For those of you who travel for business, even just once in your career, here's a secret travel trip we've been using to save money. Take your spouse (or any companion) with you on the business trip to save on lodging and some travel expenses. … [Read more...] about Travel Tip: Go with your spouse on business trips
Reader "Justin" asks the following question via email: Hey. I was wondering if you knew anything about automatic debits, particularly, if I decide to just close my checking account without opening a new one (and then run off to join the French … [Read more...] about Can I avoid a bill payment by canceling my bank account?
(Note: This is NOT a paid article, but I did receive a free Grill Daddy to review) Usually I just review personal finance books here at CleverDude.com, but since my tagline includes "Life", I leave it open to writing about anything. Also, since I … [Read more...] about Who’s your Grill Daddy? [Product Review]
With all the mess going on in our lives (grad school, new jobs, travel), I totally forgot until today that I had set a "Zero Debt" date for May 15, 2009 back in August 2007. Did we succeed? ALMOST! Just today, the $12,000 check I sent to pay … [Read more...] about Did we meet our “Zero Debt” goal date?
From the UK show "The Real Hustle" where they expose ways that you can get your personal information stolen, your home and car broken into and many other scary scams. Watch more of their videos here: Note: If you're reading this in RSS or … [Read more...] about Check how easy someone can steal your credit card info
A few months ago, I told you that you can use FSA dollars on your account even if you haven't contributed that money yet. Well, when I wrote the article, I was closing in on a new job offer, which I eventually received and accepted. Back in 2008, … [Read more...] about Use Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)? Keep Your Receipts!
by Cameron C. Taylor Guest post by Cameron C. Taylor, author of the book "Does Your Bag Have Holes? 24 Truths That Lead to Financial and Spiritual Freedom". "Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than … [Read more...] about Lessons on Humility from the Life of Sam Walton
If you're really jealous of your what your neighbor has in his or her garage, and you can't afford to upgrade your Fiat to a Ferrari, you can fake it. "Style Your Garage" lets you fake out your neighbors with Formula 1 cars, Bentleys and even jets … [Read more...] about Keep up with the Jones’ garage
