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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.

Finances & Money

Get all three Phish Live in Hampton, VA albums for free (limited time)

March 5, 2009
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Thanks to Pants in a Can for alerting me to this limited time offer to download all 3 of the upcoming Phish in Hampton Coliseum live sets in MP3 format from LivePhish.com for free. I'm only a marginal Phish fan, but I can't resist a good jam, and … [Read more...] about Get all three Phish Live in Hampton, VA albums for free (limited time)

Finances & Money • Taxes

Changing or Losing Job? Don’t forget to use your FSA dollars!

March 4, 2009
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Just a quick reminder that if you're fortunate to have found a new job, or unfortunate enough to have lost your current job, and you have been contributing to a Flexible Spending Account, you can spend ALL the dollars you elected, even if they … [Read more...] about Changing or Losing Job? Don’t forget to use your FSA dollars!

Finances & Money

Winners of “Overworked, Overwhelmed & Underpaid” Announced

March 2, 2009
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Just a quick notice that the two winners of the "Overworked, Overwhelmed & Underpaid" contest (see review here) have claimed their prize. Using Random.org's integer generator, commenters #15 Brad (from Kansas) and #39 Lori (from Arizona) were … [Read more...] about Winners of “Overworked, Overwhelmed & Underpaid” Announced

Banking • Finances & Money

Need cash in Italy? You know who to call [Cousin Vinny]

March 2, 2009
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I'll admit I'm pretty naive about the current status of the mafia. Not having my own run-ins with the mob here in America, except on TV and the big screen, I was pretty sure the mafia was relegated to folklore. While I knew from news stories that it … [Read more...] about Need cash in Italy? You know who to call [Cousin Vinny]

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Thanks for the Hits! February 2009 Traffic Numbers

March 1, 2009
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Pathetic. That's what I'm calling my writing in February. Pathetic. I thought January's 19 articles was pitiful compared to my normal 30-40/month, but in February, I only wrote 12 measly articles. My excuse? School. I'm back to taking 2 classes … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits! February 2009 Traffic Numbers

Family or Marriage • Finances & Money

Overworked, Overwhelmed and Underpaid

February 23, 2009
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Aren't we all feeling a bit overworked, overwhelmed and/or underpaid? Well, actually I'm only feeling one of those, but I'll get to that later. Louis Barajas has taken his nearly 20 years of experience as a financial planner and determined that … [Read more...] about Overworked, Overwhelmed and Underpaid

Finances & Money

Awesome Cartoon explanation of credit crisis

February 20, 2009
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It's about 11 minutes long, and doesn't discuss some of the really shady things that happened, but this cartoon by Jonathan Jarvis is a really good primer that almost anyone can understand: The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on … [Read more...] about Awesome Cartoon explanation of credit crisis

Banking • Credit • Debt • Finances & Money

Paid Off $11,500 of Credit Card Debt Today

February 19, 2009
By Cleverdude
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Ok, it sounds bigger than it is. Perhaps you recall back in July when Citibank told me to use their money to make more money? I took out $12,500 in a 0% balance transfer for 7 months, with a $75 fee. I stuck it in my savings account earning about … [Read more...] about Paid Off $11,500 of Credit Card Debt Today

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