Redraw for the Free TaxCut Giveaway!
So I had to draw a new number for the TaxCut prize. According to the random.org integer picker, the new winner is #6, Bryan! Bryan still has until tomorrow evening (3/31) to get back to me to claim the keycode.

So I had to draw a new number for the TaxCut prize. According to the random.org integer picker, the new winner is #6, Bryan! Bryan still has until tomorrow evening (3/31) to get back to me to claim the keycode.

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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.
