7 Boring Pickup Truck Businesses: Which Machine to Buy First
October 23, 2026 Business Ideas

7 Boring Pickup Truck Businesses: Which Machine to Buy First

Seven boring pickup truck businesses in buying order, from a sign post auger to a mini skid steer, each machine paid for by the one before it.

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$200K in 3 Fidelity Dividend ETFs: Monthly Paycheck Now & in 30 Years
October 23, 2026 Dividend Investing

$200K in 3 Fidelity Dividend ETFs: Monthly Paycheck Now & in 30 Years

$200,000 split across FIDI, FDVV and FDRR pays about $516 a month today. See the 10, 20 and 30-year dividend paycheck, taxes and a SCHD comparison.

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7 Boring Business Ideas That Get Paid Twice for One Job
October 22, 2026 Business Ideas

7 Boring Business Ideas That Get Paid Twice for One Job

Seven boring business ideas that collect a removal fee, then resell what they haul. See prices, startup costs and resale values for each.

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20 Years of Dividend ETFs vs Growth: 10 Lessons From the Ledger
October 21, 2026 Dividend Investing

20 Years of Dividend ETFs vs Growth: 10 Lessons From the Ledger

A 20-year back test of VIG, VYM, DVY, SDY, SPY and QQQ: what growth won, what dividend ETFs delivered instead, and how to choose.

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6 Boring Home-Based Businesses You Can Run by Mail
October 20, 2026 Business Ideas

6 Boring Home-Based Businesses You Can Run by Mail

Six boring home-based businesses where customers mail you the work, with real prices, setup costs and income math for each.

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14 Boring Businesses With No Employees: Locked-Door & Trade Ideas
October 19, 2026 Business Ideas

14 Boring Businesses With No Employees: Locked-Door & Trade Ideas

14 boring businesses that run with no employees: seven locked-door space rentals and seven weekend-course trades that compound into five figures a month.

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Can You Retire on SCHD Alone? 15 Years of Data, 3 Start Dates
October 19, 2026 Dividend Investing

Can You Retire on SCHD Alone? 15 Years of Data, 3 Start Dates

15 years of real SCHD data, 3 retirement start dates, 2 spending rules. Every retiree survived, but 2022 felt worse than the 2020 crash.

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Buy a Boring Business: Pest Control, HVAC & Plumbing Playbook
October 17, 2026 Business Deep Dive

Buy a Boring Business: Pest Control, HVAC & Plumbing Playbook

Follow a four-level path from a pest control route to HVAC and plumbing companies bought from retiring owners, with real BizBuySell and SBA 7(a) numbers.

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Dividend ETFs at 52-Week Lows: 3 Bargains, 3 Traps, 6 Waits
October 17, 2026 Dividend Investing

Dividend ETFs at 52-Week Lows: 3 Bargains, 3 Traps, 6 Waits

We tested 12 dividend ETFs at 52-week lows against 10 years of history: XLU, XLP and FVD look like bargains, while KBWD, PFF and BIZD are traps.

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