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

Three Bass Lures That Catch Fish on Any Water

A stick worm, a squarebill and a white spinnerbait will cover almost every bass situation you'll meet from the bank this year.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

Raising a Kid Who Looks People in the Eye

Please, thank you, eye contact and a handshake are teachable skills, not personality traits. Drill them the way you'd drill free throws.

Outdoors6 min

What To Do When Somebody Gets Hurt Two Miles From the Truck

Humor5 min

How to Get a Laugh at a Funeral Without Getting a Look

GuideBoys & GirlsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Raise a Girl Who Is Kind and Still Says No

Kindness and backbone are the same virtue pointed in two directions. Here's how to build both before she turns twelve.

GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to end it without making her wonder what she did wrong

Do it in person, say it in the first minute, and don't leave the door cracked open because you feel bad.

Home6 min

Find the Roof Leak Before It Takes the Ceiling With It

Boys & Girls6 min

Raise a Boy Strong Enough to Be Gentle

GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Tell Her What You Owe Before You Buy The Ring

A one-page money disclosure, done at a kitchen table, months before you propose. What goes on the page and what to do when hers is worse than yours.

GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Sell Your Car Yourself and Keep the Dealer's Margin

The private sale is worth thousands more than a trade-in, and most of that money is earned in the two hours before you list.

Health6 min

Snoring Is Noise. The Silence Is the Problem.

Dating6 min

Dating Again After Your Spouse Died

GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Find the Rust Before It Finds Your Brake Lines

A flashlight, a magnet and twenty minutes under the car will tell you whether you're looking at a project or a trap.

GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Give Your Chronic Condition Ten Minutes a Day, Not All Day

Diabetes, high blood pressure, an autoimmune diagnosis — the disease expands to fill whatever space you give it. Here's how to shrink the footprint.

Dating6 min

Everybody's Getting Married and You're Still at Table 14

Cars6 min

Pick the truck by the door jamb sticker, not the tow rating

GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Stress Doesn't Stay in Your Head

What chronic stress is actually doing to your heart, your sleep and your blood sugar, and the handful of things that genuinely help.

Dating5 min read

Say Yes to the Next Three Setups

The oldest matchmaking system in America still works, and it runs on friends who know you. Stop turning it down.

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