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.
At the beginning of this week, I told you that I did a stupid thing. I initiated a bank to bank transfer in the wrong direction! I moved a few grand FROM Bank of America TO HSBC, but I meant to do it the other way. Part of this money was the extra … [Read more...] about Bank of America Overdraft Resolution
Thank you to all the commenters on our original Adoption vs Natural Birth post. You've been inspirational! I myself have 2 adopted cousins, both of whom adore me. I rarely think of them as adopted unless I'm thinking about how my aunt was never … [Read more...] about Adoption vs Natural Birth – Response
As some of you may know from my Marathon Training Tips for Beginner Runners Series, my wife and I ran our first marathon EVER this past October. A little back-story: I am not a runner. My wife was, but not for a few years. I'm 5'10" and hover … [Read more...] about 2007 Marine Corp Marathon Training has Begun!
I'm going to justify this post as Personal Finance because what could be more expensive than having kids? Anyway, my wife and I feel like we're called to adopt. However, we haven't started "trying" for a natural birth yet (is there a better way to … [Read more...] about Adoption vs Natural Birth – We need your opinion!
While driving home to see my family last weekend, I got a call from my dad wondering if I was bringing home the truck. I was, and then he proceeded to tell me the heater and mattress in their 25 year old water bed finally gave up the ghost. They had … [Read more...] about Parents, Spending and Retirement – A tough combination
There's a reason we Personal Finance sites have disclaimers. We make mistakes too. Yesterday, I transferred a large sum of money from my recently opened HSBC Direct account to my Bank of America account in order to then take advantage of … [Read more...] about The stupid thing I did today
This past week, I had to ask myself "What did you get yourself into?" with offering Share the Love reviews to other writers. I've received quite a few link requests, and decided to only add a few of them for now. I didn't know my reviews were so … [Read more...] about Share the Love Review #4 – Money, Matter & More Musings
This is the second week in a row where one of our articles has "made it big" and we've gotten a surge in readership. Over 12,000 of you came to read my wife's Frugal Lunch article in one day, which made her very happy. And then this week, over … [Read more...] about Clever Dude’s Week in Review Mar 4-10, 2007
