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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Charge for your shop time or you're paying to work

A pricing formula that survives contact with real customers, plus how to take a custom order without getting stuck building somebody's idea for free.

GuideHobbiesNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Start Painting With Watercolors for About Sixty Dollars

A pad of paper, three tubes of paint and one good brush will get you further than a 48-color set ever will. Start tonight.

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

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The first therapy session is mostly logistics and one real question

Fifty minutes, a clipboard, and a stranger asking why now. What to expect, what to ask, and how to know after four sessions if it's working.

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Cut the word sorry and speak in the first eight minutes

The apology on-ramp, the interruption you don't have to yield to, and the one sentence worth writing out word for word.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideHobbiesDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Start Welding in Your Garage With a Flux-Core Machine

For about the price of a decent grill, you can join two pieces of steel forever and start fixing things instead of replacing them.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Winter flattens people and morning light is the lever

Why the dark months drain you, how to use light before 9 a.m., and the training plan that survives a season when nothing else does.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Filters buy you time, the talks do the actual work

A practical pass at the router, the accounts and the apps your kids actually use, plus the exact things to say when a filter can't help.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideHobbiesDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Your First Kayak and Your First Calm Lake

Rent twice, buy used, and paddle into the wind first. What a beginner kayak setup really costs and where to find people who'll paddle with you.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The first week after you hear the word cancer

Get the paper, ask the timing question, tell your kids the real word, and keep walking. What to actually do in the seven days nobody prepares you for.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Start over at fifty with a runway, not a leap

A new career, a new town, a new chapter. Do the arithmetic and the insurance first, and the second half stops feeling like a gamble.

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

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GuideHobbiesCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How to Find the Local Club for Almost Any Hobby

The club already exists in your town. It's just terrible at advertising. These are the searches, phone calls and counter conversations that turn it up.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?