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.
As a parent, you should be your child's primary teacher. If you're an idiot, you shouldn't be teaching anything to anyone." Clever Dude, 2008 … [Read more...] about Clever Quote of the Day: Teaching Your Children
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
I recently asked about your opinion of "rich" and got a range of responses. Some people said a 6-figure income is rich, while people IN the 6-figure income range said it's not. For me, I conceded it's a matter of perspective and relativity. Here in … [Read more...] about Appreciating what you have is hard
I usually don't link over to The Consumerist because I figure everyone that reads my site already reads theirs, but I'm probably wrong about that. Therefore I wanted to point out an article where they learned from "an insider" that postal employees … [Read more...] about Warning: Post Office not offering First Class Mail
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
I bet, at least once in your marriage or relationship, you went out and bought something because you were mad at your spouse. Or perhaps you thought you were wiser than your significant other and took control of the finances...by doling out an … [Read more...] about Have you Committed Financial Infidelity?
After just getting off my soapbox about buying $1,500 televisions, and our own reasons for not buying, I decided to spend $1,500 of our money. But it might surprise you to know that it wasn't any material goods that I purchased. In fact, I … [Read more...] about I chose to pump $1500 into the economy today
As a quick note, I've posted 10 more ING Orange Savings referral links that will earn you $25 for an initial $250 deposit. You can remove that $250 immediately, and the $25 after 30 days. That's an immediate 10% gain! Plus, you get a great savings … [Read more...] about More ING Referral Links Available!
I hate chain letters. The ones with either a joke, or an urban legend easily debunked at Snopes.com, or with a series of pretty pictures with a prayer at the end to make you feel guilty for not passing it on to everyone in your address book. But I do … [Read more...] about Ways to Tell You’re Old
I've complained and complained all spring and summer about these vicious retaining walls I've been building around our property and I think we're finally done (for this year at least). Any other walls will be minor, such as around our A/C unit as the … [Read more...] about Finishing Our Retaining Walls
