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.
Car owners concerned about wasting their hard earned money have found numerous ways to save money on their car's operating expenses. Many start by driving fewer miles, observing the speed limit to improve fuel efficiency and shopping for affordable … [Read more...] about Saving Money on Car Maintenance
I regularly get unsolicited emails from all over the web daily (more and more lately). Much of them are new product/service announcements, which I generally just archive away in Gmail because I don't like broadcast emails. Others seem to be written … [Read more...] about Random Finance Links and News
Finances & Money • Frugality • Home
In just a week, we'll be on a 10 day vacation out of the country. So what are we going to do to prepare our home and personal finances for this extended period away? Here's just a quick list of things we're doing, but feel free to add others if … [Read more...] about Preparing Our House for a Long Trip Away
This morning we got in line at 6:20am at our Maryland polling location, behind 15 other early-risers. By the time the polls opened at 7am, the line had swelled to over 100. We had a bit of a scare once we started voting as a number of the machines … [Read more...] about Vote today and get FREE FOOD AND DRINKS!
Over the weekend, we got the usual mail of catalogs, periodicals and weekly grocery inserts. On top, though, was a letter from our mortgage company that didn't look like a bill (it was pink behind the window, not the normal bluish-gray). I've come … [Read more...] about The $800 Surprise
As many of you know, I'll be away from for 10 days in Israel starting next week. Therefore, so that I don't have to write 10 articles up front all by myself, I'm opening it to you, my fellow readers and bloggers, to submit your own guest articles to … [Read more...] about Calling for Guest Post Submissions! Due this Friday!
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
After skimming this article from CNN Money, I was going to complain that people are now whining to get bailed out of their credit card debt. I was going to ask why don't the credit card companies just offer a repayment plan, until I read it more … [Read more...] about Credit Card Companies and Repayment Plans
Many of us, including myself, think that the current credit and financial crises is the first major step towards the fall of America as a world financial superpower. Looking at how far the market has fallen, the massive layoffs occuring more and … [Read more...] about Will America fall from its Superpower status?
