Taste of Mimo on the Boulevard

Thanks for being part of the Miami FL on the Cheap community. Share your cheap tips with us at miami27@miamiflonthecheap.comYou can sample dishes from the restaurants in Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard Historic Miami Modernism District for $2 to $5  Saturday, Jan. 31, during the first Taste of Mimo celebration. A total of 11 restaurants on Biscayne Boulevard [...]

Free tax preparation help

The Prosperity Campaign, an initiative of the nonprofit Human Services Coalition, will have 10 Prosperity Centers offering free tax preparation services in Miami-Dade County. Free tax preparation will be available to people earning up to $42,000 a year. IRS-certified tax preparers will be at Prosperity Centers and additional free tax preparation sites managed by the [...]

Free Women’s Health Day at Baptist

Baptist Hospital is holding a free Women’s Health Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Women can participate in free screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, body fat radio and bone density, plus other consultations. Lecture topics will include “Healthy Eating on a Budget” (in English and Spanish) with registered dietitian [...]

Free crafts classes at Michaels

Skip the mess & let someone else buy the art supplies. Check out these free make-it take-it events at a Michaels near you. Valentine Card Making, Saturday, January 31, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Bead Make-it Take-it by Jolees Jewels, Saturday, February 7, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Science Fair Demo, Saturday, February 14, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. [...]

Toast a new store with free cupcakes

Gourmet dessert purveyor Cupcakes Nouveau is celebrating the grand opening of its first retail shop, at 244 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, with free cupcakes and beverages. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. with owners Cristina Valdes and Shayrin Badillo.

500 free songs on Amazon & more

Amazon is offering more than 500 free mp3 songs for download. So if you got an MP3 player for Christmas and it’s still empy and dejected, now’s your chance to make it happy. Want even more free music? Download it from YouTube and convert it to MP3 files. Here are the details, courtesy of our friends at [...]

Half-price tickets to Spanish ‘Caveman’

Tickets to the U.S. premiere of Defendiendo al Cavernicola, the Spanish-language version of Broadway’s long-running comedy Defending the Caveman, are half price for the first five days of the Feb. 4-15 run at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. To get the $20 tickets, enter the promo code COMEDIA when ordering tickets.

Free advice from financial planners

Financial advisers will be in Miami giving free money advice Monday, Jan. 26, as part of the Your Money Bus Tour around the United States. The tour is sponsored by the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors Consumer Education Foundation, TD AMERITRADE and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. It began last September in Washinton, D.C. Residents can [...]

Baklava and belly dancing

Middle Eastern food, music, dance and hospitality are on top Friday, Jan. 23, Saturday, Jan. 24, and Sunday, Jan. 25, at Our Lady of Lebanon’s annual Lebanese Festival, 2055 Coral Way, Miami. Admission is free from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Other times it’s $2 from 5 to 9 p.m. and $5 from 9 [...]

15% off Thursday at Marshalls, TJMaxx

This Thursday, Jan. 22 only, Marshalls, TJMaxx and HomeGoods stores are offering 15% off all purchases. They’re calling it Customer Appreciation Day. Click here to find the closest HomeGoods store, here for TJMaxx and here for Marshalls.