Self-Employed Couples

Running a business together and staying married: roles, money, decisions and leaving work at the door.

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

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The working-mom system is mostly decisions you make once

Willpower runs out by Wednesday. A few boring decisions, made once and shared with your husband, carry the rest of the week.

GuideSelf-Employed MenRay Okonkwo25 Sept 20266 min

Your January was decided back in July

Slow months don't sink tradesmen. Busy months spent like they'll never end do. How to build a winter you can actually sit through.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your rate isn't your old salary divided by forty hours

Most women going solo price like employees and wonder where the money went. The math that fixes it takes one evening and a calculator.

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Corporate Women6 min read

Stop apologizing to your team, and don't start barking

There are two ways to get leadership wrong, and you've probably tried one. The fix is plainer than either, and it starts with your next email.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus Vale25 Sept 20266 min

Your first helper is probably an employee, not a 1099 guy

Calling him a contractor doesn't make him one. How to hire your first set of hands without handing the IRS and your insurer a reason to come knocking.

GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your side hustle is ready when it's costing you to keep the job

Matching your salary isn't the signal. The real test is a different number, a waitlist and a cash cushion, and most women quit on the wrong one.

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GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your promotion gets decided in a room you're not in

The ask matters less than what your boss carries into the calibration meeting. Write that page yourself, and write it months early.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideSelf-Employed MenMarcus Vale25 Sept 20266 min

Before you pay for leads, call the people who already paid you

When the phone goes quiet, the cheapest work you'll find is sitting in your old invoices. Most guys skip straight to buying leads instead.

GuideCorporate MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Don't quit your job on a Sunday night

Most men act on the urge to leave at the wrong moment, for the wrong reason, before the one conversation that might have fixed it.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideMoneyDean Shaw24 Sept 20266 min

The captain's license is the cheap part of running charters

A six-pack license costs a year of sea time and a few hundred dollars. The boat math decides whether you ever get paid.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Quarterly taxes and the one rule that ends the April ambush

Four payments, one safe harbor rule and a second bank account. That's the whole system, and it keeps April from eating your truck payment.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideCorporate MenMarcus Vale24 Sept 20266 min

The business trip isn't the problem. Coming home is.

Four nights away rarely hurts a marriage. The first hour back can. How to leave, travel and walk back in without paying for the trip twice.

GuideMoneyDean Shaw24 Sept 20266 min

The dream job test is what it pays in February

Smokejumper, fishing guide, luthier. They're real jobs with real paychecks, as long as you judge the whole year and not the best week.

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GuideSelf-Employed MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Why $45 an hour is a pay cut when it's your own truck

The rate that feels rich the day you go out on your own can leave you broke by April. Do this math before you quote another job.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Corporate Men6 min

Walk into the raise conversation with a number, not a feeling

Money6 min

Add up the worst year before you pick a health plan

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Plan a cook for eight people

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BRO TakeNewsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Your District Has a Gender Plan Form. Ask to See It.

Commentary. The courts are split and the states are split, but a records request you can file this week beats arguing on the internet.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Corporate Men6 min read

Staying out of office politics is how honest men lose

Refusing to play isn't neutrality. It hands the room to whoever plays dirtiest. How to win on the level instead, without selling a thing.

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What was your first ever job?

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