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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What the Coast Guard will actually check when they board you

Life jackets people will wear, the boater card your state quietly requires, and the ten minutes at the ramp that save the whole day.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the sleeping pads first and the tent second

A family of four can camp well on about eight items. Everything else is optional, and half of it is a trap the store wants you to walk into.

BRO for Her5 min

Run your business on the hours school actually gives you

Play6 min

Back on a bicycle at forty, without the first week wrecking it

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Cruising with kids works until the fourth sea day

A cruise is a hotel that moves while you sleep. That's the best thing about it and the worst, and the itinerary decides which.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

The retirement account with your name on it, not his

You can put $7,000 into your own IRA this year without earning a dollar. Here's how the spousal IRA works and what people get wrong.

Play6 min

Whittling by the fire with one knife and a block of basswood

Travel6 min

Your son won't talk until day three, so plan four days

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The household paperwork you should find in ten minutes

A binder, a fireproof box, and one index page. What goes in each, what couples get wrong, and the dry run that proves it works.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the boat you can load by yourself

Aluminum jon boat, canoe, or kayak - the honest trade-offs, what to check before you hand over cash, and the mistake that keeps a first boat in the driveway.

Travel5 min

Pick the honeymoon number first, then pick the place

Hunting & Shooting5 min

How to load, clean and hunt a muzzleloader without guessing

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Why pickleball keeps catching men over forty

The court is 44 feet long, the ball goes slow, and somehow you'll be out there four nights a week. Start right and skip the torn calf.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Most scams abroad run the same four plays

Learn the shape of the con and the taxi line stops being scary, the crowded metro stops being scary, and you get your vacation back.

Hunting & Shooting6 min

Black bear hunting, the bait argument and what to do with the meat

BRO for Her6 min

Get paid to learn a trade, and what the first year asks

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Buy travel insurance for the medevac, not the lost bag

Most policies get sold on baggage and bought on fear. The parts worth paying for are medical, evacuation, and a 14-day clock most people miss.

Hunting & Shooting6 min read

Your first elk hunt is decided four months before opening day

The fitness, the calling and the pack out, from a guy who learned the hard way that killing the elk is the easy part.

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