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Ownership Costs

Winter Tires by the Mile: What a Second Set Really Costs, and When It Ages Out First

Two sets of tires don't cost twice as much, because each set only wears while it's on the car. The real premium is about a hundred dollars a year — unless you drive so little that the winter set dies of old age with half its tread left.

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  1. 1Strands of colored Christmas lights hanging in rows on a display wall, blurring into the distance.

    Hanging Christmas Lights for Money

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  2. 2An old riding mower and a rusty push mower displayed on a lawn with small information cards.

    My Failed Hustles: 4 Ideas That Lost Money

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  3. 3A stack of freshly split firewood with pale, clean-cut faces and rough bark.

    Tool Rental Arbitrage

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  4. 4An orange dump truck with a blue plow blade parked beside high snowbanks on a forest road.

    Insurance for Side Hustles

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  5. 5A worn leather work boot on a weathered wooden floor in black and white.

    The Two-Job Stack: Managing a W-2 and Weekend Income

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  6. 6A worn floral sofa with a sagging front rail in a living room, a coffee table with woven baskets in front.

    Starting a Junk-Removal Weekend Business

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  1. Cost-Per-Use: The One Number That Fixes How You BuyBig Purchases · 6 min readA shelf packed with screwdrivers above a cluttered workbench holding a corded drill and cables.
  2. Pressure-Washing Side Hustle: The Full Startup LedgerSide Hustles · 7 min readA pressure washer, hoses, buckets and a water tank set up on bare ground beside an open utility trailer.
  3. Buy-It-For-Life ToolsGear Worth It · 6 min readAsparagus and cherry tomatoes searing in a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet.
  4. The Used-Car Negotiation PlaybookBig Purchases · 6 min readA car's lit instrument cluster at night: tachometer, speedometer, fuel gauge and an odometer reading.
  5. What a Side Hustle Actually Costs in TaxesSide Hustles · 6 min readStacks of black notebooks lined up on a table beside a sprig of evergreen.

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