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.
I think someone else is giving something away today (please comment if you know), but I do know that Dunkin Donuts is giving away a free 16oz Iced Coffee drink today from 10am-10pm. Personally, if I'm going to get coffee, I prefer it to be iced as … [Read more...] about Free 16oz Iced Coffee at Dunkin Donuts today…May 15th
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Taxes
In the book Does Your Bag Have Holes?, Cameron C. Taylor, in addition to financial and spiritual topics, highlights a number of points regarding the foundations of society, the intent of the Constitution and the role of government in the welfare of … [Read more...] about Is Welfare Unconstitutional AND Bad for Society?
Finances & Money • Frugality • Home
By Shawn Shawn is a personal friend of the Clever Dude and Dudette. At the time of writing this article, Shawn didn't know he was going to be driving to the hospital that night to deliver his first child! Latin for "Buyer Beware", Caveat … [Read more...] about Caveat Emptor: Buyer Beware
Debt • Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
By Shawn Shawn, a subscriber and frequent commenter here at Clever Dude, as well as a personal friend of the Clever Dude and Dudette will be posting occasional guest articles. You can read his introduction here. My wife and I are less than 10 … [Read more...] about Expanding Your Family and Reducing Your Income
Although I've always been open to posting article written by my fellow bloggers AND readers who may not have their own site, I'd like to present an open invitation to submit guest articles on any subject that falls under: Family Marriage … [Read more...] about Inviting All of YOU to Submit Guest Post(s)
Our retaining wall I mentioned that the second thing I did all weekend was "finish" our retaining wall, so I'll explain a little more. I started digging the 55ft section of wall along our pool on May 2nd, and it took about 5-6 hours of digging … [Read more...] about Retaining Wall (almost) Complete!
If you didn't stock up on Forever Stamps on Saturday in order to save money when the cost of postage increases today, then you're one of the smart ones. The price of a stamp "shot up" from 41 cents to a whole 42 cents, but that doesn't mean you … [Read more...] about Reminder: Postage Increase In Effect
So this weekend, I'm browsing through my Freecycle emails when I spot something interesting. Someone is giving away a Garmin Quest portable navigation unit (MSRP $450-600, on sale for ~$250). They didn't say it was broken or anything, just that all … [Read more...] about Freecycle Rocks! Guess what I got for free…
