A short while ago, we decided to donate our tax stimulus check, rather than go on a spending spree, invest it or stick it in savings. Stacie and I had budgeted about a grand to pay her dad for the work he did to install our new flooring (pictures … [Read more...] about Handed over $850. Received a grumpy look.
Way back when I was a kid, like 20 years ago, I wanted everything. I would scan through the Sears and JCPenney catalogs, circling about half the items on the pages, even the lingerie (I thought they were swimsuits for mom). For good and bad, my … [Read more...] about Wanting Too Much
This is a reprint of my original guest post at Budgets Are Sexy, with a few edits. Prior to starting CleverDude.com, I thought nothing of just letting the car idle when I was waiting outside of a store, parked in my driveway, or waiting to pick up … [Read more...] about Save Money, Save Gas, Save Your Car’s Engine When Idling
I won't count the number of times I use the phrase "save money" on this site, when in reality, I'm not saving a single penny at all. In fact, my whole Ways to Save Money series is named completely wrong. So what should it be called? Ways to Avoid … [Read more...] about Saving Money versus Avoiding Spending
By J. Savings The following is a guest post from “J†from Budgets are Sexy. J definitely puts personality into his financial articles, which makes his site a great read. Head over and consider subscribing to his RSS feed! Oh yeah, that's … [Read more...] about Populating Your [Fish] Tank
I've emailed the author the winners' information in order to send them their prizes ("Does Your Bag Have Holes?" books). Congratulations to readers Rachel and Tracey! If you would like to purchase the book for yourself, I recommend going directly … [Read more...] about Prizes sent, but another giveaway coming (different book)
While reading through my Google Reader feeds, I happened upon a post with Robert Niblock's contact information. Robert is the " First Vice Chairman, Chairman, President & CEO" of Lowe's Corporation. I decided to email him. But I wasn't … [Read more...] about Emailed Lowe’s CEO and got a quick response
Want to own a piece of luxury real estate in a prime location, specifically in Hong Kong? Well you can pay $28,800,000 for a 5497 sq ft penthouse condo with your own pool and a view of the harbor. Per the article, that's the record price (per square … [Read more...] about $28.8 million for a condo?
