I've posted the first ever Clever Dude Opinion Poll to ask my own burning question: What do you think about Adoption? You can vote here or on the right sidebar: {democracy:2} If you're reading this through an RSS or Feed Reader, please … [Read more...] about Clever Dude Opinion Poll: What do you think of Adoption?
Just a quick post before I head to bed (it's pretty late). I spent about 5 hours tonight recoding Clever Dude into a new theme. The last theme (Dago Pakar) just had too many inconsistencies to make it easy to manage, and I was tired of fussing … [Read more...] about We’ve redesigned the site! again
This week on Clever Dude: I started out the week by doing something stupid. I didn't resolve the problem until later in the week. I found out my parents made a big purchase without consulting the financial "guru" in the family. I wonder how … [Read more...] about Clever Dude’s Week in Review Mar 11-17, 2007
Martin at MoneyBlogSite started a tournament back on March 1st by ranking Personal Finance sites based on their Alexa score. I entered as a 6th seed, and have defeated "It's Just Money" and "Canadian Capitalist" so far. The rules required each … [Read more...] about Clever Dude is in the Sweet Sixteen – Vote for me!
As you probably heard, Starbucks was giving away 12 ounce cups of regular coffee from every store today from 10am - 12 noon. Normally I would never step into a Starbucks, or any establishment, to buy coffee, and I only ever drink coffee if it has … [Read more...] about Got my free Starbucks coffee – Still not worth it
At the beginning of this week, I told you that I did a stupid thing. I initiated a bank to bank transfer in the wrong direction! I moved a few grand FROM Bank of America TO HSBC, but I meant to do it the other way. Part of this money was the extra … [Read more...] about Bank of America Overdraft Resolution
Thank you to all the commenters on our original Adoption vs Natural Birth post. You've been inspirational! I myself have 2 adopted cousins, both of whom adore me. I rarely think of them as adopted unless I'm thinking about how my aunt was never … [Read more...] about Adoption vs Natural Birth – Response
As some of you may know from my Marathon Training Tips for Beginner Runners Series, my wife and I ran our first marathon EVER this past October. A little back-story: I am not a runner. My wife was, but not for a few years. I'm 5'10" and hover … [Read more...] about 2007 Marine Corp Marathon Training has Begun!
