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.
Faith & Spirituality • Finances & Money
By Cameron Taylor The following is a guest post by Cameron C. Taylor, author of Does Your Bag Have Holes: 24 Truths That Lead to Financial and Spiritual Freedom. Be sure to check out his blog at his website, doesyourbaghaveholes.org! Note from … [Read more...] about The Principles of Creation and Abundance
By Tisha Kulak This is a guest post by Tisha Kulak. Tisha is a writer for CreditorWeb.com, where she writes about secured credit cards, rewards programs and personal finance. While many people may opt for a rewards program credit card, many … [Read more...] about Credit Cards Do Have Their Rewards
Yeah, I'm falling for linkbait. I like when someone takes a lot of time to write a creative article, especially when it includes yours truly. In this case, it was Luke at Money and Fitness Blog who wrote a clever post comparing Personal Finance … [Read more...] about My name isn’t Mike…It’s Tony
Update: I'm updating this post as more countries come online, but I'm not updating everything. You'll see new numbers with the slash through the old. Well, not yet, but I by looking at my Google Analytics reports, CleverDude.com has been seen in … [Read more...] about Is Clever Dude taking over the world?
Faith & Spirituality • Finances & Money
The following is a guest post by Cameron C. Taylor, author of Does Your Bag Have Holes: 24 Truths That Lead to Financial and Spiritual Freedom. Be sure to check out his blog at his website, doesyourbaghaveholes.org! In 1974, there was a track … [Read more...] about Goals and the World’s Fastest Man
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money • Investing • Taxes
By Braaak This is a guest post by Braaak, former Portfolio Manager at a major mutual fund family. Currently Braaak provides insurance and other financial services to high net worth individuals and small- to medium-sized companies. He writes … [Read more...] about Optimal Capital Structure for Personal Finance
When I posted how I'm saving $1400 per year on my car/home insurance, I didn't realize the impact it would have on other people. Two people in my life have already begun the process of saving hundreds on their car and/or home insurance by switching … [Read more...] about Did I save you money on car/home insurance?
Just a quick note that I got an email from Bank of America this morning alerting me that I received some direct deposits. Since today is payday for both myself and Stacie, I figured I would just have those two deposits. But lo and behold, I had 2 … [Read more...] about Maryland Refund: In the Bank!
