The Corporate Man

Climb without selling out: promotions, office politics, leading a team and keeping your family first.

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

Do's & Don'ts: Men Do's & Don'ts: At Work

Union or Non-Union Trade Work and How to Actually Choose

Same trade, same skill, two completely different systems for getting paid and getting trained. Ask these questions before you sign anything.

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

What Ethereum is actually for

A plain explanation of the world's second-biggest blockchain, what people genuinely use it for, and the mistakes that cost beginners money.

Ask BRO

Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

Ask it

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

How a Bill Becomes Law, in the Order It Really Happens

The schoolhouse version skips the parts that decide everything: committee referral, the Rules Committee, cloture, and the rulemaking that comes after the signature.

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

PartnerCoconut.com

Trades6 min read

The Lineman Paycheck Is Real and So Is the Price

Six figures without a student loan, a Class A CDL, 7,000 hours of apprenticeship, and a job that will absolutely kill a careless man.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Putting crypto in a retirement account without wrecking it

Spot ETFs, self-directed IRAs, checkbook LLCs and the 401(k) brokerage window, with the fees and rules that actually bite.

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

How to Spot a Fake Photo Before You Send It to the Group Chat

A reverse image search takes eleven seconds. Sharing a fake and deleting it later takes a lot longer than that.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

PartnerShirts.com

GuideTradesRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Price the Job So You Actually Keep the Money

Busy and broke is a pricing problem, not a work problem. Do the overhead math, use the divisor, and stop bidding against the cheapest guy in town.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Buying crypto every month versus all at once

The arithmetic favours one answer. Your stomach usually favours the other. How to decide before the market decides for you.

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Read the School Budget Before You Speak at the Meeting

Three numbers, twenty minutes, and one well-aimed question will do more than an angry speech ever has.

Ask BRO

What should I wear to this?

Ask it

GuideTradesWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Which Kind of Carpenter to Be and What Each One Pays

Framing, finish and cabinetry share a name and almost nothing else. Pick the lane before you spend a dollar on tools.

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

PartnerDelicious.com

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Stop a SIM swap before it empties your crypto account

Your phone number is the weakest password you own. Here's the order to fix it in, starting with an eleven-minute call to your carrier.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

The Ballot Nobody Reads Is the One That Sets Your Taxes

Ninety thousand governments in America, and almost all of them meet on a weeknight in a room with eleven people in it. One of them should be you.

GuideTradesAde FisherSep 23, 20266 min

What It Actually Takes to Become a Plumber

Four or five years of logged hours, a state exam, and work nobody can ship overseas. The honest version, including the parts that stink.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

PartnerNames.com

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Most altcoins die quietly, and the signs show up early

Before you look at the chart, look at the unlock schedule, the holder list and whether anyone pays to use the thing.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Skills6 min

Swapping a Switch and an Outlet, in the Right Order

Trades6 min

How to Become a Diesel Mechanic and What It Really Pays

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

Ask it

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Have the crypto talk before the group chat does it for you

Your teenager will hear about a coin from a friend with a screenshot long before they hear about it from you. Get there first, and get it right.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

PartnerCancerDefying.com

Startups6 min read

The first year with your name on the van

Most new trades businesses don't fold because the work was bad. They fold because of cash timing, one ugly job, and a rate set by guesswork.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

Older articles