About Us

South Florida on the Cheap is part of the Living on the Cheap network. 

Editor and Publisher

Teresa Mears is a publisher, writer and editor who was raised to be frugal. She was downsized in 2008 after nearly 30 years as an editor at newspapers ranging in size from the Portland (Tenn.) Leader to The Los Angeles Times and The Miami Herald. She moved to Florida in 1980 because it was the only place she could get a job during that recession and has lived in South Florida since 1985, in Miami, Hollywood and Fort Pierce. She also has lived on Florida's Gulf Coast, in St. Petersburg and Inverness. In addition to publishing South Florida on the Cheap, she writes about personal finance for other publications and is editor-in-chief of Living on the Cheap, a personal finance and lifestyle website that is the headquarters for all the On the Cheap websites. She previously was a writer for MSN Money and U.S. News & World Report. Contact her at teresa@miamionthecheap.com. 

Writers

Patti Roth, the editor of Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap, scouts out state and national deals, discounts and coupons for our readers, finding the real deals and presenting them in an easy-to-read format. A veteran newspaper and magazine writer and a longtime South Florida resident, she has written for The Miami Herald, South Florida Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Travel and Life, E Environmental Magazine, Dog Fancy, Cat Fancy, US Architecture and Earth911.com. Contact her at info@fortlauderdaleonthecheap.com.

Mary Lou Cruz worked for the South Florida Sun Sentinel for 21 years. She was a special sections writer in the advertising department for 7 years and worked in the newsroom for 14 years. Before her newspaper career, she worked in the airline and travel industry and has lived in Brazil, Puerto Rico and vacationed in more than 25 countries. Originally from Maryland, she moved to Florida in 1984 and raised her daughter in Miami. She can be reached at marylou@miamionthecheap.com.

Josie Gulliksen is a freelance writer and major arts advocate and enthusiast who loves everything cultural and is excited to live in such a thriving community as Miami. A Miami native, she also currently writes for Artburst Miami, Biscayne Times, Edible South FL and Miami Media Group. She worked for nearly a decade at Miami Today as Calendar Editor and arts writer and then worked for 13 years in public relations. She has her own blog, Scene Around South FL.

Disclaimer

We post the deals as we find them. But you know the drill: Prices and promotions are subject to change at any time and without notice. If you think something sounds too good to be true, check with the merchant before you head out.

Affiliate deals

Miami on the Cheap participates in affiliate programs. Though the site earns some revenue if you buy a deal through one of our affiliate links, Miami on the Cheap retains full editorial control over the deals posted. It limits the use of affiliate links to the types of deals routinely posted on the site.

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