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.
This issue of Share the Love is to review a site that's been on my sidebar for a few months now, RateLadder.com: About the Writer According to Rate Ladder's About page: I am 6′10″ played ivy league basketball with an engineering degree … [Read more...] about Share the Love Review #2 – Rate Ladder
Yesterday, I shocked you with how much we spent in 1 year (2006) on our cars. To recap, the 2 of us own 3 vehicles that cost us about $22,000 last year: 1. 2006 Honda Ridgeline RTS - the biggest loan (about $25k left), but the most … [Read more...] about Overspending on Cars – What do we do now?
So that you, my readers, can subscribe to comment conversations via email, I've just installed the "Subscribe to Comments" Plugin available at TempusFugit.net. You can now choose to subscribe to the comment trail on any post with just a couple … [Read more...] about Added “Subscribe to Comments” Plugin
We own 3 cars. That's right. Two people, 3 cars. 1. 2006 Honda Ridgeline RTS 2. 2005 Chevrolet Malibu 3. 1997 Pontiac Grand Am (Why do all advertisements for vehicles show silver ones?) The breakdown for car costs in 2006 As I write this, … [Read more...] about What happened to our $22,000!?! Oh, that’s where it went…
I, Clever Dude, have been immediately accepted into the Personal Finance community, and even attended a gathering of DC area Personal Finance writers a few weeks ago. But I have to admit, I didn't really know what my topics would be when I registered … [Read more...] about Am I a Personal Finance Site? What is Personal Finance?
According to a CNN Money article, wind power is coming to your backyard to power your home. According to the article: Kruse raised $10 million in financing and teamed up with scientists at the National Renewable Energy Lab to create the Skystream … [Read more...] about How about a 33-foot Windmill in your backyard?
This inaugural issue of Share the Love is to announce the addition of Money Blog Site (MBS) to my sidebar. About the Writer Martin, the creator of Money Blog Site, is a 25 year old married guy, has a 2 year old and another on the way. He has … [Read more...] about Share the Love Review #1 – Money Blog Site
You can now receive email feeds of Clever Dude through FeedBurner: Subscribe to Clever Dude by Email Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner You can also still subscribe to Clever Dude RSS feeds: Subscribe to Clever Dude RSS … [Read more...] about Subscribe to Email Updates for Clever Dude
