100 Things Every...

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

Go home on purpose and keep your name on everything

The culture says raising your own kids wastes your talent. It doesn't. But walk in with the numbers, the accounts and your license current anyway.

GuideSelf-Employed MenRay OkonkwoSep 24, 20266 min

Why $45 an hour is a pay cut when it's your own truck

The rate that feels rich the day you go out on your own can leave you broke by April. Do this math before you quote another job.

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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GuideCorporate MenMarcus ValeSep 24, 20266 min

The promotion goes to the guy people already follow

The decision about your next role gets made in rooms you're not in. What gets said there depends on how you treated people for the last year.

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Young Men6 min read

Becoming a man worth marrying is a skill list, not a vibe

The culture tells you not to bother. The actual list is short, boring, and almost all of it is learnable inside a year.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Apologize for what you did, never for what you are

Men have picked up a reflex of shrinking on request. Real apology is a tool worth keeping. The hedging is dead weight, and it costs you more than you think.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Train like a Sardinian shepherd when you've got kids and a job

Some of the longest-lived men in Europe never followed a program. They walked hills, carried heavy things, and never once took a week off.

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BRO TakeBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Elders don't get respect handed to them, they hold a post

In the places where people live longest, the old have jobs, not pedestals. Here's how to take one back in a country that forgot to offer it.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

They Called Masculinity Toxic Because It Asks Something of You

Commentary on how a narrow word about cruelty became a blanket charge against men, what it costs boys, and how to answer it without getting loud.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Every role you hold has an end date

Say three true sentences about yourself without naming another person. If the second one goes quiet, this is for you.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What Nicoya does all day beats what you do for an hour

A Costa Rican peninsula where men in their eighties still swing a machete has something useful for a guy with two kids and forty minutes.

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GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Courage is a rehearsal, not a feeling

The physical kind, the moral kind and the small daily kind all run on the same trick, and you can practice all three starting this week.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

A work wardrobe for $500, and $80 of it goes to the tailor

Buy six pieces that fit you instead of fifteen that almost do, and plan the alterations before you spend a dollar on clothes.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

How to Build a Sunday Best for Under Two Hundred Dollars

One jacket, one pair of pants, one shirt, and a tailor who costs less than you think. Buy it before you need it.

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GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Name the thing when you say thank you

Most thank-yous evaporate because they're vague. Say what the person actually did, and watch a grown man stand up straighter.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

BRO for Her5 min

Postpartum shedding starts at month three and ends on its own

City Style5 min

Dress for the client, not for the restaurant

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

The farm clothes calendar, from mud season to harvest

Rubber in March, chaff-proof cotton in July, nothing loose in October. What to wear each season, what to retire, and when to swap the bin.

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BRO for Her5 min read

Wear more sunscreen, buy fewer products

Most twenty-something skin problems come from doing too much, too fast, with too little sunscreen. Fix the order and the shelf gets cheaper.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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