Guides, Checklists & Courses

Step-by-step teaching guides and printable checklists. Learn a thing properly, once, and keep the list.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20268 min

Your Hurricane Season Plan From June 1 to November 30

The work that saves your house gets done in May, not in the checkout line at Home Depot with a storm 40 hours out.

Winterize the house and the truck in one Saturday

Pipes, gutters, furnace and the vehicle, done properly in the right order, with a printable checklist and a self-check at the end.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20267 min

Buying your first house, from preapproval to keys

The twelve steps in order, the papers that actually matter, and the one phone call that keeps your down payment from vanishing.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20267 min

Learn To Speak Well, From A Toast To A Thirty Minute Talk

Six lessons that take you from ninety seconds at a rehearsal dinner to holding a room for half an hour, with a checklist you can print.

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Your First Eight Weeks Under a Barbell

Three days a week, five lifts, one hour a session. No apps, no machines, no guesswork about what to do on Monday.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

The Eight Week Moving Plan, From First Box to First Night

One skill, done properly: getting a household across town or across the country on a calendar, with the beds made before midnight.

GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

How to Teach Your Kid to Swim Without Floaties

A ten step progression you can run yourself, in your own pool, in fifteen minute sessions, starting with a kid who won't put his face in.

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GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20267 min

How to run a job search without wasting six months

Four moving parts most people get half-right: the resume, the references, the interview, and the follow-up. Do all four and the search gets short.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

Build a Camp Bin That Never Forgets the Can Opener

One tote, one list taped to the lid, twenty minutes after you get home. That's the system, and it's why your camp kitchen is always ready.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Build a family emergency binder in one weekend

Three short sessions, one binder, and the end of ever hunting for your insurance policy number at 1 a.m.

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

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20267 min

What a newborn actually needs in the first 90 days

The real list is about fifteen items long. Everything else is a shower gift, a storage problem, or something you can buy on a Tuesday in March.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

Four Weeks to a Sunday Roast

One knife, one pan, four Sundays. A plain-language cooking course that ends with you carrying a roast to the table.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to Teach Your Teen to Drive, Parking Lot to Highway

A ten-session plan that starts with four milk jugs in an empty lot and ends with your kid merging at 65 while you sit still and say nothing.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

What Your Car Needs at Every Mileage, Oil to Timing Belt

Your odometer is a maintenance calendar. Learn to read it, and you'll spend money on parts instead of tow trucks.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20267 min

A Six Lesson Course In Money, From Budget To Retirement

Six sittings, one skill each, and a printable checklist at the end. No jargon, no get-rich nonsense, no shame about where you're starting.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Home Maintenance Checklist That Actually Gets Done

Twelve minutes a month, two half-days a year, and one honest walk-around. That's the whole system, and it beats a spreadsheet nobody opens.

100 Things Every American Should Know About the Constitution

Four sheets of parchment, about 4,400 words, and it still runs the country. Everything you should be able to say from memory at the dinner table.

Ask BRO

Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The turkey is easy, the clock is what gets you

Buy a smaller bird, salt it two days early, cook to temperature instead of time, and give yourself an oven you can actually use.

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Life5 min read

Twenty books worth reading this year and how to finish them

Twenty pages a night gets you through all of them, and you're allowed to quit any one of them at page fifty.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

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Guides, Checklists & Courses

Your Hurricane Season Plan From June 1 to November 30

Set up the school year before the first bell rings

Turning bare ground into a vegetable garden that actually feeds you

What to Ask at Your Annual Physical and Which Tests to Book

Do Your Road Trip Checks Three Days Before You Leave

The four documents your family needs before they need them

Winterize the house and the truck in one Saturday

Buying your first house, from preapproval to keys

Learn To Speak Well, From A Toast To A Thirty Minute Talk

Your First Eight Weeks Under a Barbell

The Eight Week Moving Plan, From First Box to First Night

How to Teach Your Kid to Swim Without Floaties

How to run a job search without wasting six months

Build a Camp Bin That Never Forgets the Can Opener

Build a family emergency binder in one weekend

What a newborn actually needs in the first 90 days

Four Weeks to a Sunday Roast

How to Teach Your Teen to Drive, Parking Lot to Highway

What Your Car Needs at Every Mileage, Oil to Timing Belt

A Six Lesson Course In Money, From Budget To Retirement

The Home Maintenance Checklist That Actually Gets Done

100 Things Every American Should Know About the Constitution

The turkey is easy, the clock is what gets you

Twenty books worth reading this year and how to finish them