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A Blogging Black Friday Spending Spree

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This year may be the first year that I’m excited about Black Friday, because I”m going on a blogging spending spree!

The past few years, I’ve been sticking my nose up on the fabulous sales that take place on Black Friday, but this year is different!

This year I’m going to buy some if not all of the following on Black Friday:

  • Online presence with another internet hosting company.  Yes, I plan on being that busy next year!
  • Specialized software that will help me advance my skills, starting with new theme.  My current theme is a beta version with some issues that I’ve only recently discovered.
  • A decent quality camera, I need better pictures to upload!
  • A smart phone of some sort.  Just having the internet access from one of these phones would really make my blogging life much more easy and productive (I hope).
  • Other things I have yet to think of.

Are you considering any purchases this coming Black Friday?

And if you’re not into Black Friday this year (like I really wasn’t last year), check out these great articles:

  • Budgeting in the Fun Stuff:  Can Anyone Be a Successful Blogger? – This is a very appropriate article as Crystal’s blog, considering she’s doing exactly as the article describes!
  • Retire by 40:  What is Your Retirement Plan? – It’s good to shoot high and miss by a little than shoot low and stagnate.
  • Everyday Tips and Thoughts:  How to Avoid Blowing Your Savings On Christmas – Too late for use, but perhaps not for others?
  • First Gen American:  Returning Cabbages – Gotta love the unique information at Sandy’s site, very interesting story as usual!
  • Little House in the Valley: Modesty Allows for Early Retirement – Slow and steady wins the race… unless you run like a Rabbit like Corey is!  Reminds me a lot of Crystal… Must be your name start with “C” thing…
  • Financially Consumed:  Made In America – Shop Local – I so believe in this and even to this myself, check out: Buy Local, How I Support My Community, lately I’ve started buying at a quaint bookstore in town that use to be a bank!

I could honestly continue adding great articles from super bloggers all day, but it’s the weekend and time to spend more time with the family!

Here’s hoping you had a great weekend!

MR

Black Friday Tips

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Well, I’ve decided I’m not going to do “Black Friday” shopping today.  The hustling and bustling of the crowds just is not worth it to me this year.

Black Friday Craziness

If you are going out into the “Black Friday” jungle, I have some suggestions for you.

  1. Don’t go to the crazy places.  Target, Best Buy, Walmart…  I prefer to go to less crowded places like Staples, Sporting Good stores, etc…  They have deals too, but they should not have the massive crowds.
  2. If you have to go to one of the “crazy places”, think it out before hand with friends. The strategy I know of takes planning with your kids (or siblings) and friends.  So say you’ve determined that you want items from 2 or 3 stores.  You won’t make it to all 3 before the item is out.  So and your friends take your kids (or brother/sister) to stand in line with you.  Your friends (along with their kids) will stand at different store lines.  Then you’ll be able to buy multiple items at the store you are waiting at, while your friend do the same.  Then each of you and your friends will reimburse each other at the end of the ordeal.  This is a win-win for everybody.  Note, it’s important to use cell phones to coordinate during these transactions.
  3. This is obvious, but make sure you don’t have to go to the bathroom during your long wait in line…
  4. Keep your cool, you’re going to see things that will make you mad.  Even though you’ll save some dollars, remember this is still a small event in life…

Good luck in your pursuits, I hope you reap the reward of “Black Friday”!!!

-D