100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

Clearing your gutters before the water finds your foundation

Two afternoons a year on a ladder is the cheapest structural work you will ever do on your house.

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The crypto handover your family will actually be able to follow

Most self-custody setups die with the person who built them. A written, tested handover takes one afternoon and saves your family months of guessing.

Be a Man5 min

Run the house without running the people

Skills6 min

Paint a room in the order a painter actually does it

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Bringing a rusty Stanley No. 4 back to work

A car boot plane, a sheet of 80 grit and an evening at the bench will out-cut most of what's sold new in the shops.

GuideBe a ManRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the term policy before your next birthday

Level term, enough of it, beneficiaries named properly, and a spouse who knows where the file is. Most of the rest is upselling.

Skills6 min

Why Your Car Won't Start, Worked Out In Order

Woodworking6 min

The mower that won't start, and the order to check it

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What a provider actually owes his household

Provision is a job with a task list, and most of the list has nothing to do with how much you earn.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Tile Your Own Backsplash Without Redoing It Twice

The whole job in the order it's actually done, from killing the breaker to caulking the counter joint, plus the layout mistake that ruins first attempts.

BRO for Her6 min

The paperwork to sort before the first 3am phone call

Be a Man6 min

Write the will while it's still a boring afternoon

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Splitting a cord by hand without wrecking your back

The block height, the swing, the rounds that will never split, and how to stack so the bottom row isn't rotten by spring.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Four products, and twelve weeks before you judge them

A cleanser, a moisturiser, a sunscreen and one active. Most of what's left on the shelf is packaging and hope.

Be a Man6 min

What it costs to start an apprenticeship at thirty

Skills6 min

The tape hook is supposed to wiggle

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Stop growing garnish and start growing dinner

Most home gardens produce six weeks of salad and nothing in January. Here's how to plant one that actually shows up on the table.

Be a Man6 min read

Men and Friendship: Keeping Three Good Friends for Life

Most male friendships die of scheduling, not conflict. Fix the calendar first, then fix the conversation.

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