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.
Ahh, the buying season is upon us. While the news is telling you how horrible the economy is and you should protect your savings, they're also telling you that you need to spend, spend, spend to keep the economy going. What's a consumer/saver to … [Read more...] about What I want, but won’t get, this holiday season
We bought our house back in 2004 near the peak of the market. It still went up another 20% according the the tax assessments and an appraisal I had done when I was looking into a refinance years ago. But as of this week, that's all officially … [Read more...] about And we’re officially stuck…
As you know, most countries outside of the United States use coins instead of bills for all but the largest denominations. For example, the Euro has up to a €2 coin, and the first bill is €5. That's contrary to the U.S. where our coins are only … [Read more...] about The Biggest Problem with Dollar Coins [Personal Experience]
A month ago, I announced the release of a Digg-like social bookmarking site just for financial stories called "Tip'd". It was still in Beta mode, but they asked me to be partner for promotion and testing purposes. Now that I'm back from vacation, … [Read more...] about Tip’d 1.0 Now Launched
I was chatting with a coworker today about our current contract and our prospects once the contract ends in March. My coworker said something interesting. Basically she told me I should just look out for myself. While we're both happy with how our … [Read more...] about Looking out for myself [Preparing for the worst]
I actually got in late Wednesday evening after over 24 hours of straight traveling, but I took that night and yesterday to get through all my email, read all your comments on the posts (Thanks to Shawn for moderating!) and getting through about 800 … [Read more...] about I’m back from Israel!
By Shawn (co-author of CleverDude.com) I'm a dog person. My family has had a dog as long as I can remember -- my aunt had a dog, my grandmother had a dog, etc. However, I've noticed that it's become increasingly expensive to own a pet. I've seen … [Read more...] about Saving Money as a Pet Owner: Veterinarians
By J. Money J. Money writes for BudgetsAreSexy.com - A laid back finance blog of a guy just trying to spice things up a bit. He also finds budgets....well...sexy! You can sign up to his feed here if you like what you see here :) We nibble on … [Read more...] about Home Warranties – To renew or not to renew?
