Thanks to Single Ma for posting the links to various "Where's My Refund" sites, including Maryland's. By using the site, I was able to learn that my return was accepted, but that I was not getting my state refund! I could have waited for the letter … [Read more...] about I’m an Idiot: 2007 Tax Edition
I shall present to you a tale of danger, mystery, woe, and a lot of stupidity. Are you prepared? The weekend before New Years, our 6-year-old clothes dryer conked out (that's the mystery part I guess). Being the do-it-yourself kind of guy, I … [Read more...] about Stupid Dude and the Dryer of Death
We all go through times of high and low stress in our lives, and each of us deals with it differently. In my case, I yell more often, but recently I've noticed other problems. My eye/cheek/face have gone through weeks of twitching, my upper back and … [Read more...] about Recognizing Stress and Its Effects
Hot on the heels of writing "Trying and Buying Musical Instruments the Wrong Way", I'd like to announce that one of the last major stupid purchases from college is officially gone: my 5-string Washburn XB-925 Bass Guitar, which I bought for about … [Read more...] about Sold my old Washburn Bass Guitar
Two checks came in within the last week in relation to our Chevrolet Malibu that we sold in August: A check for $818 from the GM Protection Plan extended warranty. We purchased this extended warranty for about $1,400 new, before we knew that we … [Read more...] about More Cash Back from Our Chevy Malibu Sale
You all know me here at Clever Dude as one who is willing to admit defeat and admit when he's wrong. Maybe it's my way of copping out, but I'm not too proud to admit that someone else is smarter than I am, or that I just did something stupid. It may … [Read more...] about Don’t let pride ruin your life
A few weeks ago, we sold our 2005 Chevrolet Malibu sedan. Basically, it was cheaply made and we wanted something projected to be more reliable. Oh, and it didn't have a number of safety options like side-curtain airbags and ABS. I saw the crash test … [Read more...] about Do we miss our car?
In my post "Against the grain: Why we chose an interest-only mortgage", I told you why we didn't get a normal 30-year mortgage when we bought our home 3 years ago. I explained why I don't think it was a stupid decision for our situation, but I … [Read more...] about Maxing out your home loan: 100% financing
