Money Smart Week is an annual festival of events and educational programs to help people learn how to manage their money better. Chicago on the Cheap is a partner for Money Smart Week Illinois, and we’re excited about Read More
Mar 122014
Mar 122014
Through March 23, get two-for-one lunch or dinner entrées with the purchase of two beverages at Mimi’s Café. To get the free entrée, you’ll need this printable coupon, which is good for dine-in only at Read More
Mar 122014
CiCi’s Pizza is offering customers a chance to take a break from cooking and enjoy its endless buffet “on the cheap” at participating restaurants through March 31. For $5, you can enjoy an adult buffet, featuring Read More
Mar 122014
Starbucks wants to wake you up with a jolt of savings. From Wednesday, March 12, to Friday, March 14, when you purchase any one of its eight breakfast sandwiches, Starbucks will give you a FREE Read More
Mar 122014
Trying to fit more fruits and veggies into your diet? Jamba Juice is offering its Fruit & Veggie smoothies for just $2 each – Apples ‘n Greens, Berry UpBEET, Orange Carrot Karma or Tropical Harvest. Read More
Mar 122014
Through March 30, Olive Garden is offering customers a free dessert (up to $10 maximum) with an adult entrée purchase (excludes soup, garden salad or pizza). To get the free dessert, you’ll need this coupon, Read More
Mar 122014
March 14 is Pi Day. 3.14, get it? Whether or not you do, the Illinois Science Council has arranged for Pi Day specials in the Chicago area. Most of them are, no surprise, for pie. Read More
Mar 122014
March 12 – today – Goldstar is rolling out the Comp Train, offering thousands of complimentary tickets to live theatre, dance, comedy, opera and more in cities across the country. There are a lot Read More
Mar 122014
The 2014 Glass Art Society conference will be held in Chicago this year. On Wednesday, Mary 19, Chicago-area glass studios will be holding open houses and special programs – all of which are free and open to the public (although Read More
Mar 112014
Uber operates a network of cars and limos that can take you where you want to go and bill you automatically. It’s a nifty system: summon via smartphone, go home, and don’t worry about the fare or tip. When you look Read More
Mar 112014
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at UIC has a regular series of lunch and soup events that are free and open to the public. The next one will be held on Tuesday, March 18 from noon to 1:00 pm. It Read More
Mar 112014
Urban Threads Studio is a great idea. It runs classes and workshops in the Bridgeport Art Center, including free mending and sewing events. They are doing a cafe Read More