Black Friday Shopping!?!? Anyone?!

Do you still do the dreadful Black Friday Shopping? Seriously black friday shopping begins like November 1st now. Companies aren't even waiting until this 'special' day to have the sales. Why do we even call it black friday? It should just be Christmas Sales Special Event. Because it is, its a whole event, a whole month, a whole week, and it continues until Christmas Eve.

Companies are having their employees come in and work on Thanksgiving Day instead of being with their families and being THANKFUL for life here with them in the USA, for our freedom, for our kids, for our parents, for football, for anything they are thankful for. They arent able to enjoy that day that the kids DO NOT have school. No they rush their family time to be in at 6 PM so that the sale for CUSTOMERS that cannot WAIT can be there waiting at the door to get their items.

Seriously how have we become so materialistic??? Why are we fighting and trampling people over a Barbie house instead of home playing go fish with our kids.

I just dont get why the hype of Black Friday when honestly if you watch the sale ads the whole month of November and most of December is great. Most of the best sales are after Black Friday into December. So why are companies having their employees come in on a Holiday just for the sales? When did that bottom dollar become so important.

Couponing

So I have been couponing for about 4 months now. I am not really good at it, sometimes we get a super deal, most of the time we don't. I have the binder, a place at the desk for everything, but not a lot of time to really get into it. I see these people get these awesome deals weekly, some that as soon as they get their paper and sales ads are on the road to get whatever product for a couple pennies. I sit here thinking, 'how in the world are they doing it?' How do they find the time to match everything up and go?



After working 40 hours, having the girls in the evenings, and trying to spend some quality time with my husband, who has time to be online all evening checking for coupons and match ups. Well one thing is for sure, I would like to find the time. I would like to save more. As a family of 4 now, we are going to be going through certains items faster the older the girls get.



I'm hoping it will come in due time. Hailey is only 3 months, still getting up at night, I am still exhausted most of the day then getting up with her. Ava is going to bed later and waking up early still. There really is no "ME" time to work on this. But I am still working at it. I still clip. I still organize in my binder. I don't even DO the grocery shopping. Kenny does. So I clip, organize, and hand off to him. Sometimes he uses them, sometimes he doesn't.

Any websites or tips for couponing are always appreciated as I am still learning. I am on a few websites and I see what others are doing. Maybe one day I will be really good at it. But I think with 2 little ones, life will always be just a little busy where when it comes right down to it, I will choose sleep over couponing!