Self-Employed Couples

Running a business together and staying married: roles, money, decisions and leaving work at the door.

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

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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.

BRO TakeNewsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Your District Has a Gender Plan Form. Ask to See It.

Commentary. The courts are split and the states are split, but a records request you can file this week beats arguing on the internet.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideCorporate MenMarcus ValeSep 24, 20266 min

The promotion goes to the guy people already follow

The decision about your next role gets made in rooms you're not in. What gets said there depends on how you treated people for the last year.

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

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Pick your family's health plan with three columns of math

The premium is the number they put in front of you. The worst-year total is the number that actually decides it.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Five Countries Reviewed Youth Gender Medicine and Got the Same Answer

Sweden, Finland, Norway, England and the U.S. each ran their own evidence review. None of them are red states, and none of them liked what they found.

GuideSkillsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How To Use An AED And Where To Find One First

The machine tells you what to do and won't shock a heart that doesn't need it. The hard part is knowing which wall it's hanging on.

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

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Ask the pharmacist for the cash price before you hand over the card

Your copay isn't the price. It's one of at least three, and the cheapest one is usually the one nobody offers you.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

BRO TakeNewsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What DEI Programs Actually Do Inside a Company, and What Works

Three decades of corporate data, a failed replication of McKinsey's headline claim, and a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling. Commentary.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Change a tire in the dark and the rain without getting hit

The order matters more than the muscle. Loosen before you lift, and never put a body part under a car held up by a scissor jack.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

A health savings account is a tax account with a medical name

Triple tax break, one strict entry requirement, and a deductible you have to cover in cash. The arithmetic decides whether it's yours.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

Cancel Culture's Real Victims Never Had a Publicist

The famous people survived it. The utility worker, the data analyst and the bakery owner are the ones who got flattened.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Pick the day you don't answer the phone

You'll lose a few jobs closing one day a week. You'll keep your head, your marriage and a business you can still stand in five years.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Give the hard feedback while the problem is still small

Most managers don't have a delivery problem. They have a timing problem, and by the time they finally speak up the conversation is twice as expensive.