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.

Do's & Don'ts: Men Do's & Don'ts: Business Owners

Poverty Isn't a Reason to Die, and Canada Keeps Testing That

A decorated veteran asked for a wheelchair ramp and got offered assisted death instead. That's not a glitch in the system. That's the system's fastest yes.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

How to run a one-to-one that isn't just a status update

Thirty minutes, same slot every week, their agenda first. Most managers get the order backwards and then wonder why nobody tells them anything.

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GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Help Your Kid Buy a House Without Betting Your Own

Gift, loan, or ownership stake. Pick one on purpose, paper it properly, and keep your retirement out of the blast radius.

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News6 min read

What the Record Shows About Canadian Veterans Offered MAID

A Paralympian asked for a wheelchair ramp and was offered assisted death instead. What the testimony and the department's own review established.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Your vendor didn't change their bank details. Somebody else did.

The two attacks that actually hit small businesses arrive through the same door, and the defenses are boring, cheap and mostly free.

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Twenty Percent Down Or Three, And What Each One Really Costs

Twenty percent isn't a rule handed down from on high. It's a price you pay for a lower payment, and sometimes it's a bad buy.

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StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

What UN Human Rights Experts Told Canada About MAID

Three UN independent experts warned Ottawa that opening assisted death to people who aren't dying would put disabled Canadians at risk. Here's the record.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

A complaint call is the best sales call you'll get all week

The customer who tells you what went wrong is handing you a second chance most businesses never get. Most operators waste it in the first ninety seconds.

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Price Your House Right In Week One Or Watch It Go Stale

The first ten days on the market decide your sale price. Here's how to set the number, read the feedback, and cut once instead of four times.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

What the Record Shows About Women Under the Taliban and Iran

Two regimes, two very different systems of control, and a paper trail of decrees, UN findings and arrest warrants you can read yourself.

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GuideRetirementMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How To Plan Retirement Travel Your Budget And Knees Can Handle

Fund it like a bill, pace it like an athlete, and know what Medicare does and doesn't do once you cross a border.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Check The Well Before You Fall For The Farmhouse

Ten acres, a red barn and a wraparound porch can hide a two-gallon-a-minute well and a septic field nobody's touched since Reagan. Look here first.

BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Parents Deserve the Final Say on Their Kids' Gender Questions

Commentary. Your school needs a signed slip to give your kid a Tylenol. Some districts don't think they need one to change his name.

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GuideRetirementMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

The First Ninety Days of Retirement Are Mostly Paperwork

The party's over by Monday. Health coverage, tax withholding and one 401k rule that costs people ten percent are all sitting on your desk.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Real Estate6 min

What Building a House Costs You That Buying an Existing One Doesn't

News6 min

What Illegal Crossings Cost Border Towns, and Where the Numbers Live

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideRetirementMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What to do with Tuesday morning when you retire

The paperwork is the easy part. Building a week nobody else schedules takes planning, a budget line and a little honesty about how you actually spend time.