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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Your First Kayak and Your First Calm Lake

Rent twice, buy used, and paddle into the wind first. What a beginner kayak setup really costs and where to find people who'll paddle with you.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The first week after you hear the word cancer

Get the paper, ask the timing question, tell your kids the real word, and keep walking. What to actually do in the seven days nobody prepares you for.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Start over at fifty with a runway, not a leap

A new career, a new town, a new chapter. Do the arithmetic and the insurance first, and the second half stops feeling like a gamble.

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Hobbies6 min read

How to Find the Local Club for Almost Any Hobby

The club already exists in your town. It's just terrible at advertising. These are the searches, phone calls and counter conversations that turn it up.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

If someone tells you they want to die, do this tonight

Ask the plain question, put distance between them and the means, and stay. The script for the next twelve hours, in order.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Chores by age, and the part where you stop redoing them

What a three-year-old can actually finish, when to hand over a whole job, and why the second week is the one that breaks most families.

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GuideHobbiesDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Start a Coin or Stamp Collection That Isn't Just a Jar

Pick a theme, spend twenty bucks, and never clean a coin. The beginner's path into two hobbies that reward patience over money.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

PTSD in veterans rarely looks like the movies

The signs families actually notice, the four therapies with real evidence behind them, and a phone number that works whether or not you're enrolled with VA.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Ask your mother the hard questions while she's still well

A fall or a diagnosis won't leave you time to hunt for her paperwork or guess at what she wanted. Do it now, at her kitchen table, on a Tuesday.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideHobbiesCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Start a Board Game Night People Actually Show Up To

One good game, a hard start time and a host who knows the rules cold will beat a shelf full of shrink-wrapped boxes every time.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How to ask a friend if he's thinking about suicide

The six words most of us soften into uselessness, plus the signs that show up in a normal week of work, gym and kids.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Swap your closet twice a year and stop rebuying the same sweater

Four hours in October and four in April kills duplicate buying, saves your wool from moths, and tells you exactly what to buy on clearance.

GuideHobbiesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Social Dancing Is the Couples Hobby That Actually Sticks

Under $100 of gear, a $15 Tuesday lesson, and about three weeks of being bad at it before something clicks.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

When your family flinches, that's the problem to fix first

If your kids read your mood from the sound of the garage door, no training program matters until you deal with this. Practical steps, and where to get real help.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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