Trades & Careers

Electrician, lineman, welder, plumber. How to get in, get certified and get paid what the work is worth.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Profitable and broke is a real place

Your P&L can say you made money in a month you couldn't make payroll. Both things are true, and only one of them can close you down.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

How to bleed a radiator without soaking the carpet

Cold at the top and hot at the bottom means trapped air. The whole fix takes eight minutes, and the mistake people make is doing it in the wrong order.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 22, 20266 min

Do the arithmetic on your mortgage before you sign

The monthly payment is the number they show you. The total of payments is the number you actually agree to pay.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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Getting paid on time starts before you send the invoice

Deposits, due dates, PO numbers and a chase ladder that works — the small print that decides whether cash turns up in 14 days or 74.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

Read a tape measure right the first time

The marks, the sliding hook, the diamond at 19.2 and the one habit that stops you cutting a shelf a sixteenth short.

BRO TakeNewsMarcus ValeSep 22, 20266 min

Free speech is a habit before it's a law

The First Amendment restrains the government. It does nothing about the meeting where everybody agreed with something nobody believed.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideBusinessSam OrtizSep 22, 20265 min

The first employee changes your job more than theirs

Going from one person to two is the hardest hire you'll ever make, and most of the work happens before anyone starts.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

How to stop a dripping tap in fifteen minutes

Water off, handle off, washer out, washer in. The job is small. The mistakes are the expensive part.

StoryNewsNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

The pro-life work that starts after the baby comes home

The law changed in 2022. The harder questions are about money, work, sleep and the twelve months after a birth — and most of the answers already exist.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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