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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.

GuideSelf-Employed MenRay OkonkwoSep 25, 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.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideCorporate MenMarcus ValeSep 24, 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.

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

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Money6 min read

The dream job test is what it pays in February

Smokejumper, fishing guide, luthier. They're real jobs with real paychecks, as long as you judge the whole year and not the best week.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus ValeSep 25, 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.

GuideCorporate MenRay OkonkwoSep 24, 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.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Where expensive skin care actually earns the money

The molecule costs pennies. What you're paying for is stability, texture, and the odds you'll actually use the thing on a Tuesday.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus ValeSep 25, 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.

GuideCorporate MenMarcus ValeSep 24, 20266 min

Staying out of office politics is how honest men lose

Refusing to play isn't neutrality. It hands the room to whoever plays dirtiest. How to win on the level instead, without selling a thing.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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BRO TakeDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Say the plain thing about boys and girls first

Your kid will get an answer from somebody. Eleven seconds in the truck beats a lecture at fifteen.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenRay OkonkwoSep 24, 20266 min

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.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideCorporate MenMarcus ValeSep 24, 20266 min

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.

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Go home on purpose and keep your name on everything

The culture says raising your own kids wastes your talent. It doesn't. But walk in with the numbers, the accounts and your license current anyway.

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

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GuideSelf-Employed MenRay OkonkwoSep 24, 20266 min

Why $45 an hour is a pay cut when it's your own truck

The rate that feels rich the day you go out on your own can leave you broke by April. Do this math before you quote another job.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Corporate Men6 min

The promotion goes to the guy people already follow

Young Men6 min

Becoming a man worth marrying is a skill list, not a vibe

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Apologize for what you did, never for what you are

Men have picked up a reflex of shrinking on request. Real apology is a tool worth keeping. The hedging is dead weight, and it costs you more than you think.