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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Your Mower Probably Isn't Broken. The Gas Is Just Old.

Most mowers that won't start in spring just need fresh fuel and a proper pull. Start, fuel and care for one yourself, without a repair shop.

StoryHistoryMarcus ValeOct 3, 20267 min

Baseball's Birth Story Was Made Up, and the Real One Is Better

A commission handed America a tidy origin myth in 1907. The true history has clerks, prisoners, a paid shortstop and a man who refused to swing back.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 5, 20267 min

Your First Raised Bed Costs More in Dirt Than in Wood

A 4x8 bed holds over a cubic yard of soil. Size it right, fill it with the right mix and plant things that'll actually win you a first season.

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BRO for Her6 min read

The anchors that came in the box are why the shelf fell

A cordless drill isn't hard. The clutch, the pilot hole and the right wall anchor are the whole game, and almost nobody explains them.

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StoryHistoryMarcus ValeOct 3, 20267 min

Every Rodeo Event Was Somebody's Job First

Rodeo started as ranch hands settling an argument. It became the one sport where every event began as a day's work.

GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 5, 20267 min

Start Your Seeds Later Than You Think and Closer to the Light

Most homegrown seedlings fail for two reasons: planted too early and grown too far from the bulb. Fix both and you'll beat the garden center.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20266 min

Fixing a dripping faucet starts with the valve under the sink

Most faucet repairs fail in the hardware aisle, not at the sink. Shut the water off, take it apart, then shop with the old part in your hand.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

StoryHistoryDean ShawOct 3, 20266 min

Farmers Invented the Pickup and Detroit Caught Up Later

Before Ford built a single pickup, men were sawing the backs off their cars. The truck has been shaped by its owners ever since.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 3, 20266 min

The Hunt Isn't Over Until the Last Quarter Hits the Truck

Pack frames, game bags and the pacing that gets an elk off the mountain without wrecking the meat or your knees.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20267 min

A drywall patch nobody can find is mostly about the paint

From nail holes to a doorknob through the wall, the fix is cheap and learnable. What gives it away is what you do after the mud dries.

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GuideCountry BroDean ShawOct 2, 20266 min

Build a deer station that's gone by Monday morning

The hoist is the easy part. Build the station around the cold, the cleanup and the fact that the truck needs its spot back.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Clean Your First Squirrel on a Saturday, Not in an Emergency

Field-dressing small game is a twenty-minute skill with one real hazard. Learn it in season, gloves on, long before the day you might need it.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20266 min

Resetting a tripped breaker, and when to stop and call

Most tripped breakers take thirty seconds to fix. A few are your house warning you about a fire. Learn to tell them apart.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Backstrap and duck want speed. Rabbit wants all afternoon

Wild game gets ruined in the kitchen because people cook every cut the same way. Three cuts, two opposite rules, and the mistakes that cost you dinner.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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Be the dad she calls when the date goes wrong

BRO for Her6 min

Build your car kit for the ninety-minute wait, not the photo

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

The hour after the shot is where good hunters break the law

Poachers aren't the ones getting most tickets. Honest hunters with a soggy tag, a late report or the wrong parts in the cooler are.

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Dads6 min read

Your daughter's standard for a husband is being set at your table

Forget the porch routine for her first date. The real screening happens years earlier, every time she watches how you treat her mother.

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