The Self-Employed Man

Be your own boss and still pay the bills: clients, pricing, taxes, tools and time for your family.

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The turkey is easy, the clock is what gets you

Buy a smaller bird, salt it two days early, cook to temperature instead of time, and give yourself an oven you can actually use.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Prediabetes is a head start, not a number to sit on

An A1c of 5.9 is the most useful bad news you'll get all year, if you do something with it in the next 90 days.

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Public, private, charter or home, and how to actually decide

Most couples pick a school on feel in April and argue about it until October. Run the decision properly instead.

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Be a Man5 min read

Hold the door, learn the name, send the note

The small courtesies cost you four seconds and a stamp, and people remember them for twenty years.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Leaking after prostate surgery and the training that helps

Pelvic floor work isn't a consolation prize after surgery. Done with the right cue and the right timing, it's the biggest lever you actually control.

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The NICU Has A Job For You And Worrying Isn't It

Four pounds, a wall of alarms, and a dad with nothing to fix. Start at the sink, then show up for rounds.

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GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Your pie crust shrank because you didn't let it rest

Pastry isn't a recipe problem. It's a temperature and time problem, and both of those are free.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Test your testosterone before 10 a.m. and do it twice

A single afternoon blood draw tells you almost nothing. The timing, the assay and the second sample are what turn a number into information.

BRO TakeDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your kid should be able to sit in a waiting room

Boredom isn't a problem for you to solve. It's a skill, the first twenty minutes are ugly, and you're the one who has to hold the line.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Six men who did hard things and what to steal from each

Grant wrote a book while dying broke. Shackleton lost the prize and brought every man home. The habits underneath are copyable this week.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your PSA Number Isn't A Yes Or No Answer

A single blood test, a number with a decimal point, and about nine things that can move it before anybody mentions cancer.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The 20 Tools Every Homeowner Needs and What to Pay for Each

Spend where your hands go every time, save where they don't, and rent the rest. Real brands, real price ranges, and the four you shouldn't buy at all.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Date nights that cost nothing and still count

The sitter is the expense, not the date. Swap the childcare, guard the night, and stop calling a grocery run quality time.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Kidney stones hurt like nothing else, so stop the next one

What renal colic actually feels like, when it's an ER trip, and the boring daily habits that keep a second stone from ever showing up.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Food5 min

A pot of bones on Sunday is worth five dinners

Family6 min

What a husband can actually do after a miscarriage

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What a raised ALT on your blood test actually means

Your physical came back with an H next to one liver number. Before you panic or ignore it, know what ALT and AST are really measuring.

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Food5 min read

Your grilled chicken burns because the whole grill is hot

Build the fire on half the grate, salt it the day before, and stop guessing at the joint with a knife.

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What was your first ever job?

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