Halloween has “crept up” on us yet again and it’s time to break out the spooky items from the attic, pick up candy from the store, and find a costume that will get a good laugh or compliment. You may think you know how to get through Halloween, but let me break it down for you in a survival guide type of format just in case you happened to forget how to get through this time of year.

1. Handing Out Candy.

Use the old "One-For-You, One-For Me" rule when handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. You went out and spent the money on some high quality candy (or maybe you just picked some up from the Dollar Store) either way, it was money out of your pocket that could've been used for other things. So, like Donna and Tom from Parks and Rec say, "Treat Yo Self."

2. Day after Halloween candy deals.

If you are trying to stick to a budget and don’t feel like spending the cash to get the premium candy before Halloween; talk to your sweet tooth, tell it to keep it together for a couple more days, and hit up the grocery store on November 1^st. It may save you a few dollars and the candy tastes just as good, if not better.

3. Dress up with your friends.

No, I am not talking about going door to door with your friends and collecting candy from your neighbors, (well hey, it's college, it may not be a bad idea after all). What I am talking about though is attending a Halloween party at a local bar or a friend’s house. Get creative! Just make sure you aren't going to over-heat or be too cold. Regulating that body temperature is key to having a good night. You don't want to be that person who has sweat stains like you just played the most intense pickup basketball game of your life and you don't want to look like you just walked across the North Pole in Daisy Duke shorts.

4. Don’t get tricked into going to a haunted house.

If you are like me and don’t like horror movies, haunted houses probably aren’t your cup of tea. So, when your friend calls you up and says they will be at your place in five minutes to pick you up for a “howling” good time with friends and pizza, don’t take the bait. There is no pizza. Only screams and pee running down the side of your pants.

5. Don’t invite any stray black kittens into your house.

This one kind of goes without saying, but I just wanted to make sure you knew the risk. Black cats are supposedly bad luck. A black cat on Halloween night is a witch in disguise. Fact. Or maybe it's Binx from Hocus Pocus. In which, you should befriend the little guy, save the city, and live happily ever after. But only if you know for sure that it's Binx. I cannot stress this enough, folks.

Halloween in college is a great excuse to dress up as whatever the heck you want with a limited budget and nobody will think anything less of you. So, stock up on candy, grab your friends, and enjoy the night like you did when you were little! Also, be sure to look out for one another, you are a unit! Stay safe!