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 and Fort Pierce. She also has lived on Florida’s Gulf Coast, in St. Petersburg and in Inverness.

Find free tax help

 finance
Mar 252013
 

It’s tax time again, and you may be looking for some help.

A number of companies, organizations and volunteers provide free tax-filing help. Most of the free assistance is for people whose tax situation is relatively simple, but it never hurts to ask. Some programs have income limits for free assistance.

If you do your own tax return and your adjusted gross income is $57,000 or less, you can file free from the IRS website, using Free File software.

Here are places you can find free tax help:

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 Posted by on March 25, 2013

Exclusive: $4 off new couponing guide

 Shopping
Jul 262012
 

Couponing for the Beginner - a Guide to CouponingA bit intimidated by couponing? A new e-book can help. Couponing for the Beginner: A Guide to Couponing for the Uninitiated is the first in a series of guides released on GuideToCouponing.com.

Author Jenny Dean has been couponing for more than 10 years. Dean has not only studied, but read, heard and experienced how to coupon legally and effectively. She wanted to create this guide for all the people who ask her, "How did you do that?" when her total is $0.00 at checkout.

This book covers topics such as coupon rules and policies, where to get coupons, how to organize them, and how to maximize your savings, even how to get items for free. Dean also looks at refunds, rebates and money-back guarantees.

It’s normally $9.99, but you can get $4 off through our special code. To buy it, go here. Scroll down to the "Buy Now" button. Look for the words Discount Code. In the box below type in LivingOnTheCheap. Click on "Buy Now." You will be redirected to PayPal where the total should be $5.99 instead of $9.99. You can pay with your PayPal account or any major credit card. The eBook will be delivered almost immediately to your inbox.

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 Posted by on July 26, 2012

Great new website: Living on the Cheap

 Everything Else
Apr 162012
 

LOTC_Full Round LogoWe know you love all the great South Florida deals you find at Florida Keys on the Cheap.

Now we’ve got another great resource to save you time and money: Living on the Cheap.com.

Living on the Cheap is a new national consumer news website, offering advice on sports and recreation, entertainment, travel, couponing, shopping, personal finance and more. It’s a one-stop-shopping site for deals and smart shopping (and saving) tips for people all over North America. And it’s based here in South Florida and edited by Florida on the Cheap editor and publisher Teresa Mears and Mile High on the Cheap editor Laura Daily. Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap editor and Florida Keys on the Cheap writer Patti Roth, who scouts out Florida deals for us, is a National Deals Editor at the new site.

Your editors at Florida Keys on the Cheap are part of a team of more than 20 consumer advocates, frugalistas and experienced journalists who have joined forces to create this new resource. We’re excited about this new money-saving national site and we hope you will be, too.

We hope you’ll check out Living on the Cheap, bookmark it and subscribe to our daily email update for practical information about how to thrive, not just survive, in today’s economy. We also want you to share the news with your friends all over the United States. We’ll continue to bring you the best local deals at Florida Keys on the Cheap.

We’ll have a gala grand opening at Living on the Cheap with giveaways and prizes in a few weeks, but we’re giving you a sneak peak first. We hope you and your friends will spread the word about Living on the Cheap, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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 Posted by on April 16, 2012

Pardon Our Dust

 On the Cheap News, This Weekend
Nov 262011
 

You may notice we’re looking a little different this weekend, and changing from time to time.

We’re redesigning our site to make it easier to find the deals, discounts and free events you want to see.

Our published email addresses may not work this weekend, either, but you can reach us at tam801@gmail.com while our renovation is under way.

We hope to be sweeping up the dust by Monday.

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 Posted by on November 26, 2011

$25 from Amex: Small Business Saturday

 Shopping
Nov 262011
 

amex-small-business-satudayNov. 26, 2011, is Small Business Saturday.

What does that mean for you? If you register a U.S. American Express Consumer card or Business card, and then use that card to make a purchase of $25or more at a small business on Nov. 26, you’ll receive a one-time $25 statement credit on your card’s account.

You can enter your ZIP code and find a list of participating small businesses near you here.

Registration is limited, and certain restrictions may apply, so be sure to read all the rules.

If your small business is offering deals for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday or this weekend in general, leave a comment and let us know the details.

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 Posted by on November 26, 2011
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