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Podcast #449: Faster and Cheaper Alternatives to College

Saving for Your Kids’ College Education: A Primer on the 529

Podcast #385: Learning How to Learn

How to Write the Perfect College Application Essay

How to Pursue a New Career (While Still Getting the Bills Paid)

So You (Or Your Wife) Wants to Join a Multi-Level Marketing Company

Podcast #175: How to Improve Your Work and Life With Systems

10 Tips for Successfully Working from Home

Podcast #403: A Better Way to Network

#393: The Importance of Building Your Social Capital

Making Introductions: The FAQs

How to Contact a Busy Person

11 Personal Finance Goals for Your 20s

Podcast #659: Do You Want to Be Rich or Wealthy? (And Why the Difference Matters)

8 Personal Finance Lessons from Benjamin Franklin

Podcast #605: The Money Moves You Should Make Right Now

So You Want My Job: Stay-at-Home Dad

So You Want My Trade: Concrete Mason

So You Want My Trade: Elevator Mechanic

So You Want My Trade: Automotive Mechanic/Technician

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Podcast #415: Forging Mental Strength Through Physical Strength

The Steve McQueen Workout

The Gas Station Ready Workout

The Case for Not Listening to Music When You Work Out

Podcast #475: How to Lose Weight, and Keep It Off Forever

Podcast #608: How Caffeine Hooks, Hurts, and Helps Us

Ready, Set, Fast: How Strategic Meal-Skipping Can Help You Lose Fat, Gain Muscle, and Get Healthier

How to Make Pine Needle Tea

The 10 Physical Skills Every Man Should Master

Relax These 2 Body Parts to Run Farther and Faster

Boys, Ferocity, Frontiers, and Sports

How to Tape an Ankle

How to Sauna: All the FAQs

How Saunas Can Help Save Your Body, Mind, and Spirit

Podcast #678: Physical Benchmarks Every Man Should Meet, At Every Age

How to Tame the Dad Sneeze

Browse all Health & Sports

Why the Secret of a Happy, Successful Marriage Is Treating It Like a Bank Account

7 Romantic, Non-Lame, Can’t-Miss DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts for Your Gal

How to Write a Love Letter

Podcast #680: Influence and Persuade Through Human Hacking

The Art of Letter Writing: The Sympathy Note

The Art of Small Talk: 5 Questions Never to Ask

A Man Is Punctual: The Importance of Being on Time

How to Acquire Good Manners

The Best Riddles for Kids

Podcast #680: Influence and Persuade Through Human Hacking

30+ Tricks, Games, and Stunts to Entertain Your Kids on Long, Dark Winter Nights

Podcast #665: How Childhood Shapes Adulthood

Podcast #680: Influence and Persuade Through Human Hacking

Podcast #670: The Hidden Tragedy of Male Loneliness

The 3 Reasons Friendships End

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The Best Way to Make and Keep Friendships in Adulthood

The Art of Small Talk: 5 Questions Never to Ask

Podcast #680: Influence and Persuade Through Human Hacking

Sunday Firesides: Don’t Confuse Niceness With Kindness

Podcast #462: How to Tell Better Stories

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