Doreen Christensen is a staff writer covering consumer, lifestyle and entertainment topics for the print and digital editions of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the Orlando Sentinel and City & Shore Magazine.

Doreen Christensen is a staff writer covering consumer, lifestyle and entertainment topics for the print and digital editions of the South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Orlando Sentinel. She writes Shop-O-Matic, SunSentinel.com's deals and bargain blog and also produced and contributed weekly on-air television reports on beauty and entertainment for "The Morning Show," which aired on WSFL-Ch. 39 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market.

A 30-year veteran of the paper, Christensen previously was a specialty editor on the Universal Copy Desk responsible for news, sports and features for the print and digital editions of the Sun Sentinel.

Shopping, gardening, cooking, traveling.

Free smoothie at Tropical Smoothie Cafe on Friday 6/17/2013
Get a free smoothie valued at $4.49 at Tropical Smoothie Cafe to celebrate National Flip Flop Day on Friday, June 21.

$1 Egg White Delight McMuffin at McDonald's through Thursday 6/17/2013
This offer expires on Thursday and we wanted to remind you about it.

Kids bowl free through September 6/17/2013
Kids can bowl two free games a day at participating South Florida bowling centers through the end of the summer.

Doreen's Deals: The first rule of Bargainomics 6/16/2013
Rule No. 1 in Bargainomics is buy early.

Free 6 months Amazon Prime college students 6/14/2013
If your graduating senior is heading off to college, get 'em to sign up for a free six month trial in the Amazon Student program to get savings on living essentials and textbooks with unlimited two-day shipping.