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.
May 15, 2009. That's when we'll have the remaining $54,737 of our debt paid off according to our budget. I actually plan my budget for 5 years down the road. It's not as crazy as you think, though, because I do a lot of copy and pasting. In … [Read more...] about Our Zero-Debt Goal Date is…
No, Married and Broke aren't the names of the writers of MarriedandBroke.com. The writers are Tyler and Robin, a young married couple who recently learned that blogging can help them AND you. We decided to swap interviews, so you can check out their … [Read more...] about Get to know Married and Broke
...you can accomplish anything. That's what I realized today while discussing our debt with a friend. You see, I know how much debt we started with ($112,890), and I know how much we have remaining ($54,737), but I never thought about how we got down … [Read more...] about When you put your mind to it…
Reader Shawn pointed out this Q&A titled "My rich parents won't share" for me from CNN Money. A reader asks the following: I recently learned my parents have a lot more money than I thought. Had I known, I would have asked them for help in … [Read more...] about Greedy Kids: Are they entitled to their parents’ money?
I just found out this past weekend that my 85-year-old grandmother subscribes to my email updates. About 3.5 years ago, I started communicating with my Grandma via email, which surprised me then as well. She uses Web TV (is that really still … [Read more...] about Hi Grandma!
It's July 31st, and we haven't paid an electric bill since April 5th. It's been almost 4 months since we sent a check to Pepco. Because we have a pool, we must have a 6 ft privacy fence and a locked gate. Unfortunately, our power meter is inside … [Read more...] about Estimated vs Actual Readings: It’s an expensive month
Finishing up my series of 5 Common Money Mistakes, I'd like to talk about something that many of us have done: fallen for a scam. Scams come in all flavors. New Zealand's Consumer Affairs Department posted a great quick list of types of scams. You … [Read more...] about Fixing your money mistakes: Don’t fall for those scams
Yep, she turns 30 today. This means that I won't be posting much, if anything, this weekend. We have a big pool party for her tomorrow, and I have the special surprise for her in 25 minutes. Since I know she won't see the site between now and … [Read more...] about Say Happy Birthday to Clever Dudette!
