Business

Sell better, hire better, lead better. The operating manual for running something real.

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

Why patios sink, and how to build one that doesn't

The flat patio and the wavy one get built the same way above ground. The difference is what happened in the first afternoon.

BRO TakeNewsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

Free speech is a habit before it's a law

The First Amendment restrains the government. It does nothing about the meeting where everybody agreed with something nobody believed.

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GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

Do the arithmetic on your mortgage before you sign

The monthly payment is the number they show you. The total of payments is the number you actually agree to pay.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Sharpen a knife, an axe and a mower blade the same way

Three tools, three angles, one test. Do them in this order and you'll stop guessing whether the edge is actually finished.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

StoryNewsNina Castellan22 Sept 20265 min

The pro-life work that starts after the baby comes home

The law changed in 2022. The harder questions are about money, work, sleep and the twelve months after a birth — and most of the answers already exist.

GuideMoneyJosh Halloran22 Sept 20266 min

Giving when the month is already tight

Pick the number on a calm day, write down the order of operations, and decide in advance what you'll do when the car breaks.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

A four-by-eight raised bed, built in one afternoon

Four feet wide, nine inches deep, three boards and a box of screws. The build takes 90 minutes. Hauling the soil is the real work.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideNewsSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

Raising kids with convictions when the culture keeps moving

Rules stop working the second you leave the room. Reasons travel. How to hand your kids something that still holds up when you're not there.

GuideMoneySam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

Teach your kids money before an app does it for you

Your children are learning about money right now, from you or from a screen. A practical plan by age, with the arithmetic written out.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Re-caulking a bath and shower without it peeling in a year

Most new caulk fails because of what happened before the tube was even opened. The order matters more than the technique.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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BRO TakeNewsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

The two-parent home is a research finding before it's an argument

The data on family structure comes from economists and sociologists across the political spectrum, several of whom went looking for a different answer.

Poll

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