Home & Garage

Fix it, build it, maintain it. The house is the biggest thing you own — act like it.

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

The long, dull dinner is training your kid for everything else

Twenty minutes at the table, no screens, nobody leaving early. It sounds small, and it's the cheapest character training you'll ever run.

StoryOld SchoolNina CastellanNov 7, 20265 min

What thirty years at one job actually bought my grandfather

He ran the same counter at the same lumberyard for thirty-one years. The payoff wasn't the watch, and you can start collecting it this year.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanNov 7, 20265 min

A no is easier to give when you know what it's protecting

Most women don't have a time problem. They have a yes with no name on it. Name it first, and the refusals get short.

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

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Fishing6 min read

Rinse it, back the drag off, and the salt never wins

Most saltwater gear dies from what happens after the trip. Ten minutes in the driveway, plus one yearly teardown, keeps a good reel working for decades.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideHobbiesDean ShawNov 7, 20265 min

The Best Tools at an Estate Sale Cost Almost Nothing

A rusty hand plane, forty dollars of supplies and one Saturday morning. Here's how to turn a dead man's garage into your best hobby.

BRO TakeHumorMarcus ValeNov 7, 20264 min

Why your fish gets an inch bigger every time you tell it

The bass was fourteen inches. By Thanksgiving it's seventeen. Here's the honest math of a good fish story, and when to tell one.

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

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeNov 7, 20265 min

What the job gave you for free, and how to replace it

The job set your alarm, your deadlines and your company. Now you set them, and the sharpest retirees do it on purpose.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideYoung MenSam OrtizNov 7, 20265 min

Ask your dad one real question, then stop talking

Your father probably knows more about money and work than he's ever told you. Here's how to get it out of him without it feeling like an interview.

GuideMilitary & VetsAde FisherNov 7, 20266 min

The gap on your resume is a PCS, not a flaw

Nine years, four moves, three half-finished careers. Here's how a military spouse turns that into a resume a hiring manager will actually read.

Ask BRO

Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideTradesAde FisherNov 7, 20266 min

Your Homeowner's Policy Probably Won't Cover Your Tools

A good lock helps. A written inventory and the right policy are what get you working again after the truck gets hit.

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

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarNov 7, 20265 min

Stack your firewood off the ground and leave the sides open

Wood dries from the air around it, and it rots from the dirt beneath it. Most people tarp the pile and ignore the ground. That's backwards.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoNov 7, 20266 min

A Roth ladder pays tax early so you can retire early

A Roth conversion ladder can fund a retirement before 59½ without the 10 percent penalty. The catch is the five-year wait nobody puts in the brochure.

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoNov 7, 20266 min

The title commitment is an offer, not a clean bill of health

It tells you what the insurer will cover if certain conditions are met, and what it won't. Read the exceptions before you're sitting at the closing table.