Black Friday

Black Friday is traditionally an insane shopping day. It's the day after Thanksgiving. Stores have great sales on a few items in an effort to lure customers to their stores. Usually, it is extremely hectic and people end up spending more money than they intended because they get caught up in the frenzy. I doubt it will be as busy as it has been in past years because I think now most people are looking for ways to simplify Christmas, to avoid the commercialism and to consider the outlook of our economy.

Having said that, there are some really amazing bargains on Black Friday. For example, Walmart will have a basic Slow Cooker or toaster for 3.98 and Target will have lots of preschool games for $3.99. CVS pharmacy will have irons and other electronics for $5.00. Some places will have towels for $1.99, slippers for 3.00 and bed-in-a-bag sets for $29.00. How do I know all that when the ads haven't come out yet?

http://www.iblackfriday.com/-- This website posts it all early.

If you're going to go out and buy stuff this year (I mean who doesn't like homemade gifts best?), you outta check out this site. You can search by store and it will keep you from blowing your budget by planning ahead.

Actually, you can even save money if you're making your own gifts. Check out the sales at Joann's Fabric and Crafts: http://www.iblackfriday.com/joann-black-friday-sales.html. Michael's crafts will have sales too.