From Clever Dude: while I could be the one who buys groceries, Clever Dudette does because she absolutely loves grocery stores. She's a registered dietitian and enjoys walking the aisles to check out what's new and their nutritional value for her … [Read more...] about Clever Dudette’s Thrifty Grocery Shopping Ideas
Clever Dude bought me a kindle for Christmas in 2011; little did he know that I spent most of my teen years reading! I would read while my parents watched TV, read while we were on a 20 minute drive to visit my grandmother…I read every chance I … [Read more...] about Clever Dudette’s Frugal Kindle Plan
I can't believe it's already been 2.5 years since I left my university IT job to move into sales. Time seriously flies whether you're having fun or not. But that move also marked the beginning of something big in my life: losing 30 pounds. During … [Read more...] about The costs of losing weight
2013 Mazda Mazda5 Grand Touring When you're writing a car review, your tendency is to want to compare it to other vehicles in its class. What do you do when it's the only vehicle in its class? Such is true with the 2013 Mazda Mazda5 Grand Touring … [Read more...] about Clever Dude Reviews the 2013 Mazda Mazda5 Grand Touring
(Guest Post by Renee S.) Being deeply in debt is a difficult and stressful experience for anyone that has to go through it. Carrying debt eats into your available income and can be hard to pay off without some dramatic action on your part. … [Read more...] about 3 Methods To Get Out Of Debt
(Photo by Clever Dude) While most of our friends are parents now, sometimes of their 3rd or 4th child, kids are not in our plans for anytime in our future. It's not that we don't like kids, because we love our nieces, nephew and friend's kids, but … [Read more...] about Giving the gift of a European vacation
A few weeks ago, I flew down to TX (twice actually) for business, and on my last flight back to DC, I ended up on a tiny plane next to a young woman who was bumped from another cancelled flight. We got to chatting and I learned that she's newly … [Read more...] about Getting back to basics: Counseling others…and cars!
I don't think I've ever actually stated the amount of our net worth on this site, and I don't plan on it, but I do want to take this time to talk about where we stand now that we've been debt-free for close to 2 years (excluding mortgage debt). Net … [Read more...] about Our Net Worth and Financial Freedom
