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.
Yep, it's been another 2 weeks since I ran a weekly review of my favorite posts from CleverDude.com, but I figured since I'll be visiting mommy (no I don't call her that) this weekend in another state, I should leave you with something! :) Here's … [Read more...] about Clever Dude’s Week(s) in Review April 28 – May 11, 2007
Last week, I found a pending charge, which eventually posted, on my Bank of America checking account for $109.65. The charge showed up as: CHECKCARD 0426 REVENUESHIELD866882318 866-8823186 UT Now, I'm pretty observant about my expenditures, and if … [Read more...] about I got diet pills for $109, but never ordered them
Nickel from FiveCentNickel.com is giving away a slew of awesome prizes like iPods, 5gb USB drives, and Personal Finance books, simply to celebrate his site's 2 year anniversary. Check out the contest here. I've had the pleasure of meeting … [Read more...] about Enter to win some great prizes at FiveCentNickel.com
That's right, Blain from Stock Trading Online is holding yet another contest to guess the NASDAQ closing price. This time, you have the chance to win UP TO $300! Here's the rundown: 1) Guess the NASDAQ closing price for Friday, May 11th AS A … [Read more...] about Win $300 Cash – Guess the NASDAQ Closing Price by Sunday
David at My Two Dollars seems to have a very similar marriage, at least with regards to finance, as we do. He wrote a short article about how sharing finances when they got married worked for them. Way back when I first start this site, I wrote an … [Read more...] about Sharing money works for our marriage
My friend Chris (aka "realist" here on Clever Dude) provided a perfect plan for a totally free wedding: 1. Find people who are the same size as you and ask to borrow their clothes. No one would think its tacky. 2. Have the wedding and reception … [Read more...] about How to plan a FREE wedding and reception!
Did you enter the contest to win $100 cash by guessing the Nasdaq closing price last week? No? WELL WHY NOT!?!? Well, out of the 38 entries to the contest across 3 sites, the closest guess was within 0.30 POINTS! Our own Patrick Szalapski came in … [Read more...] about NASDAQ Contest Finale: Did anyone win $100 cash?
I haven't really carried a credit card balance that wasn't at 0% interest for about 6 years now. I do still have about $10,000 in credit card debt that I attribute to my college days, but I use balance transfers to get 0% interest on the balance so … [Read more...] about What does it mean to pay your credit card balance in full?
