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.
Clever Dudette and I will be in Pennsylvania visiting family for Thanksgiving, while Nick is protecting our house and swimming in our ice-cold pool. I hope he doesn't wear that string bikini again. The neighbors called the cops the last time. Since … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving…See you next week!
The madness is on. All you're hearing about this week is Black Friday and the deals that can be had. You know that laptop you want. Well, it can be had for $300 off. Or you can upgrade to the better model for the same price as the one you … [Read more...] about Black Friday and Buying Out of Budget
Although I hate financial clutter, I had to sign up for another credit card. I have about $5,000 due for spring tuition, but I won't be reimbursed for it until about February. That means I would either need to pull from our savings (which isn't much … [Read more...] about Got one new Discover credit card and cancelled another
On my Google homepage, I subscribe to a widget called "Local Gas Prices". I've been monitoring the lowest gas prices in my area for a few weeks now and have noticed a significant change. Obviously we all know prices are going up, but it's disturbing … [Read more...] about Recent gas prices effects on us and our family
I've never really been one to hold a secret about myself. I'm half-decent about holding others' secrets, but I don't really see the need to clam up when someone asks a personal question. I don't get offended, unless their delivery is just really … [Read more...] about Don’t Be Afraid of the Big Bad Debt
Early this year, I explained why I buy lottery tickets. Some of us buy comic books, some buy art. I buy little slips of paper that have a slight, very, very remote chance of maybe having a small probability of winning back the $1 I spent to buy … [Read more...] about What would I do if I won the lottery?
Since our house was built over 60 years ago, it gets a little drafty. The last owners did some major work on the house (new windows, roof and siding), but didn't update any of the insulation in the walls or upper ceilings of the original part of the … [Read more...] about Weekend Project: Insulation and Ventilation Work
I woke up this morning, much earlier than usual thanks to Stacie's alarm (she has to work today), and instead of doing work, I decided to log in to my online accounts to reconcile some financial information. Good thing I did! I logged into my … [Read more...] about Truck payment posted to the wrong account
