The most common mistake I would hear is people being excessively loud, and doing it with their door open so you could hear them all the way down the hall. Shutting your door kills a great deal of noise.

Positively, ... Is my budget in jeopardy? Yes. I predicted a $1.80 cost per gallon without predicting gas going up more than 20 cents because of a hurricane.

Just be respectful of your roommates. If they're studying or sleeping, don't crank your amp up to 11 and rock out. It's just going to create unneeded tension between you and your roommate.

I hated finals week. Finals week was 24-7 quiet hours, which meant no serious guitar playing for a week.

I don't want to leave New Orleans,

I've had vendors try to assess me with a handling charge to offset the price of gas, which is illegal. But the vendors are getting creative in finding ways to write these costs off, so you really have to [scrutinize] the bills,