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

Going back after the kid years starts with one good sentence

You don't need to defend the years at home. You need one clean sentence about them, current skills, and the nerve to negotiate like you belong.

GuideCouples in BusinessCal Brennan26 Sept 20266 min

Run the business together, but never decide everything together

Couples who last don't share every decision. They split the company into lanes and keep it out of the bathroom at 10:40 p.m.

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GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your side hustle is ready when it's costing you to keep the job

Matching your salary isn't the signal. The real test is a different number, a waitlist and a cash cushion, and most women quit on the wrong one.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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Corporate Women6 min read

The working-mom system is mostly decisions you make once

Willpower runs out by Wednesday. A few boring decisions, made once and shared with your husband, carry the rest of the week.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus Vale25 Sept 20266 min

Your seventy-hour week is a pricing problem

Most self-employed guys who never stop working don't need more discipline. They need a higher number on the next quote and a door they can close.

GuideCorporate MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Don't quit your job on a Sunday night

Most men act on the urge to leave at the wrong moment, for the wrong reason, before the one conversation that might have fixed it.

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GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Stop apologizing to your team, and don't start barking

There are two ways to get leadership wrong, and you've probably tried one. The fix is plainer than either, and it starts with your next email.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSelf-Employed MenRay Okonkwo25 Sept 20266 min

Your January was decided back in July

Slow months don't sink tradesmen. Busy months spent like they'll never end do. How to build a winter you can actually sit through.

GuideCorporate MenMarcus Vale24 Sept 20266 min

The business trip isn't the problem. Coming home is.

Four nights away rarely hurts a marriage. The first hour back can. How to leave, travel and walk back in without paying for the trip twice.

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GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your promotion gets decided in a room you're not in

The ask matters less than what your boss carries into the calibration meeting. Write that page yourself, and write it months early.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus Vale25 Sept 20266 min

Your first helper is probably an employee, not a 1099 guy

Calling him a contractor doesn't make him one. How to hire your first set of hands without handing the IRS and your insurer a reason to come knocking.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCorporate MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Walk into the raise conversation with a number, not a feeling

Most men lose the raise before the meeting starts. Build the case on paper, time it right, and the nerves mostly take care of themselves.

GuideMoneyDean Shaw24 Sept 20266 min

The captain's license is the cheap part of running charters

A six-pack license costs a year of sea time and a few hundred dollars. The boat math decides whether you ever get paid.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus Vale25 Sept 20266 min

Before you pay for leads, call the people who already paid you

When the phone goes quiet, the cheapest work you'll find is sitting in your old invoices. Most guys skip straight to buying leads instead.

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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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Staying out of office politics is how honest men lose

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The dream job test is what it pays in February

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Quarterly taxes and the one rule that ends the April ambush

Four payments, one safe harbor rule and a second bank account. That's the whole system, and it keeps April from eating your truck payment.

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Your first 90 days as a boss start with quitting your old job

The skill that got you promoted is the one most likely to sink you. How to spend three months becoming the manager, not the backup.

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