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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.

Discount on South Beach, Wynwood, Little Havana food tours

The folks at Miami Culinary Tours are offering Miami On the Cheap readers discounts on three of theirs. Readers get $10 off these culinary tours: Discount on the South Beach Food Tour. The South Beach Food Tour combines an Art Deco walking tour with a chance to discover the best specialty food shops and restaurants. The tour …

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Free shower head, toilet rebate

Miami-Dade County wants you to save water. The county has several incentives to encourage that. The county give you a free high-efficiency shower head in exchange for an old one, up to two per household. You can exchange pre-1996 shower heads during business hours at the Caleb Center, the South Dade Government Center and the …

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Find the lowest gas prices

Check out our new Cheapest Gas page that helps you find the lowest gas prices. The first chart is for all of South Florida. Scroll down the page to find more detailed charts for Miami-Miami Beach, Aventura, Coral Gables, Doral, Hialeah, Kendall and Homestead. For the cheapest Broward gas, click here. The data is from …

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