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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.

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I’m an Idiot: 2007 Tax Edition

February 28, 2008
By Cleverdude
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Thanks to Single Ma for posting the links to various "Where's My Refund" sites, including Maryland's. By using the site, I was able to learn that my return was accepted, but that I was not getting my state refund! I could have waited for the letter … [Read more...] about I’m an Idiot: 2007 Tax Edition

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Ways to Save Money #16: Bundle Up…at Home

February 27, 2008
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Rounding out the "Keep Warm" topics of the Ways to Save Money Series (see Wear Socks or Slippers at Home), I'd like to inform you that there's a way to keep warmer and save money on heating costs with little or no additional monetary investment on … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #16: Bundle Up…at Home

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Help The Hungry – DINE OUT for Thanksgiving in February!!

February 26, 2008
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Even though Stacie and I have a pact that we don't eat out for dinner on Monday-Thursday evenings (weekends are fair game), I'm enticed by this offer to help donate to the needy and get a decent meal in the Montgomery County, MD area. Even Ben and … [Read more...] about Help The Hungry – DINE OUT for Thanksgiving in February!!

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Ways to Save Money #15: Wear Socks or Slippers at Home

February 26, 2008
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This is part fifteen of the Ways to Save Money Series. Now that we're on the topic of keeping warm in your home (see Blocking Off Unused Rooms), let's look at a way to keep your body warm while you're hanging out in your home. In our home, we … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #15: Wear Socks or Slippers at Home

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Ways to Save Money #14: Block-Off Unused Rooms

February 25, 2008
By Cleverdude
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This is part fourteen of the Ways to Save Money Series. Now that I work from home one day per week due to school, I can't just have the heat down to our normal daytime temperature or I would be very uncomfortable. But running the furnace at our … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #14: Block-Off Unused Rooms

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Our Student Loan Interest Rate Went Down by 1%!

February 25, 2008
By Cleverdude
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I just opened a letter from our student loan provider that's been sitting in a pile all week. I thought it was the monthly bill for Stacie's loan, but it turns out it was a notification. Here's what it said: WHY WE ARE CONTACTING … [Read more...] about Our Student Loan Interest Rate Went Down by 1%!

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Ways to Save Money #13: Use a Hanky

February 22, 2008
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Continuing with the Ways to Save Money Series, I'd like to present a method of saving money through what some people consider a disgusting method: Using a Handkerchief. Growing up, I had horrible allergies. The pets (dogs, guinea pigs, iguanas, … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #13: Use a Hanky

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Google Reader Not Reporting Numbers – Feb 21, 2007

February 21, 2008
By Cleverdude
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Don't worry people, I haven't had a max-exodus of readers from my site. Not that most of you would have noticed anyway, but my reader count is about half the normal count today. I logged into Feedburner and sure enough, Google isn't reporting … [Read more...] about Google Reader Not Reporting Numbers – Feb 21, 2007

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