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.
Continuing my discussion of 5 common money mistakes, we've already discussed creating a budget and saving for emergencies and retirement. Now, we'll talk about something only Actuaries care about: Insurance Types of Insurance Excluding the really … [Read more...] about Fixing your money mistakes: Be sure to insure
Fresh off the last multi-site stock contest, Blain from Stock Trading 101 has upped the ante on this stock contest installment. If you can guess the EXACT closing price of the Nasdaq for Friday, April 27th, 2007, then Blain will send you $100 … [Read more...] about Win $100 Cash – Guess the Nasdaq closing price here by Sunday night!
The first step to fixing your finances is to create a budget. Once you know what you're spending and whether your income can cover it, you'll be better positioned to take the next step... Saving for Emergencies and Retirement While growing up, if I … [Read more...] about Fixing your money mistakes: Save, save, save
Leave it to one of the most expensive colleges in America to provide its students the option to take a course in Personal Finance 101. George Washington University here in Washington D.C. is offering "a series of financial literacy workshops for … [Read more...] about College course for personal finance – Is it too late to teach our children?
Millionster posted an interesting personal growth article titled "Pick up the Can", and I'd like to relate my own mental roadblocks that I've finally lifted. For the last 6 years since graduating college, I've had the opportunity to pursue a … [Read more...] about Mental roadblocks to personal growth
Reader Eric Faith sent me two counterpoints to my article "10 reasons why you shouldn't complain about paying taxes". I posted the first article titled "Social Security is far from a good thing" yesterday, and today I'll follow it up with a … [Read more...] about Reader Counterpoint: Minimum wage is for sissies!
Reader Eric Faith was so perturbed by my article "10 reasons you shouldn't complain about paying taxes" that he just had to send me an article to argue why social security is bad. Actually, I saw his comment and asked him to write an article since I … [Read more...] about Reader Counterpoint: Social Security is far from a good thing
In my earlier post 5 Common Money Mistakes, I explained how we intelligent professionals fall into a number of money traps. Number One: Spending too much Do you have a spending plan? When I graduated college about 6 years ago, I didn't have a … [Read more...] about Fixing your money mistakes: Create a budget
