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.
Hot on the heels of my warning about closed credit cards comes my own personal experience with a phantom savings account with Bank of America. Yesterday, I opened a letter from Bank of America that turned out to be a bank statement for the savings … [Read more...] about Beware the Almost Closed Bank Account!
We're in the final homestretch of paying off Stacie's student loan. I made some serious payments in the last 30-40 days to get it down from $3100 left to $963 remaining (as you can see from the debt scale on the right sidebar). And to just think … [Read more...] about Stacie’s Student Loan and Other Debt Status
Still confused about the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008? Who isn’t? Here’s the who, what, how and when from the experts at JKLasser.com. Filing your 2007 tax return is more than a ticket to a refund; it is the only way to get the rebate check … [Read more...] about Tax Rebate: How Do I Get Mine?
Although Google Analytics, Sitemeter and Statcounter are all reporting different numbers, one thing is for sure: March 2008 was my biggest traffic month in a full year! The only month higher than this March was March 2007 when I hit the front page of … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits: March 2008 Traffic and Referral Numbers
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
Earlier, I placed some blame for our (and your) financial problems, but I also mentioned one important thing at the end of the article: Break out of that cycle of debt by learning the proper way to budget and research, and then growing your … [Read more...] about Break the Cycle of Financial Bondage
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
If you're in deep debt, who do you blame? The credit card company? Your school (for not teaching you proper personal finance)? Your parents? Yourself? Well I had a good conversation on IM with Ana from DebtFREE-Revolution.com about her recent article … [Read more...] about Who do you blame for your financial problems?
So I had to draw a new number for the TaxCut prize. According to the random.org integer picker, the new winner is #6, Bryan! Bryan still has until tomorrow evening (3/31) to get back to me to claim the keycode. … [Read more...] about Redraw for the Free TaxCut Giveaway!
And the lucky winner is commenter number... That's right, number 4, which happens to be Simple Tam who is "out in the real world now" and needs some help doing taxes. Well, I hope this little gift helps! Simple Tam has until 6pm EST on … [Read more...] about Winner Announced for H&R Block TaxCut Giveaway
