School & Learning

Choosing schools, paying for college, homeschooling, trade school and learning at any age.

Buy it once, keep it twenty years

A working list of the things that actually earn their keep, what they cost per year, and the ones quietly not worth the money.

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Head of the House Looks Like at 6:40 on a Tuesday

Nobody's watching, nothing's on fire, and the dishwasher needs unloading. That's the night your leadership is actually decided.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideFamilySam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Give each other whole jobs, not half of everything

A 50-50 split turns a marriage into a ledger. Whole ownership turns it into a team, and teams don't keep score.

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

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BRO for Her6 min read

Twenty-five buys more than thirty-five does

The advice I actually needed at twenty-five, about strength, timing, work, and the decisions that get more expensive every year you postpone them.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Live ten minutes away and give yourself a job

The places where people reach ninety aren't sentimental about family. They're organized, and you can copy the arrangement.

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Provide, protect, lead is a job description, not a crown

The smoke alarm goes off at 2:40 a.m. and somebody walks toward the noise. That role got called oppression, and the people who called it that have never carried it.

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

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BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

Specific praise, said where people can hear it, and a direct ask when it doesn't come back. No hinting, no scorekeeping, no punchlines at his expense.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Nobody replaced the schedule school used to give you

Drift isn't a character flaw. It's what happens when every external structure disappears at once and nothing gets built to replace it.

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Own the Parts That Weren't Your Fault

Blame and responsibility are two different ledgers, and the man who confuses them stays stuck for years. A practical way out.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Femininity isn't weakness, and toughness isn't a costume

The culture offered women a trade, and the exchange rate was terrible. What feminine strength actually looks like when it's carrying weight.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Ikigai isn't a Venn diagram, it's a reason to get up

Japanese researchers have tracked what happens to people who say they have a reason to get up in the morning. The findings are worth your attention, and so are the caveats.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Purpose at forty isn't found, it's assigned

The restlessness that shows up after you hit the number is information, not a breakdown. What to do with it, starting with your calendar.

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Feminism kept some promises and quietly broke the big one

The wins were real and worth defending. So was the bill, and nobody itemized it. What to keep, what to refuse, and how to pick your own order.

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Garden, walk and keep working into your eighties

Motion with a reason beats a gym membership you'll quit. How to set up the yard, the route and the job so you're still doing all three at eighty-five.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Be a Man6 min

Chase the next thing without resenting this one

BRO for Her5 min

Take over the one thing your parent always did

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The concrete dust you can't see is the part that gets you

Cutting block, pavers or a slab on your own place? The rules are simple, the gear is cheap, and the damage doesn't heal.

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

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Be a Man5 min read

Skip the comeback speech and write the plan instead

Resolve at midnight is cheap. What gets you back on your feet is one page, three dates and a phone call you don't want to make.</title> <dek>Resolve at midnight is cheap. What gets you back on your feet is one page, three dates and a phone call you don't want to make.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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