I am not a camper.

Mary Hance, aka Ms. Cheap, writes about good sales and free and affordable things to do in Middle Tennessee, plus creative ways to be good stewards of our hard-earned money.

Mary Hance, better known to Middle Tennesseans as Ms. Cheap, has joined Main Street Media of Tennessee to write a weekly column for its 13 newspapers. Hance retired in January after a 45-year career with The Tennessean and the Nashville Banner. For 27 of those years, she shared her dollar-stretching savvy to the delight of readers. In her new column, Hance will highlight Ms. Cheap’s weekly pick, as well as share her money-saving strategies.