I'm so happy the holidays are over. I love Christmas, I really do. But the entire month of December is one big interruption to my daily routine, and by the time I get to the 25th of December I'm so ready to just get back to normality. There's one … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of the Week – December 27th
Today's post is a short one, reminding you to enjoy your holidays to the fullest. We were discussing vacation plans last week at work. We are at a very critical time for a project we are working on, and we were trying to figure out how we could at … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas! Put Your Finances Away For One Day
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. It's a phrase that you may have heard before or even used. The general connotation is that from where you are standing in life, what someone else has looks better. I always … [Read more...] about Why is the Grass Is Greener On the Other Side of the Fence?
This was the year I was going to really get into the Christmas Spirit, including putting lights up on the house, which I haven't done in a couple of years. Christmas has snuck up on me again, and once again I have not transformed myself into St. … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of The Week – December 20th
The major subject theme here at CleverDude is Finances, but another reoccurring theme is Family (if you don't believe me, just look at the web site header, haha!). If you've been reading here for awhile, you know that I have a teenage son. Kids tend … [Read more...] about Shocking Teenager Moment: My Son Doesn’t Care About Brand Names
My mother-in-law had planned to come to town to go shopping with my wife this weekend. When my son found out, he asked if he could go shopping with her first, by himself. He wanted to go shopping for Christmas gifts for my wife and I, … [Read more...] about When Should Kids Start Buying Christmas Gifts?
