I am still in shock. I cannot believe I started this blog just over two years ago. I started this site as a way of meeting some new people and having some interesting conversations and it has transformed into something much more than that. The site has grown and changed so much and I owe ...

Hello everyone. Guess what? On Saturday we will be on a plane headed to a continent I have never been to before. Where Will We Be Going? We are headed to Africa!!I am beyond excited. Ever since I was a kid I have always wanted to go to Africa. There is something that just seems so remote and ...

I was honoured when I received an invite from two of my blogging pals Derek @ Life and My Finances and Corey @ 20's Finance to participate in a new year challenge. At first when I read that I would be challenged to make 30K next year online I almost fell out of my chair ...

This year I am tickle pink to be nominated as one of the finalists in the Plutus Awards. The Plutus awards celebrate the best financial blogs that are unaffiliated with mainstream media and commercial financial products.I am nominated as a finalist in two categories: Best Green Blog and Best Kept Secret Blog.  It is such an ...

Please join me in welcoming Latisha and Tony to the PET team.Latisha writes about how to save, invest and build your wealth over at Financial Success for Young Adults. Her main goal is to help other students create a budget and manage their finances in a beneficial way. At PET, she will be sharing her ...

Sorry if you couldn't view my site for a few hours today. My server crashed and needed to be replaced. All is fixed now and good to go. Thank you for being patient and returning at a later time. Your readership is very important to me.

Please join me in welcoming Crystal from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff to the PET team. Crystal is from Houston, Texas and lives with her husband and two dogs. She started blogging in early 2010 and is now blogging full time. She blogs about personal finance at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff and how she ...

Starting tomorrow morning, we’ll have three more new staff writers hanging out here at Prairie Eco-Thrifter.  Like I mentioned a couple weeks ago, my goal here at PET is to bring a wide range of viewpoints and strategies to the world of personal finance, living green, saving money, and being healthy.You have all met Derek ...

Starting tomorrow morning, we’ll have two new staff writers hanging out here at Prairie Eco-Thrifter.  My goal here at PET is to bring a wide range of viewpoints and strategies to the world of personal finance, living green, saving money, and being healthy. Please join me in welcoming Chris and Derek to the team.Derek blogs ...

Today my hubby and I are on a plane to Asia, first stop being Beijing, China. I am bouncing in my boots with excitement and anticipation for all of the cool experiences we are going to share over the next month together.With that said, I will be on the blog limitedly throughout this time. But ...