The Self-Employed Man

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

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

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The passport rules that get families turned away at the gate

A passport expiring in four months is, to most of the world, already expired. Fix that and eight other paperwork traps before you book anything.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Tires, fluids and a trunk kit that actually gets you home

The door-jamb sticker, the coin test, the five fluids and the $150 of gear that turns a bad night on the shoulder into an inconvenience.

Old School5 min

The old cash rule, tested against a modern paycheck

Play5 min

Most men can sing and most men never find out

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Warm rooms are built with lamps, not furniture

The fixes that change how a room feels cost less than a tank of gas, and most people spend their money in the wrong order.

GuideOld SchoolDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Grandpa's money rules that still beat any budgeting app

He kept his whole financial life in a pocket notebook with a rubber band around it, and most of what he knew has quietly disappeared.

Play6 min

How to start fly fishing without wasting a whole season

Travel6 min

The cabin wins at five nights. The hotel wins at two.

GuideOld SchoolNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Waste Nothing, Feed Everyone, Clean As You Go

Three rules from a grandmother's kitchen that'll cut your grocery bill, feed a surprise guest, and get you out of the kitchen by eight.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Your first mountain is a timing problem, not a fitness test

Pick the right peak, start stupid early, and set a turnaround time you actually honor. The summit is the easy half.

Travel6 min

Your first long motorcycle trip should be 300-mile days

BRO for Her6 min

Nobody legitimate has ever asked you for a gift card

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Start climbing at the gym, end up on real rock

Rent the shoes, learn to belay, keep your fingers attached, and know exactly what the gym never taught you before you touch stone.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Give your kids one name before you get out of the car

Battlefields overwhelm children by the acre. One soldier, one story, and two stops will do more than a whole tour road.

BRO for Her6 min

Lock down your accounts and your location in one afternoon

Play6 min

Set up backyard archery without losing an arrow over the fence

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Start with Zion in late April, not Yellowstone in July

The first national park you take your kids to should be small, walkable and shuttle-served. Three that forgive beginners, and the parks worth saving for later.

Hunting & Shooting6 min read

When the blood runs out, the tracking job starts

Most animals lost after a hit aren't lost at the shot. They're lost forty minutes later, when somebody decides there's nothing more to find.

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