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.
Want to win a free copy of Millionaire by Thirty by Douglas, Emron and Aaron Andrew? Well here's your place to do it! You can also read my review of the book here and find out if I gave it a thumbs-up or down! How to Enter to Win Entering this … [Read more...] about Win a Free Copy of “Millionaire by Thirty”
According to the Author's Note in the beginning of the book, Millionaire by Thirty by Douglas, Emron and Aaron Andrew (father/sons): "contains fresh, new and different approaches to managing debt and using safe, positive leverage to attain a million … [Read more...] about Book Review: Millionaire by Thirty
I've now worked for my company for 2 full years this month, and in that time I've spent about 3.5 months on "the bench" (aka overhead) where I just sat at home and billed to an overhead code. The rest of the time, I've worked on 2 contracts. The … [Read more...] about Look for the Positives of Your Job (and Life)
I'm writing just because I want to show off the retaining wall I finished a few weeks ago. This wall was a practice run for the much longer and more complicated retaining wall that will stop the dirt and mulch from washing away from the pool … [Read more...] about One retaining wall down, 5 more to go!
Now that April has come to a close, I've tallied the (almost) final traffic numbers and determined that although not as big as March, April was still a success. I had over 26,000 visitors and over 40,000 pageviews, but the more important thing to … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits: April 2008 Traffic and Referral Numbers
Since I know hundreds of people hang on my every word, I didn't want to leave you wondering where my post is today. Right now I only have time to write this as I have the final exam in one course tonight, and I still have to finish homework for the … [Read more...] about Light Posting Day: Final Exam and Homework to do
Commenter #8! To be specific, the winning comment came from Lance on April 23rd at 10:28am. I'll be emailing Lance to get his mailing info, but if I don't get a response back in a couple days, I'll have to redraw. If you're interested in buying your … [Read more...] about And the Winner of “Stay Healthy…” is
A month ago, I reported that Stacie got a positive review from her boss, even though it didn't help relieve the pressure she's under at work. She's still working long hours and still doesn't get to see all her patients for as much time as she feels … [Read more...] about And the praise keeps rolling in for Stacie!
