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How to turn down the committee and keep the friend

A clean no, said early and said once, protects your family's evenings and your friendships. Here's how to say it and what to do the day after.

BRO TakeHumorMarcus ValeNov 5, 20264 min

You Said You'd Help Out. Now You Own a Whistle

The practice plan lasts six minutes. The snack schedule lasts forever. A field guide for every dad who only meant to help out.

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GuideMilitary & VetsAde FisherNov 5, 20266 min

Go to your sergeant first, and know when not to

The NCO support channel is how a unit actually gets fixed. Here's how to use it, how to lean on it as a family, and when to go around it.

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Be a Man5 min read

The clock starts when you know, not when they find out

Owning a mistake before anyone catches it costs you one sentence. Waiting to be caught costs you a lot more.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideMusicDean ShawNov 5, 20266 min

Ten songs, one binder, and a kitchen table that sings

Most family music nights die by week three. A binder, a capo and one rule about the weakest player will keep yours going.

GuideCouples in BusinessCal BrennanNov 5, 20265 min

A business fight shouldn't follow you home

When you run the company with your spouse, every disagreement can turn into a marriage argument. Give each fight an address, a time limit, and an end.

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanNov 4, 20265 min

Your kid's first paycheck is a test, and you're taking it too

He's holding $187 for two weeks of bussing tables. What you say in the next ten seconds matters more than what you say all year.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanNov 4, 20265 min

If only you know where the money is, that's a problem

Old 401(k)s, a quiet savings account, a phone that unlocks everything. Here's how to make sure your family can find it all in an afternoon.

BRO TakeHumorMarcus ValeNov 4, 20266 min

Why the best reunion jokes are about the guy who isn't there

The empty chair gets the biggest laughs. Tell the story right and he'd laugh loudest if he were sitting in it.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeNov 4, 20265 min

Tell your kids where everything is, even if not how much

You don't owe your children a number. You do owe them a map, and a clear word on what you want done. Here's how to have that talk without a fight.

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GuideYoung MenSam OrtizNov 4, 20266 min

Call home before they have to wonder

Fifteen minutes on a set night does more for your parents, and for you, than a text ever will.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

BRO TakeMusicDean ShawNov 4, 20265 min

Ask Your Father for Five Songs

His records are the diary he never wrote. One phone call and forty minutes will get you more of him than ten years of small talk.

GuideCouples in BusinessCal BrennanNov 4, 20266 min

You both sign the return, so you both sit in the meeting

A joint return makes you both liable. Bring these questions to your accountant in October, while there's still time to act.

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GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranNov 4, 20266 min

Divorce doesn't put a child at risk. The gaps it leaves can.

Traffickers look for the kid nobody is watching closely. Two households can leave that opening without anyone meaning to. Here's how to close it.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Movies & TV6 min

Watch these courtroom films and you'll follow any trial

News1 min

Sen. Chris Murphy reported awake and alert after stroke at son's hockey game

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoNov 2, 20266 min

A will can't hand over your coins. A trust might.

Crypto estate planning fails at the keys, not the paperwork. Here's what a will does, what a trust adds, and what neither can do alone.

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Movies & TV5 min read

The seventies variety hour your kids will actually sit through

Carol Burnett, the Muppets and a few other old shows were built for the whole couch. Here's how to watch them with kids, and what to skip.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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