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Looking for inexpensive or free things to do in Denver/Boulder? Want to sample local stores, restaurants, & attractions without breaking the bank? Mile High Cheapskates Claire Walter and Laura Daily show you how to get the best for less. Want to get in touch? Email us at: info@milehighonthecheap.com
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Spend $75, Get $10 Back at Safeway

You need groceries anyway, right? So you might as well earn some money back! Through Sunday, February 5, Safeway is offering $10 back to customers when they spend $75 or more on groceries in a single transaction (with their Safeway Club Card.) At checkout, you will receive a reward coupon good for $10 off your [...]

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MHOTC Exclusive: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Savings Coupons

MHOTC has an exclusive set of printable coupons good for big-time savings at two Denver metro Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Shops locations through February 4. One coupon is for a buy one cup/cone, shake, smoothie or sundae and get a second (of equal or lesser value) for FREE. The other is for a [...]

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Donate Old Jeans, Get 25% Off Aeropostale New Pair

Here’s a shocking statistic: one in three homeless in the United States is under the age of 18. That’s why Aéropostale stores and DoSomething.org have teamed up for Teens For Jeans. Now through February 13 for every pair of used jeans (they should be in decent condition) you bring into an Aéropsotale store, you’ll [...]

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Free Firecracker Chicken at Panda Express with Coupon, 1/23

Panda Express celebrates the Chinese New Year with its Firecracker Chicken Breast dish. You can get a FREE single serving of the dish on Monday, January 23 with this coupon. Firecracker Chicken includes chicken breast with yellow and red bell peppers in a spicy black bean sauce and has only 240 calories per serving. [...]

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Buy Shell Gas, Get BOGO Free Ski Lift Ticket

It’s back… Shell’s Ski Free program for BOGO lift tickets to Copper Mountain, Crested Butte, Loveland, Monarch, Sunlight or Winter Park. Here’s how it works. 1. Stop by any participating Shell gas station. 2. Pump 10 gallons or more. 3. Ask the station attendant  for a validated SKI FREE voucher and to stamp your gas [...]

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Great Meal Deals With Dining Deck

The $50 EatDenver Dining Deck holds 52 cards, each providing $10 off a food order of $25 or more at a participating independent restaurant that belongs to the EatDenver Independent Restaurant Network. If you used all the cards, the savings would come to an impressive $520 — but the break-even point is just five meals. The website lists member [...]

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MHOTC Getaway: Grand Junction Shopping Packages

Grand Junction’s bargain overnight shopping packages from November 15 through December 31 include one night’s lodging and continental breakfast for two for as little as $45 per night. Several lodging properties also provide a “Holiday Shopping Bag loaded with coupons to area shops, boutiques, restaurants, and much more.” Click here for participating properties. Rates are based on availability and do [...]

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How to Teach Children About Using Money Wisely

The Promotion Marketing Association Educational Foundation has assembled the Camp Cash Curriculum to help parents build healthy money habits with children of all ages. Their 45 “teachable moment” activities are practical, quick ideas for teaching kids about money during the course of regular family activities. The encourage parents to impart a financial literacy lesson using [...]

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New Toasty Coupon Savings for Quiznos 30th Anniversary

Quiznos has four new coupons to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Use these coupons to receive a FREE Chip or Cookie and Regular Fountain Drink (with purchase of a regular salad or sub), FREE Sub (with purchase of a  sub of equal or greater value and a regular fountain drink), your choice of $1 off [...]

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Free Attraction & Museum Passes Thru Jeffco Library

The Jefferson County Public Library offers FREE passes to the Butterfly Pavilion, MCA Denver, Denver Firefighters Museum, Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys, Dinosaur Ridge, Byers-Evans House, Denver Art Museum, Foothills Art Center, Golden History Museums, Hudson Gardens, and Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Passes are available in limited quantities each day and allow [...]

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Single, Double & Triple Coupons…Oh, My!

If you’re a coupon clipper, this is your week for some serious grocery shopping. As always, Safeway and King Soopers double coupons (for instance, 50¢ = $1.) The real news is Albertsons is doubling and tripling coupons (to total up to $1), too. We bring this to your attention because the store doesn’t offer the [...]

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Two New Printable Village Inn Coupons

Village Inn has just issued two new coupons good for discounts on meals and/or a whole pie. The printable coupons include $5 off two regular price entrees and two beverages (or $2.50 off one entree and beverage). The second is for $2 off any whole pie (excluding cheesecake and carrot cake). One coupon per [...]

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52 Places To Find Coupons and Save

Cheap is not a dirty word, frugal is chic and coupons are all the rage, but not everyone wants to dumpster dive for extra coupons. Fortunately, these days we’re surrounded by a wealth of places to find coupons, including your bank statements, product packaging, recycling bins, airports and phone books. Here are 52 places [...]

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CrowdSavings.com is a Big Deal for Denver

Our third group buying site profile is CrowdSavings which boasts savings of 50% to 90%. Deals can be found from restaurants, spas, theaters, museums, local event and festivals, bars, services and recreational activities. So what’s the catch? Why is this one different from similar sites? CrowdSavings doesn’t require a minimum number of buyers for [...]

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WeeklyPlus.com Means Denver Discounts

Many MHOTC readers continue to be confused about the workings of group buying deal sites. So we thought it might be time to re-profile some that have gained traction along the Front Range. First up: WeeklyPlus which offers 5 to 7 week-long deals each week (basically posting one a day) at up to 95% [...]

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