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

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Bad breath starts at the back of your tongue

You can't smell your own breath, mints don't fix it, and the real source is about an inch further back than your brush ever goes.

GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The jacket shoulder is the one fit point you can't fix

Everything else on a jacket is negotiable. The shoulder is a yes or a no, and you can check it in about four seconds with your thumb.

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

Ask it

GuideHomeWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Asbestos You Can Live With and the Kind That Stops Work

Nine-inch tiles, popcorn ceilings, gray pipe wrap and attic vermiculite. What to leave alone, what to test, and the moment you put the tools down.

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

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Grooming5 min read

The haircut that hides a thinning crown, and when to buzz it

Your crown is the one spot you can't see and everyone behind you can. Length makes it worse, the right cut buys you years, and there's a clean exit.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What to wear to court so nobody remembers what you wore

A courtroom is the one room where the goal is to be forgettable. Here's the fit, the fabric and the fixes that get you there.

GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The first ten minutes after something hits your eye

Flush it, shield it, or drive. Knowing which one applies to a metal chip, a chemical splash or a wire bristle is the whole game.

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

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GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Bald on purpose, with a beard and better glasses

Losing the hair is one decision. Rebuilding the top, the jaw and the brow line is three, and only one of them involves a razor.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to Look Taller and Leaner When You're Short and Solid

Your problem isn't your body, it's that half your clothes are cutting you into pieces. Fix the waistband, the hem and the color line.

GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke look similar for about a minute. Then one of them starts killing him, and the tell is how he talks.

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What actually helps eye bags, and what a cream can't fix

Four different problems get called dark circles, and the fix depends entirely on which one is staring back at you.

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GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Buy jeans by the rise and the thigh, not the waist size

The tag lies, the mirror is slow, and a tape measure settles it in ninety seconds. Four numbers, three washes, and the fixes a tailor does cheap.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The lift that wrecks your back is the last one of the day

Eighty-pound bags, feed sacks and awkward loads will find the weak link eventually. Fix your technique, then buy the machine that does it for you.

GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The gray in your beard is a contrast problem

Leave it, blend it or trim it shorter. The three honest calls, and the four-minute morning that keeps any of them looking deliberate.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

What one heavy night actually does to your body at twenty

Your liver clears about one drink an hour and doesn't care how strong you are. Everything after that's chemistry, not character.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Country Bro6 min

Kneeling for a Living Without Wrecking Your Knees

Grooming6 min

Eight minutes to a clean head and no nick on the crown

Ask BRO

Rehearse the raise conversation with me

Ask it

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Picking a family doctor and what the first visit should look like

Three phone questions filter out most of the bad options, and the first appointment tells you the rest before you've been there twenty minutes.

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Young Men5 min read

Find a doctor before something's actually wrong

Nobody books your appointments now. Five phone calls this month buys you a name to dial the morning something feels off.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

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