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 Mile High on the Cheap is a member of Living on the Cheap, a network of websites published by frugalistas, journalists and consumer advocates. Find practical advice on saving money on groceries, travel and shopping, plus tips from our experts on how to live the good life for less at Living on the Cheap.
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If you live in the Arvada area you might want to check out the newest hyper-local deal-of-the-day site. Deals To Locals posts two deals per week and each deal runs for seven days. Subscribing to their weekly email is free. The site is straightforward and really drills down to Arvada businesses so if that’s your [...]
If you live in the city or county of Denver you can request an Electronics Recycling Coupon (E-cycle coupon) that allows you to drop of TVs, computers, monitors and other electronic devices for recycling at a significantly discounted rate. For instance a computer monitor’s recycling fee is $5 with the coupon (regular price $12). Small [...]
Please see note below before proceeding: We checked this site out and yes, it’s for real. Spokeo.com is a new online USA phone book that provides personal information on everyone it lists. Everything from your age, approximate credit score and marital status to income, home value and even photos you have posted to Facebook. The [...]
The Aurora Police Department is giving away 200 FREE firearm safety kits to area residents who want one. Each kit contains a cable gun lock which keeps a gun from accidentally firing in case a child should someone get his hands on the firearm. The locks fit on most types of handguns, rifles and shotguns. [...]
Libraries can teach you the basics (and not so basic) about computers for FREE. Jefferson County Public Library is another system that hosts a number of classes. Virtually all its libraries including Arvada, Belmar, Evergreen, Golden, Lakewood, and Standley Lake, offer classes ranging from Internet basics to workshops on using Word and Excel. Here’s a [...]
This comes from MHOTC reader Lora. “This is not a deal but a way to save … the environment.” The State of Colorado has a website (scroll to the bottom of the page) that offers options for opting out of Yellow Pages phone book delivery. The site lists both websites and phone numbers consumers can [...]
The Jefferson County Triad (a fancy name for criminal justice representatives, senior service providers and volunteer senior citizens) is offering FREE 911 cell phones to seniors to use in case of emergency. The phones, collected by schools and Triad participants, are given to the JeffCo District Attorney’s Office who has them deprogrammed and set to [...]
We’ve written about Gas Buddy in the past and now the site — which helps drivers locate the cheapest fuel prices across the United States and Canada — has a nifty feature that allows MHOTC to bring you (in real-time) the latest top-10 low-cost gasoline prices for the Denver metro area including the burbs. Prices [...]
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