only $48,129 left to go! That's our chart from the No Credit Needed Network (thanks NCN!). The "Paid" numbers are a bit off since I began the chart well into our debt repayment period. Yeah, that's a lot of debt, but here's the thing. Now … [Read more...] about $64,761 of debt down and…
WAAAAY back in August (uh, 2 weeks ago), the Frugal Law Student tagged me to give up 8 random things about me. You can see the first 8 here, and the second 8 here. Usually, when I write personal things about myself, I'll add it to my About … [Read more...] about Yet another 8 random things about me
I couldn't fall asleep Friday night, so I decided to look at our budget a little more closely. I had postponed the final payment for our credit card debt until early October because we have some other bills this month. However, I realized that I had … [Read more...] about Guess what…We don’t have credit card debt anymore!
Right now, I have about 120 personal finance blogs on my Google Reader list. I read hundreds of articles per day (well, skim mostly) and comment on quite a few. I also see that I have around 900 subscribers right now. I'd like to make a connection … [Read more...] about Subscriber Poll: Are you a personal finance blogger too?
I've been wanting to write this article for some time, but I figured everyone was so excited about me talking about how I want to get out of debt, so I didn't post it. Well, here's the sequel to my popular post "10 Easy Ways to Look Unprofessional". … [Read more...] about 10 More Easy Ways to Look Unprofessional
I got a few checks this past week from affiliate sales, Adsense and other CleverDude.com-related income that enticed me to consider paying off the rest of our original $20,000 in credit card debt. However, I opted for the safe bet and wait until the … [Read more...] about Credit Card Debt: Ohhh so close to gone!
I've been wanting a chance to speak about finances with my cousins "Conner" and "Emily", and I finally got the chance this past weekend. While wandering around State College, PA, I asked both my 13- and 17-year-old cousins if they knew what a credit … [Read more...] about Talking money with my teenage cousins
Casey, a subscriber and commenter here at Clever Dude, had some great comments on our article Examine Your Motives: Buying A Home, so I asked her to make her comment into a full article. Casey and her husband are in their early 30s and currently live … [Read more...] about Renting vs Buying a Home: A Detailed Calculation
