(Note: This is NOT a paid article, but I did receive a free Grill Daddy to review) Usually I just review personal finance books here at CleverDude.com, but since my tagline includes "Life", I leave it open to writing about anything. Also, since I … [Read more...] about Who’s your Grill Daddy? [Product Review]
With all the mess going on in our lives (grad school, new jobs, travel), I totally forgot until today that I had set a "Zero Debt" date for May 15, 2009 back in August 2007. Did we succeed? ALMOST! Just today, the $12,000 check I sent to pay … [Read more...] about Did we meet our “Zero Debt” goal date?
From the UK show "The Real Hustle" where they expose ways that you can get your personal information stolen, your home and car broken into and many other scary scams. Watch more of their videos here: Note: If you're reading this in RSS or … [Read more...] about Check how easy someone can steal your credit card info
A few months ago, I told you that you can use FSA dollars on your account even if you haven't contributed that money yet. Well, when I wrote the article, I was closing in on a new job offer, which I eventually received and accepted. Back in 2008, … [Read more...] about Use Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)? Keep Your Receipts!
by Cameron C. Taylor Guest post by Cameron C. Taylor, author of the book "Does Your Bag Have Holes? 24 Truths That Lead to Financial and Spiritual Freedom". "Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than … [Read more...] about Lessons on Humility from the Life of Sam Walton
If you're really jealous of your what your neighbor has in his or her garage, and you can't afford to upgrade your Fiat to a Ferrari, you can fake it. "Style Your Garage" lets you fake out your neighbors with Formula 1 cars, Bentleys and even jets … [Read more...] about Keep up with the Jones’ garage
If you're wondering where I've been, I've been lounging by the pool known as Orlando all week. We flew in last Saturday and had good weather until late Sunday when the torrential rains began and never ceased. As I look out my hotel window on our last … [Read more...] about Hello from rainy Orlando, FL!
In this article, a "Sacred Cow" refers to something that a culture or society considers an unquestionable truth. In the book "Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity", author Garrett B. Gunderson takes … [Read more...] about Killing Sacred Cows [Financial Myths]
