Self-Employed Couples

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

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Four emergencies, and the instinct that makes each one worse

Bleeding, burns, choking and sprains each come with one obvious move that's wrong. Learn the right one now, while nobody's hurt.

GuideCorporate WomenNina CastellanSep 25, 20266 min

The working-mom system is mostly decisions you make once

Willpower runs out by Wednesday. A few boring decisions, made once and shared with your husband, carry the rest of the week.

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina CastellanSep 25, 20266 min

Your side hustle is ready when it's costing you to keep the job

Matching your salary isn't the signal. The real test is a different number, a waitlist and a cash cushion, and most women quit on the wrong one.

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Your seventy-hour week is a pricing problem

Most self-employed guys who never stop working don't need more discipline. They need a higher number on the next quote and a door they can close.

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GuideCorporate WomenNina CastellanSep 25, 20266 min

Stop apologizing to your team, and don't start barking

There are two ways to get leadership wrong, and you've probably tried one. The fix is plainer than either, and it starts with your next email.

GuideCorporate MenRay OkonkwoSep 24, 20266 min

Don't quit your job on a Sunday night

Most men act on the urge to leave at the wrong moment, for the wrong reason, before the one conversation that might have fixed it.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenRay OkonkwoSep 25, 20266 min

Your January was decided back in July

Slow months don't sink tradesmen. Busy months spent like they'll never end do. How to build a winter you can actually sit through.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCorporate WomenNina CastellanSep 25, 20266 min

Your promotion gets decided in a room you're not in

The ask matters less than what your boss carries into the calibration meeting. Write that page yourself, and write it months early.

GuideCorporate MenMarcus ValeSep 24, 20266 min

The business trip isn't the problem. Coming home is.

Four nights away rarely hurts a marriage. The first hour back can. How to leave, travel and walk back in without paying for the trip twice.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus ValeSep 25, 20266 min

Your first helper is probably an employee, not a 1099 guy

Calling him a contractor doesn't make him one. How to hire your first set of hands without handing the IRS and your insurer a reason to come knocking.

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GuideMoneyDean ShawSep 24, 20266 min

The captain's license is the cheap part of running charters

A six-pack license costs a year of sea time and a few hundred dollars. The boat math decides whether you ever get paid.

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GuideCorporate MenRay OkonkwoSep 24, 20266 min

Walk into the raise conversation with a number, not a feeling

Most men lose the raise before the meeting starts. Build the case on paper, time it right, and the nerves mostly take care of themselves.

GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus ValeSep 25, 20266 min

Before you pay for leads, call the people who already paid you

When the phone goes quiet, the cheapest work you'll find is sitting in your old invoices. Most guys skip straight to buying leads instead.

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GuideMoneyDean ShawSep 24, 20266 min

The dream job test is what it pays in February

Smokejumper, fishing guide, luthier. They're real jobs with real paychecks, as long as you judge the whole year and not the best week.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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Staying out of office politics is how honest men lose

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Quarterly taxes and the one rule that ends the April ambush

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Add up the worst year before you pick a health plan

Four numbers decide what your coverage actually costs, and the deductible is the one people stare at for the wrong reasons.

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Corporate Men6 min read

Your first 90 days as a boss start with quitting your old job

The skill that got you promoted is the one most likely to sink you. How to spend three months becoming the manager, not the backup.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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