"School does not prepare you for life. It gives you a degree. Employers love that. Life does not care."
Dadgree started the same place this website did — with a simple realization. After overhearing young adults asking each other how to do basic life things, Lance wrote the book (and built Dadgree.com) for everyone who was never taught the practical stuff: those with great parents, those without, and everyone in between. It's not a lecture and it's not a textbook in a suit and tie. It's the voice of the dad who's genuinely glad you asked.
Dadgree is built to be read straight through, like a short practical guide, or chapter by chapter when life throws a specific problem at you. New to adulting? Start at the beginning. Dealing with one thing? Jump to that chapter and use the tables, checklists, and Dad's Quick Take sections as action steps. The goal isn't perfection — it's calm competence.
Each chapter pairs with free guides here on the site — read the chapter, then use the tools.
First and foremost, Lance is a dad — and he'll be the first to tell you he'll probably never win Dad of the Year. He's okay with that. He created Dadgree to give practical, no-nonsense guidance on the real-life skills adulthood demands but school often skips. His style is direct, calm, and built around useful next steps rather than lectures. "Nothing in this book is revolutionary — just practical common sense that's too often overlooked." His advice in a sentence: keep learning, keep improving, handle the next right thing, and just be you. Smile.
"For my recent college grads Kiera and Reese, my nieces and nephews, and for every young adult who was expected to know the rules before anyone explained the game — and to my wife Julia, the mother of our twins."
One short, friendly email a week — a real-life skill, a checklist, and a little encouragement. Free, and you can leave anytime.
No spam. No selling your info. Just the stuff Mom and Dad meant to tell you.