“What are you doing?†asked my wife as she noticed me walking around the rental house snapping pictures, “I want to get going!†It was 6am, and we were trying to get on the road to make the twenty hour drive back home from … [Read more...] about An Easy Way To Protect Yourself Against False Vacation Rental Charges
First, I just have to say that the new Mazda Mazda6 sedan is one sexy animal, both on the inside and especially the outside. It's a different kind of sexy than the Kia Optima I tested some time ago, but I love the styling and how they're already … [Read more...] about Clever Dude Reviews the 2014 Mazda 6 Grand Touring Sedan
There’s no shortage of personal finance advice. If you browse the internet, you certainly know that. Every major news reporting or browser web page has a finance tab you can click to read about how you can save money, or manage your money more … [Read more...] about What Financial Advice Do You Choose to Ignore?
Oh checking account, why do you hate me so? Personally, I don't even understand why you're called a checking account given that I use my debit card far more than I write checks. I try to love my checking account, reconciling it as often as I … [Read more...] about Why I Should Reconcile My Checkbook Every Day
Image courtesy of satit_srihin / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Happy New Year, clever friends, and welcome to 2014! - The Clever Dude Team - … [Read more...] about Happy New Year!
Today's post is a short one, reminding you to enjoy your holidays to the fullest. We were discussing vacation plans last week at work. We are at a very critical time for a project we are working on, and we were trying to figure out how we could at … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas! Put Your Finances Away For One Day
“Dad, one of the buttons on my phone doesn't work anymore.†I took my son's iPhone as I asked him to point out which specific button wasn't working. At his direction I pressed the volume down button and noticed the absence of that … [Read more...] about Warranties, Good to the Last Day
My wife and I reviewed our budget before the weekend to get on the same page with bills that were to be paid and how much we had left in discretionary funds. After crunching the numbers I felt great about where we were at. Bills paid, money in … [Read more...] about What Happens When Couples Disagree About How To Spend Their Money?
