19 years ago • Comments
Reader Shawn pointed out this Q&A titled "My rich parents won't share" for me from CNN Money. A reader asks the following: I recently learned my parents have a lot more money than I thought. Had I known, I would have asked them for help in … [Read more...] about Greedy Kids: Are they entitled to their parents’ money?
19 years ago • Comments
I just found out this past weekend that my 85-year-old grandmother subscribes to my email updates. About 3.5 years ago, I started communicating with my Grandma via email, which surprised me then as well. She uses Web TV (is that really still … [Read more...] about Hi Grandma!
19 years ago • Comments
It's July 31st, and we haven't paid an electric bill since April 5th. It's been almost 4 months since we sent a check to Pepco. Because we have a pool, we must have a 6 ft privacy fence and a locked gate. Unfortunately, our power meter is inside … [Read more...] about Estimated vs Actual Readings: It’s an expensive month
19 years ago • Comments
Finishing up my series of 5 Common Money Mistakes, I'd like to talk about something that many of us have done: fallen for a scam. Scams come in all flavors. New Zealand's Consumer Affairs Department posted a great quick list of types of scams. You … [Read more...] about Fixing your money mistakes: Don’t fall for those scams
19 years ago • Comments
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 … [Read more...] about Say Happy Birthday to Clever Dudette!
19 years ago • Comments
I had a comment on my "Elevator Post" that the article wasn't about finance and was irrelevant to this site. I want to set something straight though. If you want a pure finance site, this isn't the site for you. Most PF blogs aren't for you then. … [Read more...] about The purpose of Clever Dude
19 years ago • Comments
I seem to have aggravated and even insulted a few readers with my article "Stupid, lazy people on elevators and escalators". I tried to put enough disclaimers that it's truly a subjective analysis of the rider (whether they're able-bodied"), and I … [Read more...] about Whoah, elevators can cause quite a controversy!
19 years ago • Comments
I'm not good at keeping secrets. I'm not the worst at it, but since I share everything with my wife Stacie, it's hard to keep this a secret. I set up something special for her 30th birthday, which is tomorrow, and she doesn't know what it is, or who … [Read more...] about Keeping a birthday secret
