17 years ago • Comments
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.
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
17 years ago • Comments
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
17 years ago • Comments
What happens when you get a few personal finance writers together? They become a network! In true generic fashion, 5 other personal finance bloggers and myself have created the Personal Finance Network, or PFN for short. Now why would we do such a … [Read more...] about Introducing the Personal Finance Network!
17 years ago • Comments
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
17 years ago • Comments
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
17 years ago • Comments
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
