Thanksgiving Day is approaching but the day is no longer seen as a time where families can gather around a table and have a nice dinner without having to think about money. Pay attention this Thanksgiving to how your family is going to be talking about financial matters. Many will talk about the gas and the stock market. Many will want to hurry up and eat dinner so they can camp out at the neighborhood Best Buy to be the first to purchase the newest gadgets.
Children will have all the newspaper ads circled and marked with the gifts that they want for Christmas. This is not a bad thing if you have money to pay for it all but if you do not you may want to stay away from the stores and avoid all the long lines.
Will I camp out at Wal-Mart to get the best deals on Black Friday? Probably not, although getting the best deals is in my nature.
I will say this, one of the best purchases that I make every year on Black Friday is at Home Depot. They sell huge packs of double A batteries for a reasonable price. I believe last year I bought a 32-pack for like $12 and if you have ever purchased a battery, that’s a good deal. Plus you can put them in Christmas gifts that require batteries.
Thanksgiving is going to taste different this year for my family because we will be enjoying a debt free turkey. I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving because the Lord has truly blessed my family this year and there is so much to be thankful for, being debt free is one of them.
While reading your post, I remember last year when the food was done and everyone was snacking on left overs, the store ads were being passed around to be drooled over. It seems wrong how we cannot just take one whole day to be thankful, before we start planning Christmas shopping and making our wish list.
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving.
God Bless! 🙂