Comments on: PFBlogger Spotlight: Jason of Frugal Dad

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:08:23 +0000

Nice Post! Interesting perspective . . . I am a regular reader of FD’s site.

By: centsandthecity

centsandthecity — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:15:10 +0000

Great interview!

By: Pam McCormick

Pam McCormick — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:56:57 +0000

Jason your the first blog I read every day(except weekends).I think you do an excellent job and although I am older it impresses me on your avoidance of the culture of mass consume.Please keep up the good work.

By: fooddiaryuser

fooddiaryuser — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:35:27 +0000

Great info! That was very interesting…am I a voyer? You bet!

It is the only way I learn what to do next…all my friends have been either really wealthy or poor and living in an RV…finances are not something I could discuss with either side.

Until ‘meeting’ Jason and reading his detailed newsletters…I used to think that since I have to say no to so much, I did not want to say NO to food too…I now treat my finances and food in the same way…everything in moderation! Eat healthy and spend healthy too! LOL

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:36:57 +0000

Jason is one of my favorite personal finance writers. Although I do not have much time to read as many PF blogs as I would like, FrugalDad is one I make a point to visit as much as possible.

Excellent line of questions Jim.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:12:23 +0000

Great interview! Good luck on reaching your goal of paying off your non-mortgage debt. I’m hoping to pay off my car and two student loans in the next year. Here’s to debt free living!

And Jason, AoM is honored that we’re one of your top three favorite blogs. Reading that really made my day!

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:46:49 +0000

Thanks for the interview. Very insightful about FrugalDad, who is on my blogroll.

As an avid college football fan, I hope you post more college football posts as it relates to personal finance. I forget which team you are a fan of, but all I know is that the Pac 10 is going to get some respect this year!

Nice job saving that guy from choking!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:53:03 +0000

Excellent interview, FrugalDad. I’ve known you through blogging for about 2 years now, but learned a few things tonight.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:28:59 +0000

Good interview. I also enjoy FD’s blog.

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:48:19 +0000

Nice interview, thanks for doing this. One thing I really connect to with FrugalDad is the focus on security and preparedness, Jason has some great posts on that general topic. I’m also intrigued and on-board with simplifying life and finances, even if I haven’t got all the way with it yet. There’s also something about FrugalDad’s overall approach to finances that I connect with.

By: Dave - LifeExcursion

Dave - LifeExcursion — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:27:09 +0000

I have loved FrugalDad’s blog for a while now. Some great information and great advice. Glad to see others promoting such a great site.

Dave
LifeExcursion

By: Kevin@OutOfYourRut

Kevin@OutOfYourRut — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:19:29 +0000

Jason, I can totally relate to your credit career experience. I spent many years working in the mortgage business, doing mostly A paper loans, but about 10 years ago, the company I worked for approached me about spearheading their subprime operation.

Subprime was the up and coming side of lending in the late 90s, and it looked exciting, so I dove into it.

But like you I began to realize that I was enabling people to do things they probably didn’t need to, even getting into a house. It was there that I learned that no matter how noble the mission sounded, not everyone is meant to own their own home, and after about two years I largely left subprime and got back into A paper.

The only problem at that point was that by then A paper was looking increasingly like subprime, eliminating debt ratios and down payments.

And you’re right on the money, that being involved in that business normalizes the excess. Nice to see that you’ve made a full recovery!