You may or may not know that this website is run by two sisters who are stay-at-home mothers of three kids under six - each. It's been a fun hobby for us to share our thrifty ways, but we lack the time to turn this into a full-fledged business (selling advertising space with three little kids in tow - not me!). One of us is feeling the crunch of taking on projects within her family's design business, the other is desiring to pour more energy into planning and executing a truly delightful year of homeschool kindergarten. And we just don't have the time to do all of this work "for fun" anymore.

I (Amy) went on vacation from Thrifty Rapid City last month hoping to come back re-energized and ready to take this site to the next level. Instead, I found that my heart is not in this anymore and I really lack the motivation to return to regular posting. Thank you, thank you for all of the feedback and participation over these many months. It has been a pleasure meeting some of you and learning that there is a great thrifty community in Rapid City.

We're not ready to say "goodbye forever". We will remain available to speak to groups on all manner of thrifty topics. If your group is interested in learning how to slash their grocery budgets or how to be thrifty AND happy, drop me an email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . And maybe, just maybe, one of you savvy shoppers has the drive we lack to turn this site into something great. If you are interested in taking over Thrifty Rapid City (this would involve purchasing the domain name and taking over hosting fees, among other things), please email my sister Natalie: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Remember that there are many other resources on the web to help you in your thrifty journey. I linked some sites in the post below that can help you with local grocery shopping. We also have a whole section of the site dedicated to "links" that we have found useful. Just because we're done with this website doesn't mean that we won't be thrifty anymore! And we hope you'll keep on keeping on as well. God bless you all!