Teresa

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.

As Miami on the Cheap readers, you know we do our best to round up all the free and cheap concerts and other entertainment in Miami-Dade County. But I’m willing to pay for good music, too, especially because the musicians who give the concerts need to get paid. But when I looked for concerts of …

We have some exciting news: We have merged our Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach websites with our Miami website to create one giant Miami-South Florida on the Cheap website. This means that you can find all the best free and cheap events and deals for all of South Florida in one place! We’ve also created …

There are plenty of choices in Miami to go on the hunt for vintage and consignment steals, but you have to be in the know of where and when to go, to score those coveted designer bargains, as the shops are scattered far and wide around town. Take a look at our handy guide to …