Over the last few months, I've been complaining to Stacie that 2007 seemed like a year down the drain. I didn't have the feeling that I accomplished much all year, but in reality I, and we, accomplished some huge feats: We paid off our Chevy … [Read more...] about 2007 Financial and Life Review
Well, it's the end of the first full year here at Clever Dude. It was also the first year I earned any money on the site, so I'm considering this the year anything real happened on my site too. I might have another post to talk about my income via … [Read more...] about 2007 Traffic, Referrers and Keyword Review
Growing up and hearing my parents talk about cars, I always heard one thing: We're always going to have a car payment You can probably see where this is going already, but hear me out. From about 1984-1998, my parents leased a new vehicle every … [Read more...] about Do you always have to be in debt?
In Part One: Luxuries, I outlined the few expenses in our life that could easily go if we wanted to save a few bucks extra, pay off debt faster, or buy that giant 60" plasma TV (with a few months savings of course). In Part Two: Semi-Luxuries, we dug … [Read more...] about What could you give up when you’re in financial trouble? – Part Three
In Part One of this series, I talked about giving up luxuries if you find yourself in some financial trouble. However, luxuries are just that: expenses unnecessary to keeping us fed, housed and employed. Different people have different ideas of what … [Read more...] about What could you give up when you’re in financial trouble? – Part Two
Since our house was built over 60 years ago, it gets a little drafty. The last owners did some major work on the house (new windows, roof and siding), but didn't update any of the insulation in the walls or upper ceilings of the original part of the … [Read more...] about Weekend Project: Insulation and Ventilation Work
