturday takes care of itself.

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

A pot of bones on Sunday is worth five dinners

Stock is the cheapest thing in your kitchen and the easiest to ruin. Keep it under a boil, chill it fast, and five soups get better.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The letter you keep meaning to write takes eleven minutes

A stamp costs under a dollar and a half-page note outlives every text you'll ever send. Here's the shape, and the seven people who've earned one.

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

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Go to the Holy Land with fifteen people, not fifty

Group size decides your pilgrimage more than the itinerary does. What to ask before you wire the deposit, and what the brochure price leaves out.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Your grilled chicken burns because the whole grill is hot

Build the fire on half the grate, salt it the day before, and stop guessing at the joint with a knife.

GuideLifeCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Three lines a night is all the journal you need

Skip the feelings, the leather cover and the morning routine. A composition notebook and ninety seconds will do more for you than any of it.

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Request the airport wheelchair even if Dad walks fine

The trip with your parents works or fails on about eight small logistics calls, and most people make none of them.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Food6 min

The pork butt is done when the probe slides, not at 203

Life6 min

Twenty pages a day is the whole reading plan

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Mow High, Water Deep, Skip the Chemical Program

The cheapest weed control you own is your mower deck height, and most lawns are cut two inches too short.

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

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Food6 min read

Start the fire an hour before you want to eat

Flames blacken food and coals cook it, and most people light the wood about forty minutes too late to get any.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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