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Re: Quicken 2010 Review and Giveaway

Clever Dude — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:07:10 -0000

I've been strongly considering upgrading, so throw my name in the hat. I'm also a fan of CC on Facebook (as Mike Cleverdude).

Re: Quicken Home and Business 2009 Review and Giveaway

Clever Dude — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:22:29 -0000

I was actually looking to upgrade to this version so I'll hold off till the winner is announced :)

Re: Question for Discussion: How Much Can You Spend Without Telling?

Clever Dude — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:52:52 -0000

When we got married, the amount was set at $50. Four years later, it's the same amount, but we're less strict about enforcing it. However, we still do run bigger purchases by each other to let the other know that $50 isn't in the account anymore.

For example, I had to spend $52 on a book last night for a potential new job. I didn't ask for permission, but then again I scouted for the best deal and saved $16 off the original price, plus another $16 on overnight shipping (I joined Amazon Prime for the free month).

Re: Giveaway: Free Sumo Lounge Omni Chair

Clever Dude — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:12:47 -0000

The bane of my existence are our 2 filing cabinets. They represent clutter to me since my wife's papers from the last 10+ years of school and work are crammed inside. Next up is a free desk we got, but never use, except for yet more papers.

Re: I Won’t Sell Email Addresses

Clever Dude — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:29:35 -0000

Yeah, they contacted me yesterday. I just ignored it.

Re: Paid Off a Chunk of Debt This Week

Clever Dude — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:43:42 -0000

Congrats on getting rid of that debt. The student loans were next on my list before buying my wife a Mini. But we'll have that paid off before January and then get back to the student loan payoff.

Re: Intuit Quicken 2008 is Here! And Here’s a Giveaway!

Clever Dude — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:20:41 -0000

I was just about to buy the 2008 upgrade, but I think I'll wait to see if I win this one!

Re: Personal Finance Blog Roundup, Philadelphia Edition

Clever Dude — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:16:06 -0000

Hey, thanks for including me!

Re: The Carnival of Personal Finance is Looking for Hosts

Clever Dude — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:50:28 -0000

Thanks for the link! Funny though, I got the finances.boogietrain.nl linkback before I got yours. I'm sure you know they're scraping your site.

Re: Yesterday’s Winner of You Call the Shots: Clever Dude!

Clever Dude — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:59:39 -0000

Thanks Flexo!

Re: Extreme Frugality: Living Out of Your Car

Clever Dude — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:39:53 -0000

I had SERIOUSLY considered doing this when I worked far from home during the week instead of renting the room I was in, but my wife had a fit when I suggested it. Of course, I would have had to buy a different vehicle to do so since I had a sedan.

Re: FREE: The Maui Millionaires by David Finkel and Diane Kennedy

Clever Dude — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:59:58 -0000

If I paid $30,000 to meet Jesus, then that means I'm probably dead and money doesn't mean anything anyway.

I like the answer that I would meet myself 10 years ago.

Otherwise, I wouldn't mind meeting either of my grandfathers.

Re: NetFlix: It Might Be Time to Dump It

Clever Dude — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:06:27 -0000

I'm surprised I'm the first to post this for you, but how about trying Blockbuster Total Access? It's the regular 3-at-a-time deal as before, but they added a free feature called Total Access:

http://www.blockbuster.com/totalaccess

Any time you watch a movie, instead of mailing it back, you take it into Blockbuster and exchange it for a free in-store rental. Plus they scan your old movie and take it out of your queue and send the next one asap.

And you still get an in-store free rental coupon once a week.

With a Blockbuster across the street from us, Netflix will never come close to this deal, even if they're offering movie downloads (which they are now).

Re: Question from Reader: What’s a Decent Rate of Return?

Clever Dude — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:07:43 -0000

Also consider whether you're borrowing money for the investment (what's that rate), investment fees (could rack up alot here), and inflation rate.

Re: 15 reasons why you might not want to be a consultant

Clever Dude — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:32:21 -0000

So true, so true. I have one guy at my current client who actually said he wants an all new contract staff. He's a jerk and we don't take him seriously, but that one hurt! They honestly don't want to deal with the documentation that we require and they're used to just walking up to a developer and telling them what to do. Sorry, can't do that and cover your butt on the contract at the same time!

Re: a zero-sum worldview

Clever Dude — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:07:17 -0000

The homeless that live at garbage dumps so they can scrounge for food suffer with your Delorean concept. They'll have less food to eat, unless the food fuel is really homeless people pushing the Deloreans around after you've fed them scraps...

Re: Snowing in Fairfax – An Inconvenient Truth

Clever Dude — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:36:00 -0000

Hey, I was about to pop in An Inconvenient Truth and nestle in for some interesting comedic performances. Actually, I am quite interested in the movie, but also knowing that it could be a political ploy.

I'm up in Rockville, MD and it sure is snowing here too!