Methodology

This page describes how PinkArmy's articles are made: how guides are researched, how essays differ from guides, and what we cannot know. It exists so you can judge our work by what it actually is, not by what a byline implies.

How guides are researched

Guides are the practical side of the site - money and insurance, real estate, legal rights, education and careers, health costs, home and garden, travel. Every guide is built the same way:

• Named primary sources. We work from government agencies, regulators, official statistics, established institutions, and recognized consumer organizations. Where a specific claim rests on a source, the source is named and linked next to the claim, so you can check our reading against the original.
• No source, no claim. If we cannot anchor a claim to a source of that kind, the claim stays out of the article. We would rather publish a shorter guide than a padded one.
• Link verification. Links are verified at publication to point at the page they name. Agencies reorganize their sites, so we also re-check links over time and fix the ones that have broken or moved.
• Revisits. Rules, prices, and programs change. When an update changes the substance of a guide, we update the guide and say so in the article.

How essays are different

The Stories section is personal writing: short, first-person essays about everyday life and its changes. They are observation and memory, not research, and they contain no advice. A story about a parent's house is a story, not guidance on estate law; a story about a hospital corridor is not a health recommendation. We keep guides and essays visibly separate so you always know which kind of writing you are reading, and we do not dress an essay in a guide's clothing to borrow authority it has not earned.

What we cannot know

An honest methodology includes its own limits, so here are ours:

• Your situation. We cannot know your finances, your health, your family, or your local rules. Everything here is general information, written to help you understand a topic and ask better questions. It is not financial, medical, or legal advice, and it is not a substitute for a professional who knows your case.
• The future. A guide describes rules and prices as they stood when it was written and last updated. Programs change after we publish, sometimes quickly, and a dated article can lag reality.
• What sources do not say. When official sources are silent, ambiguous, or in conflict with each other, we say so in the article rather than paper over the gap with confidence we have not earned.

Guides and essays alike are written under pen names, as disclosed in our editorial policy, and every article is edited and fact-checked in-house by Inter Media Digital Marketing LLC before publication. Questions about this methodology: info@intermediadm.com.