FLINT HARTWIG
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Flint in a fur hat in the timber
Reel · Business The guy who actually built it

A stranger who pulled over on the trail, and what he taught me about doing the thing.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Life Do fewer things

Ten exercises weren't working. Four did. Same goes for everything else.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Opinion Two grocery stores

Being less bad than the other guy isn't a reason to keep buying rotten food.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Opinion Brands die when they forget who they are

Nike, Black Rifle Coffee, and now the Republicans. Forget who you are and your customers walk.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Business Give your goal a number and a deadline

"Fitter by next summer" is a mushy nothing goal. Here's what to shoot at instead.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Business Fear or greed?

An easy way to tell which one is driving you, and which fear is worth having.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Life Find the door

If the deal is that good, it's probably a gingerbread house.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Opinion The MAGA that was promised

I voted for Trump three times. You can want America First and still hold the man to his word.

View from a dozer cab over freshly graded dirt, with townhomes and hills behind
Reel · Building Take your foot off the pedal

A dozer's foot pedal stops the machine. Yours probably does too.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Building A house is concrete and lumber

Any job a 20-year-old works should buy a starter home. Here's where that went.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Opinion The rules are for the people in between

The bottom 1% and the top 1% both skip the rules. Everyone in the middle pays.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Business You still have to ride the horse

The best contract in town won't save you from a partner without character.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Opinion $42 trillion

A credit card with no limit, and savers get crushed while it keeps getting reissued.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Life The quiet war on Chelan wineries

There's a quiet war on Chelan wineries, and it's coming from people who just moved here.

A boat tied up at a dock on a calm river, with dry hills behind
Reel · Outdoors Trees need lovin too

A still day on the water.

Flint talking to the camera
Reel · Building Why can't I buy a house?

A short take on why a starter home is so hard to buy.

Flint in the pines at dusk with a pack on
Reel · Outdoors The crying baby in the woods

Be careful if you hear a "crying baby" in the woods.

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