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!
(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]
Forbes just released "America's Top 25 Towns to Live Well" and my little town of Rockville, MD made the list again, coming in at #8. While I never thought I would live in Maryland, much less tell you where Rockville was, I've come to appreciate the … [Read more...] about I live in the 8th best town in America! (Rockville, MD)
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money • Home • Investing
To view the video from email or RSS, you may need to click through to the site: subprime from beeple on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Another awesome “How the Housing Market Fell” animation video
Thanks to my friend Shawn for sending me this video (see below). I had heard of lock bumping before, but didn't know there were locks out there that couldn't be "bumped". Granted, criminals will always find a way around something, but just installing … [Read more...] about Protect your home from “Lock Bumping and Bump Keys”
Finances & Money • Frugality • Home
If you've been following me on Twitter, you'll know that for the last 2+ weeks, we've had problems with our furnace. The furnace would ignite the gas and get up to temp, but then cut off the gas and then keep running. Then for hours, it would just … [Read more...] about Perfect Example of the Need for an Emergency Fund
Finances & Money • Frugality • Home
Here in our home, we have "Residential Time Metered" electric service. Rather than paying the same rate regardless of the hour of the day, we pay less during "off-peak" and "intermediate-peak" hours than we do "peak" hours. If you're not sure whether … [Read more...] about Frugal Tip: Saving Money on Electricity using Time Metered Service
Are you a renter? Do you have renter's insurance? No? STUPID! Ok, now that you know you're stupid, let me explain. Why you should get renter's insurance 1. You're stuff is valuable! Go around your apartment and start adding up the replacement … [Read more...] about Why you should get renter’s insurance
