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Say Happy Birthday to Clever Dudette!

July 27, 2007
By Cleverdude
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Yep, she turns 30 today.

This means that I won’t be posting much, if anything, this weekend. We have a big pool party for her tomorrow, and I have the special surprise for her in 25 minutes.

Since I know she won’t see the site between now and then, here’s the surprise:

I’m dropping her off at the spa for a full body Swedish massage, a manicure and a pedicure. She’s REALLY wanted all three for a long time. We were supposed to get massages after the marathon last year, but we never got around to it. Well, this is a special enough occasion to splurge. She thinks we’re doing something together, but I wanted this to be her day. We’ll be together, along with her best friends, the rest of the day.

While she’s at the spa, I’m going to head to the mall to see if I can round up a nice purse for her. Honestly, if I leave it up to her, she’ll never get one. She’s been using a water bottle bag for the last 3 years (or more), and it’s falling apart now (it’s pretty cheap). She really takes good care of her stuff, so I know whatever I get her will last. I’m pretty good at picking out styles for her (just not the right size unless she’s wearing it), so I’m confident she’ll like what I get her.

So leave a comment for Stacie wishing her a happy 30th birthday! Thanks!

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About Cleverdude

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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Comments

  1. Shawn says

    July 27, 2007 at 10:42 am

    Happy Birthday, Dudette!

    Reply
  2. KMC says

    July 27, 2007 at 12:32 pm

    Happy birthday, Stacie.

    Reply
  3. Tegan says

    July 27, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    Happy Birthday Stacie!

    Reply
  4. Easychange says

    July 27, 2007 at 1:43 pm

    happy 30th birthday!

    Reply
  5. Lulu says

    July 27, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    Happy birthday to you….
    Happy birthday to you….
    Happy birthday dear Clever Dudette…..
    Happy birthday to you….now give us some cake! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Clever Dude says

    July 27, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    Her friends just went to pick up a Dairy Queen ice cream sheet cake. She loves DQ

    Reply
  7. SingleGuyMoney says

    July 27, 2007 at 3:34 pm

    Happy 30th Mrs Clever Dude. Hope it is a great one for you.

    Reply
  8. paidtwice says

    July 27, 2007 at 4:42 pm

    Happy birthday Stacie!!

    Reply
  9. Bryan Villarin says

    July 27, 2007 at 7:20 pm

    Happy birthday, Stacie! Those gifts and that ice cream sheet cake sounds really good…

    Reply
  10. MoneyNing says

    July 28, 2007 at 2:31 am

    Happy Birthday!!!

    Reply
  11. Johanna B says

    July 29, 2007 at 3:20 pm

    Happy Birthday Stacie.

    Thought you’d be glad to hear that your recent article on this web site led to me taking my lunch to work every day. I am saving quite a bit and that’s thanks to you.

    Reply
  12. Marie says

    July 30, 2007 at 10:44 am

    Happy Birthday!! I hope you had a great day and the coming year is fantastic!

    Reply
  13. Eden says

    October 24, 2007 at 12:06 pm

    Happy Birthday!!! Wishing you all the best!

    Reply

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