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Teresa Mears is a publisher, writer and editor who was raised to be frugal. She became a website entrepreneur after 30 years as an editor at newspapers ranging in size from the Portland (Tenn.) Leader to The Los Angeles Times and The Miami Herald, where she worked most recently. 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, Tamarac, Wilton Manors and Fort Pierce. She is co-owner and CEO of the parent network, Living on the Cheap.

We are lucky in South Florida to have many talented musicians, performing as solo act, duos, trios or bands. They play music from Afro-Cuban funk to classical to country to folk to rock to heavy metal. And don’t forget all the tribute bands, which recreate the music of our youth. We are even luckier to …

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Broward County has many fall festivals, from Coral Springs to Hallandale Beach, from Pompano Beach to Pembroke Pines, and everywhere in between, including Tamarac, Plantation, Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale. At Broward’s fall festivals, you can buy pumpkins for carving, listen to live music, play games, go on hayrides and celebrate the change of seasons, as …

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For more two decades, organizers of the Martha/Mary Concerts, led by artistic founding director Paul Posnak, have been presenting award-winning musical artists. Concerts are $15 per person and $25 for Blue Circle, plus fees if you buy online. Season tickets for Blue Circle upfront seating are $88 for the entire series. The 2025-26 season runs …

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One of the best deals around in Miami is through an organization called Culture Shock Miami. Through Culture Shock, students 13 to 22 (and their guardians) can get discount tickets to numerous cultural performances in Miami for only $5 each. New tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. the first of every month, so be …

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It’s impossible to think about Halloween without thinking about all our favorite scary movies. And then there are the not-so-scary Halloween movies for kids, which are often great fun for adults as well. As we prepare to celebrate Halloween, we have compiled a list of free and cheap Halloween movies being shown in South Florida …

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The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, the only museum dedicated to telling the story of 250 years of Florida Jewish heritage, arts and culture, offers free admission every Saturday. The museum’s focal point is its core exhibit, MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, 1763 to Present. The museum also has a collections and research center, films, timeline wall …

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Channel the inner musician  you’ve always wanted to be on Friday nights during the free Friday Night Drum Jam from 7-9 p.m. at the South Florida Center for Percussive Arts, 12770 SW 125 Ave., Ste. 101, Miami, FL. This event is for all ages and abilities. Each Friday evening guests can try many different percussion instruments including …

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The Coral Gables Historic Merrick House Museum offers guided tours most weekends, on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. The home, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will take you back to the Roaring Twenties. You’ll get to view 14 rooms and over an acre of …

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Night owls who love movies will want to get in on discounted late-night movie screenings at the Coral Gables Art Cinema. Offered at 9 p.m. Saturdays (though the starting time sometimes varies), the “After Hours” series offers quite a selection of films to enjoy. Click the link above to see the upcoming lineup of movies. …

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