Frugally Green

Hey everyone,

I’m going to keep this short, real, and to the point.

After recently completing my annual review and taking a very hard look at opportunities I want to pursue in the coming year, I have come to the very difficult decision to stop writing scheduled updates for Frugally Green.

This was a hard decision to make, so I hope that you understand I made it with you in mind as much as myself. As much as I would like to keep Frugally Green up and running on a consistent schedule, I also want you to have the very best information about frugality and sustainability that this world has to offer.  I’ve realized that I will not be able to provide that at this time, so I must pursue other avenues where I feel I can provide great value.

Recently, I’ve written about doing what you love and never giving up. I have not forgotten my own advice.

This is not the end. In fact, it is really just the beginning of all that I have planned for the future.  While it is too early to divulge the details of my next adventure, suffice it to say that it is already in the works and it’s going to be my biggest undertaking yet.

Also, Frugally Green is not going anywhere. There are a lot of good resources here and I have no intention of shutting down the site.  If you ever want to reference an article, the site will be here for you to do so. Feel like leaving a comment to get a thought out of your head?  Go for it!  As long as I can keep the lights on at my home, the lights will stay on at Frugally Green.

I’ll occasionally be back to write when the muse strikes and I need an outlet for my environmental thoughts, but I won’t be committing to a schedule anymore and I cannot say when the next update will come.

Rather than blathering on, I will simply say thank you.  Thank you for being such an important piece of this site.  Thank you for inspiring me on a daily basis. And, thank you for understanding that I must now head a different direction.  Without you, I would still be very lost in the dark. So, it is you that I owe my newly found clarity.  I am eternally grateful.

Don’t think of this as “goodbye” so much as “see you around” and, in the words of the great Dr. Seuss, “Don’t cry because it’s over.  Smile because it happened.”

Your friend,

Tyler

PS.  When I am ready to announce my next big plan, you can be sure that I’ll be updating here.  I am not disappearing!

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Happy New Years everyone! Party harty! This is another video update discussing some changes going on around Frugally Green for 2010.  I like doing these on holidays. Watch and enjoy.  If, for some reason, you’re not able to view the video, here are the highlights:

I’ve finally completed my annual review and, for the most part, have my life set for the next 365 days.  Hopefully you’ve got some big plans for 2010 as well.  Feel free to let us all know what they are in the comments.

As a result of my annual review, I’ve decided to make three significant changes to Frugally Green this year.  I’m excited.  I hope you are, too.

New Guest Contributor

Aldra from Consciously Frugal will now be a guest contributor here, posting monthly. If you don’t already know her from the comments section of the site where she’s an active participant, let me tell you she’s a pretty great person and an excellent writer with enough opinion to go around.  I’m really excited to have her on board and I know you’re going to love what she has to offer.

If you’re dying to get to know her right away, feel free to head on over to her site.

New Posting Schedule

I’m changing the posting schedule back to once per week.  I weighed a lot of options while considering this and it was a tough decision to make, but I am certain that it is what is best for you, me, and Frugally Green.

Though a little less frequent, the new schedule will allow me to write much deeper posts that are more valuable and actionable to you. Every time you read a Frugally Green article, I want you to have all the information you need to form a full opinion or implement a new idea in your life.  This schedule will help support that goal.

Frugally Green Now Accepting Guest Posts

In an effort to make Frugally Green a really great, community oriented site, I will start accepting guest post submissions.  Reading through all the comments of 2009, I realized that many readers are also bloggers and have some really awesome things to say (I love having smart readers!).

If you’d like an opportunity to share your wisdom here, I’d be happy to help facilitate that.  Just head to the contact page and get a hold of me however you like. Also, feel free to just leave a comment here if you’d prefer and I’ll get in touch with you.

Thanks for being such an important part of Frugally Green in 2009.  I really look forward to spending the next year with you.

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