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.
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
I started CleverDude.com over 5 years ago as a hobby, and for the most part it remained a hobby. Throughout that time I've written close to 1300 articles mostly on personal finance, and that's a lot coming from someone who is not considered a writer. … [Read more...] about My role in YOUR finances
Automotive • Finances & Money • Frugality • Home
We live in an older community, where our home is 70 years old and those south are mostly 50-60 years old. Back in those days, they didn't have the concept of McMansions, and most of the home are about 1000-1500 square feet. So, I generally … [Read more...] about Got a small house? Need a new guest room? Buy a motor home or trailer!
In the past month, I've decided to begin selling off the "junk" in our house on Craigslist, and in just a few weeks, we netted nearly $1000 from just a few items. However, that total also includes a good chunk of money we made from multi-family yard … [Read more...] about I’m a Craigslist Junkie! (with a bit of Yard Sale)
Automotive • Finances & Money • Home
To some of you, Spring Fever means those last few days of school before summer (for students and teachers alike), and for others it the desire to get out of the office and enjoy the beautiful weather. Well, to me, spring fever means I want to shop … [Read more...] about Resisting Spring Automotive Fever
When confronted with a home improvement project, I'm the type who would rather take a sledgehammer to a wall than to measure a board 50 times before cutting. I simply despise the delicate nature of necessity of detailed work. Ask my parents; when … [Read more...] about Brute Force versus Calculated Agility
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Frugality
For some of us, we NEED two (or more) incomes to survive. Living on one salary or wage isn't an option, but regardless, I'll say you need to live like you only have one income. If you're stuck deep in debt or you're barely scraping by … [Read more...] about Dual Income? Live Like You Only Have One
Finances & Money • Giveaways • Taxes
Well, I think we had some problems with leaving comments, and I did some rework with some of our spam filtering plugins, but I'm not sure yet if it's fixed. I apologize if you tried to leave a comment and couldn't, but please contact me anytime you … [Read more...] about Winners of TurboTax Deluxe Contest
And the winner of the Dell Vostro V130 is.. Lori M. Lori had the following comment: Lori M. March 9, 2011 9:30 pm I would own a legal research and writing shop. Not letting work overtake the rest of my life. Finding the proper … [Read more...] about Did you win the Dell Vostro V130? Check here!
