budget crawfish boils

Crawfish Boils on a Budget

When the temperature finally starts getting back into the 70s, leaves are turning green, and king cakes are filling grocery store shelves, you can bet that many Louisianians are getting excited. These indications can only mean one thing. But wait, what is that one thing? Baseball season? Mardi Gras? Comfortable weather? While “all of the above” is a perfectly acceptable …

Woman Organizing Her Coupons Before Shopping

How to Make the Most Out of Couponing

Are you tired of looking at your grocery receipt and wishing the final amount was lower? We’ve always felt the same way—that’s why we always recommend using coupons. Couponing is a great way to help whittle down that large monthly cost! Many people think that couponing is a lot of work for little payoff, but that isn’t really the case. …

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Is a Warehouse Membership Worth the Money?

One of the first things my wife and I did when we started living on our own was buy a Sam’s Club membership. Everyone always told us, “You know, you save a lot of money buying in bulk! That membership card is a life saver!” Well, we use our membership card. A lot. But are we actually saving money shopping …

College Student Holding Textbooks in the Quad

How to Save Money on College Textbooks

So you thought after paying tuition and all of your fees for the semester that you were done spending money. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. You may have forgotten about the pretty huge expense that is your textbooks. College textbook prices have skyrocketed in the past few years, and it can seem pretty difficult to find a way to afford …