Credit • Debt • Finances & Money • Frugality
This article is part of my "Secret to Success" series. Check my index article to see where it all started and for the other four parts! In my recent article "Everything you ever really needed to know about Personal Finance on One Page", I … [Read more...] about Our secret to success: Part One: Spending less than we earn
Not too long ago, Trent from The Simple Dollar published a list of his 25 favorite personal finance, career and personal development blogs, and guess who made the list. Yep, Trent felt CleverDude.com was worthy of his daily attention. And, thanks to … [Read more...] about Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance On Just One Page
Right now our internet and phone services look like this: Cable TV: ~$20/mth - We only have basic cable (network TV, no ESPN, etc.) as well as a digital cable box that gives us hundreds of hours of free On-Demand programming from channels like … [Read more...] about I saved $3/mth on Comcast internet, but they’re tempting me to spend more!
Not that I put much weight into what Vice President Joe Biden says, but he commented on an issue that I wrote about just last week asking whether Obama's health care plan really did include taxing health care premiums. The administration was floating … [Read more...] about Biden disagrees with taxing health care premiums
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
We were married over 5 years ago, but we've held onto all of the cards we received as gifts, and each year we find a new surprise. After our wedding, while our two families were still in town together (they live 1.5 hours apart), we opened our … [Read more...] about Married? You might want to check for forgotten gifts
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
A close family member of mine recently told me that Capital One raised her interest rate without reason. Apparently they raised it from about 5% to a whopping 15%, which, on a multi-thousand dollar balance, will add up to a wad of extra interest paid … [Read more...] about Did Capital One raise your interest rate?
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
Just watch the video and try to figure it out for yourself. I'm dumbfounded. (this is safe for work) Note: If you're reading through email or RSS, you may need to click through to watch. … [Read more...] about 1 man, 21 kids, minimum wage and child support
I was listening to NPR this morning on the way to work and a discussion brought me out of my daze. Apparently part of the "health care reform" plan backed by Obama includes taxing the employer-paid portions of our health plans. I tend to stay out … [Read more...] about Will health care premiums be taxed soon?
