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.
In 2007, I hit it big on Lifehacker.com when they featured Stacie's Frugal Lunch article. I was elated, until I got an email from the owner of an image I used. I wrote about the whole experience in "A star for a day. What I learned", but basically … [Read more...] about Blogging Tip: Using images without authorization
Faith & Spirituality • Finances & Money
Last week, I gave you a sneak peak of a new "version" of the Bible called “Bible Illuminated: The Book“. It's really just a new presentation of an existing New Testament Bible translation called the “Good News Translation", which was first … [Read more...] about Bible Illuminated: A fresh look at the Bible?
Last November, I found out that my graduate school automatically notified my student loan servicer that I was taking classes "half-time", which, for graduate school, allowed me to automatically defer my student loans. In fact, because I had a … [Read more...] about Having to pay back school loan interest
by Ryan Morgan Ryan Morgan is a part-time self-representing artist. His studio is located in Cleveland, Ohio. He began selling his art on Ebay in the summer of 2008, and in just 3 months has sold 15+ original paintings. You can view his current … [Read more...] about Selling Art for Extra Income
In just over 2 weeks, we'll be on our way to Israel for a 9 day trip to see the Holy Land. While we paid for the trip months ago, there was still one lingering charge outstanding: fuel surcharge and security fees. In the initial estimate, the … [Read more...] about Getting whacked by the airline fees
Over the last couple weeks, I've been reading 50 different books. Actually, I've been reading about them in Cliffs Notes fashion in the new book "50 Prosperity Classics: Attract It, Create It, Manage It, Share It (50 Classics)" by author Tom … [Read more...] about 50 Prosperity and Finance Classics
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
In my weekly roundup, I told you that we were celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary this past weekend. However, my plans were a secret because I wanted to surprise Stacie. Now that the weekend is over, I can tell you what we did: Slades Inn (Bed … [Read more...] about Slades Inn, Manor Tavern and a Laughing Horse
