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.

Write your kid a letter every birthday, and seal it

One page a year, sealed in a box, handed over the week they move out. It takes eight hours across two decades and outlasts nearly everything you buy them.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

A first date is safe when leaving costs you nothing

Meet in public, tell a friend, trust your gut. All true, and all useless unless you've made walking out cheap before you walk in.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanOct 1, 20266 min

Mark ten, thirteen and sixteen with a handover, not a present

The birthdays that matter most deserve more than cake. Hand your kid a real piece of grown-up life at each one, and make the moment stick.

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BRO Seniors6 min read

Stop running the house on date night

Long marriages don't fade for lack of time. They fade when every dinner out turns into a staff meeting. Fix that first.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

Watch where his anger goes, and fear contempt more than temper

Every man gets angry. In the first months, what matters is where his anger lands, how fast he repairs it, and whether he sneers.

GuideFamilyNina CastellanOct 1, 20266 min

Print one family photo book a year, before your phone buries it all

Your camera roll isn't an archive. It's a landfill. One book every January keeps the year your kids will actually want back.

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GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 30, 20266 min

The best first date costs twenty dollars and a good sidewalk

A candlelit table for two is a job interview with bread. Walk somewhere, do something small, and actually find out who she is.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

The test for control is what happens when you say no

Sharing money and phones is normal in a marriage. Control is when the sharing runs one way and saying no costs you. How to tell the difference early.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanOct 1, 20266 min

Start three holiday traditions this year and keep them for ten

Most families try too many traditions and keep none. Pick a few cheap ones, give each an owner, and guard the calendar.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideMarriageNina CastellanSep 30, 20266 min

Plan a Year of Date Nights in One Sunday Afternoon

Date night usually dies in the driveway at 7:40 on a Friday. Fix it once, in one sitting, and you'll get two dozen evenings back.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

The warning sign that sounds like he just misses you

Isolation rarely shows up as a demand. It shows up as a sweet request, every Thursday, until your sister stops calling.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideFamilyNina CastellanOct 1, 20266 min

One small plan a month beats one big trip a year

Kids forget the resort. They remember the pencil marks on the pantry door. Build your year around twelve cheap, repeatable nights.

GuideMarriageCal BrennanSep 30, 20266 min

The yearly marriage check-in and the ten questions worth asking

Do it six months from your anniversary, in a diner booth, with a pen. The questions matter less than the rules you set before the coffee comes.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20265 min

Say a small no in the first month and watch what he does

Love-bombing, jealousy and boundary-pushing all look like devotion at first. One cheap, early test tells you which one you're getting.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Family6 min

The twenty-dollar Saturday your kid will still talk about at forty

Marriage6 min

Thirty date nights at home, sorted by how tired you are

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

The green flags that only show up on an ordinary Tuesday

Work ethic, patience with kids and kept promises rarely appear over dinner. You have to know where to look, and what the fakes look like.

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Family6 min read

Family night dies in week six, so build it to survive

Most families quit by the second month. The ones still going ten years later planned for the bad weeks, not the good ones.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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