The Art of Building Without Borrowing
In 2017, a mysterious fire lookout appeared on Airbnb in the mountains of north Idaho, just an hour from where I lived. It booked almost solid for over a year…
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Isaac French
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We Paid $3,000 for an Old Train Car Full of Cats
But it gets even better… While driving one day that spring, my dad spotted an old caboose on the side of the road. He stopped to inquire, and found out…
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My First Startup Ended with a Bang
Week after week, I sold out — all 100 bottles gone within hours. Since the bottle caps weren’t twist-off, I personally opened each one. With the precision of a bomb…
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The $1,000 Farmhouse That Almost Got Bulldozed
Remarkably, the wood was still in good shape thanks to the parched climate. But the owner was just days away from tearing it down. He’d held off while the elderly…
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These Are the Good Old Days
Raising little kids: so much work, so much wonderful. Wonder. That’s the word. Lucas is two, and every day he engages in new ways with us, his little brother, and…
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Last Barn of its Kind
Next door sat a hundred-year-old farmhouse, “updated” in the ‘60s or ‘70s. But after stripping all that obnoxious faux paneling and vinyl siding, we found another gem beneath. My brothers…
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Yes, this Airbnb Had a Blender
The value went far beyond any price tag. It was in the thought, the care. These hosts clearly have little children of their own. They live far from anywhere. They…
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Patience, Craft, and a Cheese Called Orchard Blue
what really matters What a hands-on, heart-first endeavor can do for a young person, a family, a small town, cannot be overstated. I believe business should be more than a…
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Small Towns, Big Dreams
more than a business or a building Today, The Pie Safe is known far and wide. A couple of my siblings own and operate it, along with plenty of friends…
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Right Place, Right Time
right place, right time A few days ago, while waiting in line for my burger, onion rings and huckleberry shake in the charming lake town of McCall, Idaho, I met…
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