Sleep, Eat, Veg Out, Then Eat Again

November 21, 2007 · Filed Under , · 6 Comments 

Save Money!Here are the FIVE ways I am going to save money this Thanksgiving weekend:

  1. Stay in bed on Black Friday. I will not be succumbing to the Black Friday advertisements. As I have already documented, I can’t handle the crowd and the people stampeding for the Plasma TV for $799. I like Clever Dude’s idea of “maybe start saving NOW for something NEXT Black Friday.”
  2. Only buy what you came for. If for some reason, Santa Claus visits me personally and asks me to do some shopping for him on Black Friday, I would have a plan! I would create a list of Christmas gifts that I am shopping for along with a budget for each gift. By doing this, it would really keep me focused on what I came for and I would not buy crap I don’t need. For me, just because it is on sale and seems like a great deal is not a reason to buy.
  3. Keep happiness separate from money spent. Don’t have to spend money to enjoy time with family and friends. I plan on starting a new tradition like a family football game or volunteering to help those less fortunate.

  4. Enjoy TV marathons. Unless you watch QVC or HSN, it is hard to blow cash vegging out for a bit in front of the boob-tube. Have you noticed the many TV marathons going on this long holiday weekend? Here are a few that I will partake in:
    - Discovery Channel has 12 hours of Dirty Jobs episodes.
    - Sci Fi has seven episodes of The Twilight Zone.
    - Spike TV has 13 hours of The Ultimate Fighter.

  5. Can’t spend money when sleeping. And for a slightly unconventional technique, I am going to eat A LOT of leftovers all weekend.  By eating turkey sandwiches, the tryptophan will make me nap all weekend on the couch and avoid spending temptations! :-) (CORRECTION: Actually, I will just be tired all weekend as my kids would never let me get away with a nap on the couch!)

    Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

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6 Responses to “Sleep, Eat, Veg Out, Then Eat Again”

  1. Laura on November 24th, 2007 4:52 pm

    I love number one, but number four isn’t too bad either.

  2. Melitsa on November 24th, 2007 8:03 pm

    We had a heroes marathon TV watch that day.
    We just looked at the Black Friday specials today in the newspaper. The Friday newspaper got lost under the kitchen table.

    It was easier to read now it’s all over. Makes amusing reading. We didn’t need them anyway….. my husband says as he bites his hand at the $19 router…. What’s gone is gone :)

  3. Stella on November 25th, 2007 6:40 pm

    I love it, especially about Black Friday. If I didn’t work at the mall part time, there was no way I was gonna be anywhere in sight.

  4. Kyle on November 26th, 2007 10:51 am

    I ended up staying in bed on black Friday morning because I ran in a 10k race on Thanksgiving morning and could barely walk, I have a new appreciation for you joggers out there!

  5. Brip Blap on November 26th, 2007 8:02 pm

    #3 is key. I am constantly racking my brains for non-money spending “traditions” to build for the holidays. Spending loads on a bird and fixings that leaves everyone overstuffed and nauseous, followed up by shopping, is neither healthy nor happy…

    Black Friday should be boycotted. Somewhere, corporate magnates are laughing their butts off at the people sobbing over cheap electronics. NONE of it is NECESSARY. I like a cheap gadget as much as the next person, trust me, but I realize that 15 years ago I had no computer, cable TV, cell phone, microwave, VCR, etc. etc. etc…. yet I lived.

  6. ~ pennies in my pocket ~ on November 28th, 2007 1:18 pm

    I LOVE #3 … this is a great post!

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