 TITLE: How to Save Money Every Month CONTENT: Save Money on Monthly Shopping and Entertainment Costs\n------------------------------------------------------\nAcross the board, there are a number of steps you can take to save money on monthly shopping and entertainment expenses while you're striving to stick to your budget. Here are seven of them:\n1.  Sign up for a store's text messages, which can offer deals that you might not find elsewhere.\n2.  Verify whether a price on Amazon is the best price available. Price-tracking website CamelCamelCamel and price-tracking app Pricepulse can assist with this task.\n3.  Head to the store on holiday weekends. Retailers frequently offer rock-bottom prices on certain items over periods like Fourth of July weekend and Labor Day weekend.\n4.  Pick the smallest shopping cart or basket to bump up the odds that you'll buy fewer items.\n5.  Check out books from the library instead of buying them.\n6.  Watch out for online deals and coupon codes.\n7.  Take advantage of entertainment discounts from membership organizations like AAA and AARP. END