19 years ago • Comments
Fellow personal finance writer Henry from Binary Dollar IM'd me Sunday night while I was working on the Carnival of Personal Finance to ask my opinion of something. First, though, I'll mention that Henry authorized me to use his name in this post. He … [Read more...] about Couples at financial odds: New vs Used and so much more
19 years ago • Comments
You've heard me say that I'm a big fan of the Festival of Frugality before, and this week was no exception. I love reading articles about frugality because it's quite hard to NOT put in "a bit of yourself" in the articles. The topics are usually more … [Read more...] about Festival of Frugality #77 Highlights
19 years ago • Comments
How many times have you said "I'll do this if you do that" in your marriage, job, friendships, or life? Reciprocal activities are what makes the business world run, but they are not the best method of interacting with your spouse in a marriage (or … [Read more...] about Marriage isn’t 50/50
19 years ago • Comments
Back in January, I told you all that I decided to try to pay off our Chevy Malibu in 8 months or less. How are we doing? Well, if you check out our debt scale on the right sidebar, you'll see we only have 22%, or $3,286 left of the original … [Read more...] about Only 2 more months to pay off the Malibu!
19 years ago • Comments
The Consumerist has a good highlight of (yes) another article about how credit repair agencies are ripoffs. I always wondered who would need these types of services, and even considered starting my own (in a split-second lapse of conscience). Perhaps … [Read more...] about Be your own credit repair service
19 years ago • Comments
Ok, there's just a few more days until the NEXT Festival of Frugality hits the web at My Two Dollars, but I wanted to highlight my favorites from this past week's Festival hosted by Tricia at Blogging Away Debt. Grad Money Matters asks How frugal … [Read more...] about Festival of Frugality #75 Recap
19 years ago • Comments
Hello readers! I need your help. I'm reaching out to my 600+ loyal subscribers, as well as all of you hundreds of new readers who find my site each day for help. I'm looking for a new laptop. My sister has agreed to purchase my old Sony Vaio for … [Read more...] about I need advice: Help with finding the right laptop
19 years ago • Comments
You've probably noticed fewer original posts out of Clever Dude this past week, and I can explain myself :) This coming Monday, I'll be hosting the 103rd Carnival of Personal Finance. A "Carnival" is a compilation of articles submitted by various … [Read more...] about Weekend plans
