As you know, I did some major repairs to our pool pump and pool plumbing. I recently spent $400 on a new pool pump, which runs like a dream compared to the old one, but I had even more work to do. Before I replaced the pump, I had to repair some PVC … [Read more...] about Pools are expensive: $85 Plastic
The Carnival of Personal Finance is 2 years old today, and JD from Get Rich Slowly has hosted 82 "Best Of" articles in this edition. Yours truly submitted Frugal Lunch as CleverDude.com's best article, but as you know, it wasn't even my own … [Read more...] about Best of the Best: Carnival of Personal Finance Review
Some of you may have caught me mention that we have an in-ground pool at our home. When we purchased the home almost 3 years ago, we weren't looking for a pool. We've never owned a pool, our parents didn't own a pool, but my aunt had an above-ground … [Read more...] about Pools are expensive: Today cost us $400
NCN from No Credit Needed Network has posted the 90th Carnival of Debt Reduction. I admit that I haven't really followed this carnival since I'm always so busy getting through the Festival of Frugality and Carnival of Personal Finance, but NCN was … [Read more...] about 90th Carnival of Debt Reduction – Recap
If you have a Discover Card with cashback benefits, you may be able to take advantage of the newest cycle promotion. Every 3 months, Discover gives a full 5% cashback bonus for specific types of purchases. This quarter (April 1 - June 30), … [Read more...] about 5% Discover Cashback for Home and Apparel purchases
I would like to announce the first guest article by my wife Stacie, aka Clever Dudette. Stacie is a Registered Dietitian in the D.C. region, and runs her own nutrition site at Building Nutrition. Enjoy! ----------- Clever Dude and I frequently … [Read more...] about Frugal Lunch by Clever Dudette
