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Clever Dude’s Week in Review Mar 11-17, 2007

March 17, 2007
By Cleverdude
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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 they’ll ever be able to retire by making these choices.
  • Clever Dudette and I are considering adoption, but we asked for your advice about Adoption vs Natural Birth. We then asked for some more opinions about adopting other races and nationalities and dealing with less tolerant family members.
  • We started training for our second Marine Corp Marathon this week, and then donated blood on Wednesday, which put a hold on strenuous activities. It was a nice day too! 🙁
  • You only have until Sunday night to vote for Clever Dude on MoneyBlogSite’s Personal Finance Site Tournament!
  • And finally, I shared some love with Money, Matter & More Musings and Binary Dollar

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Mike founded CleverDude.com in June 2006 while working as a technical analyst in the Washington, D.C. area. A Penn State graduate, he built the site as a side project alongside a white-collar career that included earning a master’s degree and multiple promotions.

In five years he wrote nearly 1,300 articles on personal finance and life lessons drawn from his own experience. The blog grew from a hobby into a recognized early voice in the personal-finance community and generated meaningful revenue. He sold the site in 2010, continued as a guest contributor through 2015, and returned in 2023 after further career advances, paying off his home, and extensive travel.

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