Clever Dude founded CleverDude.com in June 2006 while working as a technical analyst in the Washington, D.C. area. A Penn State graduate, he built the site as a side project alongside a white-collar career that included earning a master’s degree and multiple promotions.
In five years he wrote nearly 1,300 articles on personal finance and life lessons drawn from his own experience. The blog grew from a hobby into a recognized early voice in the personal-finance community and generated meaningful revenue. He sold the site in 2010, continued as a guest contributor through 2015, and returned in 2023 after further career advances, paying off his home, and extensive travel.
I've really been wanting one of these for a while. My uncle had one installed on his van about 15 years ago, and I wished I had something a little bit extra to move along those slow drivers in the left lane, or let those little punks who cut me off … [Read more...] about Freight train car horn
Getting tired of my talking about our Malibu? Well, you may only have to endure a few more days. Here's the latest status: I confirmed with the MVA that I am not required to get the inspection prior to sale, contrary to what their site says. … [Read more...] about Chevy Malibu sale update #2
... and I was one of them. Yesterday on the metro, I heard a phone go off, but no one answered it. I tried to figure out whose it was, but couldn't. Then it went off again, but with a different tone. A few minutes later, I found the culprit. A … [Read more...] about Two rude people on the train…
Friend and reader Shawn forwarded this article to me. FoxNews.com published an article by Fr. Johnathan Morris on "How to Raise Your Children to be Model Adults". Now before you write off the article because it's by a priest, I'll put out there that … [Read more...] about Fighting society and the norm for your children
I've been learning more since finding a buyer for our Chevy Malibu last night. Here's the status on our task items from the last post: Duane's status: Contact the credit union to get financing: Duane is still working on getting the extra $500 … [Read more...] about Chevy Malibu sale update #1
Ok, we didn't go into Manhattan (the Tri-borough bridge was jammed), so our weekend trip to NY wasn't too hard on the wallet. Here's a rundown of our expenditures (rounded off): Hotel Room: $110. We got 1 night at the Hilton Garden Inn about 3 … [Read more...] about The costs of our weekend NY trip
It's been 11 days since posting the Malibu for sale, and we found a buyer! I dropped the price down $1000 to be more in line with the Blue Book value, but it's still WAY under the prices of all the other Malibus which are mostly dealers' … [Read more...] about We found a buyer!
Well, we just picked up the rental car for our trip to NY for a wedding this weekend. Technically, we're going to Long Island, but it's close enough. They still talk funny up there ;) Actually, now that I think of it, it might just be my old … [Read more...] about Weekend in NY
