How to Be a Real Man

Character, duty, standards and the things nobody sat you down and explained.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

What to do with the pension you stopped thinking about

Four questions, one afternoon and a folder will tell you whether that old workplace account is worth real money or quietly leaking it.

GuideDatingMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

When you're the one who wants it more

Wanting marriage isn't the weakness. Financing someone else's indecision is, and there's a way out that leaves your dignity intact.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Split it in March, burn it in December

Firewood doesn't season in the stack you built in October. The work happens in spring, and the stack you build decides whether it dries.

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Your will and power of attorney, done in one afternoon

Most people put this off for years. The actual work is about three hours at a kitchen table, and here's what to bring to it.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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How to run a first date that earns a second one

Ninety minutes, somewhere you can hear each other, a plan you made yourself, and one question that gets past the résumé.

GuideYoung MenJosh Halloran22 Sept 20266 min

Write down what you believe, then go and test it

Most of what you think is a conviction is actually a hand-me-down. Here's a method for sorting one from the other before life forces the issue.

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GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

Downsize the house, keep the equity

Most of the money lost in a downsize doesn't disappear at the closing table. It leaks out in the gap between the house you sold and the one you bought.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideDatingMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

How to ask somebody out in person and not be weird

The ask is one sentence, eight seconds, and a specific plan. Almost everything that goes wrong happens before or after it.

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

The unwritten rules of having neighbors in the country

Nobody hands you the list when you move out past the last streetlight. You find out by breaking one.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

The order you spend your savings changes the tax bill

Same portfolio, same spending, two very different lifetime tax bills. What separates them is which account you touch first.

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GuideYoung MenMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

Staying friends when everybody moves away

Distance doesn't kill friendships. Drift does. The mechanics of staying close when the group scatters across four cities and three time zones.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar22 Sept 20265 min

The real cost of a dozen backyard eggs

Chickens are easy to keep and easy to lose money on. Run the numbers before you pour the slab.

GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

How to draw down your savings without running out

The order you spend from, the rate you spend at, and the years you spend it in matter more than which funds you picked.

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GuideYoung MenCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

How to lift at twenty so you can still lift at forty

Your muscles get strong faster than your tendons do. Most of what wrecks men in their forties starts as a habit they picked up at twenty.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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What Freezes First on a Property and How to Stop It

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Stop working the room and start being useful

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideYoung MenAde Fisher22 Sept 20265 min

Ask for twenty minutes, not a mentorship

The word itself is what makes it awkward. Small, specific asks and honest follow-up build the same relationship, faster.

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Running a chainsaw without ending up in the emergency room

Kickback and falling wood cause most of the damage. Both are predictable, and both are avoidable if you change how you stand and how you cut.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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