About the Clever Dude
My credentials:
- I’m a married man
- I make and spend money
- I’ve made mistakes and learned from them
Obviously, though, I am not a professional, and any advice given on this site must be taken at your own risk. That means you shouldn’t sue me if you misread what I say and somehow insult your wife and get thrown out of the house (just as an example).
Now you can learn more about me in my other posts:
- Questions about the Cleverdude - For some reason, people find it funny.
- Am I a Personal Finance Site? where I give my own definition of personal finance and how I fit into the mold.
- Interview with Clever Dude posted at MyMint.com
- A few of my obsessions
- Some of my favorite things
- 8 random things about me
- 8 MORE random things about me




Clever Dude and his bride started with over $110,000 in consumer debt and in just 3 short years, they have reduced it down to a mere fraction. The "Dude" writes about his mistakes in finances and marriage in hopes that you, the reader, can learn just a few nuggets of wisdom.