I used to read Frugal Dad frequently, but all it is now is infographics (that usually have little to no connection with finances). I even gave the site a grace period and checked back today and it was still the same. Am I the only one disappointed with this? I thought it was a decent read before.
I never followed Frugal Dad (just read some random articles in passing when linked to from another finance site), but I've noticed a similar problem with Get Rich Slowly and The Simple Dollar, the first two I followed.
So many of their ideas are so.... basic.
I think the problem is that as I get more Mustachian, their content, targeted towards the average American, gets less relevant to me, as I'm so far past it.
My wife has noticed the same thing independently (although she only reads GRS, not TSD). Example: a day or two ago GRS had an article about 5 easy ways to save or something like that. All were pretty obvious (put money in a jar, automatic deductions for 401k, etc), but in particular I remember the last one, because my wife commented.
The tip was to put your money in a place where it's hard to access (takes a few days to get out, etc.). My wife said "Why put it in a place that's so hard to access? How about you just
don't spend it?"
That's the default mindset for a Mustachian, and a foreign concept to the average person.
If and when MMM targets a larger audience and dumbs down his articles to include basic tips about mind hacks to save money (the obvious ones you've heard a million times, like envelope budgeting), we'll likely be frustrated with that as well.
To be fair to those other sites, they are trying to write to those other people who need that. And it's hard to produce content day in and day out. It's just that the average Mustachian has moved beyond the baby steps.
But that's why I'm glad we have a site like MMM, who doesn't baby his readers.
