Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez

Every Saturday, Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez at MileHighOnTheCheap.com compile "Cheap Checklist" to help smart shoppers find freebies, discounts and deals. Send tips to info@milehighonthecheap.com 10 to 14 days in advance.

Desiree Gonzales, right, and her daughter ...

Free ice cream, $1 brownies and more cheap things to do in Denver this April

April 2, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.

This month, take your kids to a kite festival, explore a national park for free, celebrate D铆a del Ni帽o at local museums on the cheap.

A stamp with the official 2018 Loveland Valentine cachet rests near an ink pad as Miss Loveland Valentine Ava McQuade stamps some of the first valentines Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, during the kick-off to the valentine stamping for the Loveland Valentine Re-mailing program at the Loveland Chamber of Commerce. (Jenny Sparks, Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Cheap Valentine鈥檚 Day ideas, BOGO froyo and more Denver-area deals you can score in February

February 1, 2019 at 5:38 p.m.

Plus family-friendly ideas, movie steals and so much more.

The 9 best deals you can score around Denver this November

November 1, 2018 at 10:13 a.m.

Be wild and free this November.

A burrito gets dowsed with cheese for a customer at the Chipotle in the Highland neighborhood in this file photo from December 30, 2011.

Spooky good Halloween specials at Chipotle and Krispy Kreme, plus more Denver-area deals starting Oct. 26

October 26, 2018 at 3:23 p.m.

A costume can get you some awesome Halloween deals.

This could be you and your new cat. (YourHub file)

Free Denver cat adoptions and more cheap things to look for this weekend

October 18, 2018 at 5:49 p.m.

The Dumb Friends League has more than 200 cats looking for a loving home.

$1 coffee during the Colorado Avalanche hockey season and more Denver-area deals starting Oct. 12

October 12, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

Keep the hockey season fueled.

A Mooyah double cheeseburger. (provided by Mooyah)

Burger bargains abound and more Denver-area deals starting Oct. 5

October 4, 2018 at 2:35 p.m.

Plus, watch pumpkins fly through the sky and start your holiday shopping.

Matt Stevens prepares a drink at Thump Coffee on Monday, November 12, 2017. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

Free coffee, $5 for 4 tacos and more cheap stuff coming up in Denver

September 28, 2018 at 8:38 a.m.

Looking for something cheap to do in Denver? Well, we've got National Coffee Day, a free playwright workshop, four tacos for $5 and more.

Japanese Kite Master Mikio Toki flies his 100-meter-long handmade kite at the annual Japanese Kite Festival. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

Free Japanese Kite Flying Festival in Lowry and more Denver-area deals starting Sept. 14

September 13, 2018 at 2:22 p.m.

Plus free ice cream and ... a deep friend Twinkie.

This could be your dog if you take 'em to Water World's upcoming doggie day.

Water World goes to the dogs (literally) and more Denver-area deals starting Sept. 7

September 7, 2018 at 11:33 a.m.

Watering hole Pet parents can let their furry kids splash around in a big way this weekend. Water World is hosting its second annual Bow Wow Beach Doggie Day...

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