Welcome to St. Louis!

Meet me in St. Louis, Louis. Let's go cheap or free!

St. Louis is a great place to visit, and a fantastic place to be a tourist in your own town. Take it from someone who's called this place home for life. Of course, every visitor makes the mandatory trek to our beautiful silver gateway, but there's so much more to do, and lots of it for little or no dough.

I've heard plenty of visitors, and more than a few residents, say they never knew about some of our deals or how many things there are to do around here. So I'm here to help with some tips and history, plus a look at what's happening and what's to come.

Ready? Just pick a page up top to start exploring!

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👉 What's New in The Lou?

‣‣ St. Charles Christmas Traditions
Christmas Traditions in St. Chaz is November 24 to December 24 this year. Don't miss the fun!

‣‣ So Much to Do for FREE
Here's a very fine, long list of free events happening around town. Go do all the things!

‣‣ Frugowlity: A BRAND NEW Venture 👀
We're moving past the local angle and just launching a shiny, new site to be filled with all kinds of life hacks and tips, including the cheap and free kind. Check it out over at Frugowlity.

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👍 Featured STL Event Highlights

Here's a showcase of significant St. Louis grand openings we documented, photojournalism style. Enjoy the memories!

• Museum at the Gateway Arch Grand Opening & Fair St. Louis Recap (2018)

• Kiener Plaza Renewed (2017)
• Arch Area Openings and Updates (2017)

And you can find all our fun, classic updates in the Archives.

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😎 Help Us, Help Yourself

Since we dig freebies, we don't ask for much, other than you having a good time. But we hope it's cool if we share some referral links that might even help us both snag some deals, in or out of STL.

‣ You might like Swagbucks, where we've earned a few gift cards just for occasionally using their engine to do all this research or shopping in the right spots. And try adding their SwagButton for extra bonus points.

‣ MyPoints has also paid us well in gift cards, mostly for clicking some e-mails, but also for purchases and other activities.

‣ Looking for an affordable phone plan? We highly recommend Tello! We can both earn 10 Tello Dollars with this one.

‣ Also, if you don't already have a PayPal account, sign up and we can both earn yet another 10 bucks! (And, yes, that's a referral link, not our "pay us" link. Keep your money!)

‣ And, finally, if you're looking for health insurance alternatives, you might check out Christian Healthcare Ministries (CHM). They've saved us plenty, and maybe they can help you out too.

You're the best. Thanks! And enjoy. 🙂

We'll see you around St. Louis!