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.
Springtime is a dangerous time for me and car showrooms. Beginning in spring 2004, we've bought a new car each year. However, we haven't always been wise about our auto purchases, and I think the automakers have targeted me directly because they know … [Read more...] about I got a nice surprise for test-driving a Chevy!
Lulugal has tagged me with a stinkin chain letter-type post, and as much as I wanted to just trash the pingback, I decided it would be a fun post for the weekend: Here are some of my favorite things. Song: There are songs that come and go, but … [Read more...] about Some of my favorite things
Ok, so sue me. I missed a week in review last week. It just means you get EVEN MORE Clever Dude today! I did want to welcome Lifehacker readers of my recent article "Find Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for your car online". Now, why don't you … [Read more...] about Clever Dude’s Week in Review April 16-27, 2007
I'm a dealership's worst nightmare. When I hear any squeak or rattle in our cars, I take it directly to the warranty manager to get analyzed and fixed. I'm not the type who can just drown out the noise with a stereo, because once I know it's there, … [Read more...] about Find Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for your car online
Yes, that's right. My beautiful face is plastered atop an article where I espouse my wisdom and knowledge about personal finance, money, budgeting, and stupid things I've done (what does "espouse" mean?). Noah and Cap from MyMint.com graciously … [Read more...] about Interview with Clever Dude posted at MyMint.com
When my article "How I get laptops and plasma TVs for free" made it big a few months ago, a number of you asked to see pictures of the prizes. However, I didn't see the point because I could easily have just bought the laptops as won … [Read more...] about You asked for it. Here are our free laptops
It's been only 3 months since posting our intent to pay off our Chevy Malibu loan of $15,000 in 8 months, but we've made tremendous progress in paying off the loan. Today, I sent off another $2,000 towards the Bank of America credit card, and the … [Read more...] about In the home stretch – The Malibu is almost paid off!
The contest to win $100 by guessing the Nasdaq closing price for this coming Friday is closed to new entries, but you can all follow along to see whether CleverDude.com comes out the winner with the closest average guess (among its 8 entries) and/or … [Read more...] about Guess the Nasdaq Closing Price – Contest Update
