I shall present to you a tale of danger, mystery, woe, and a lot of stupidity. Are you prepared? The weekend before New Years, our 6-year-old clothes dryer conked out (that's the mystery part I guess). Being the do-it-yourself kind of guy, I … [Read more...] about Stupid Dude and the Dryer of Death
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
