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.
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By Money Beagle This is a guest post from Money Beagle, a personal finance blogger from Michigan who is new to blogging, new to marriage and will soon be new to raising a family, as the 'Beagles' are expecting their first child next May. Money … [Read more...] about Being Frugal Isn’t A Fad
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By FWP This is a guest post by FWP at the Financial Wellness Project. Through stories, lessons, and progress reports, she shares her attempts at reducing and managing her debts, learning how to save and invest, building income, living … [Read more...] about Broke because you want to be: 12 rules for debt elimination
By Donny Gamble Donnie helps his readers learn to invest and teaches them the values of financial independence at his site Invesmint.com. In this post - Donny shares what one person could do with an extra $100 in their pockets. Have you heard … [Read more...] about What would you do with an extra $100 bucks?
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By Shawn (co-author of CleverDude.com) Ever since we've had our dog, we've paid to have him groomed about every 6 weeks or so. Currently, those services cost about $75 per trip. Recently, the place we go said that they could no longer take him. … [Read more...] about Saving Money as a Pet Owner: Grooming
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