American Thanksgiving Time
November 18th 2006 07:03
As you count your blessings this Thanksgiving, remember this is an important opportunity to be thankful for all the things you have that work. The household appliances, CD players, and cars that all are still in running order and serving you well.
Call it providential that the American Thanksgiving occurs before Christmas, as after we’ve counted our blessings advertisers barrage us with ads telling us what we need and make us hunger for more than we can afford. This year, keep the spirit, remember Thanksgiving blessings and don’t get sucked in to poor Christmas spending patterns.
Next week, we’ll have more details on Smart Christmas shopping so that you have a Merry Christmas not one beset by unnecessary spending and debt.
But for now, be thankful and get ready for a great Thanksgiving holiday. In shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, remember:
1) Buy enough turkey to meet your family’s needs and not much more. Nobody likes having turkey for days on end. Try to make it a goal to have no more than one day of leftovers, three max. Oftentimes, people end up tossing the excess as the meat goes bad and no one wants to eat it.
2) The more work you put in, the cheaper the meal. But also if you’re not particularly fond of cooking, working extra hard to cook a Thanksgiving meal becomes a matter of lost time and it may not be a bargain to get a good deal that causes a lot of unnecessary hassle.
3) Make sure you have everything you need before Thanksgiving. Most grocery stores, with the exception of some Walmarts, are closed on Thanksgiving day. If you want something, you’ll have to scramble for a convenience store, which may not have what you need and if it does will cost you much more than you would have paid had you gotten it right the first time.
Call it providential that the American Thanksgiving occurs before Christmas, as after we’ve counted our blessings advertisers barrage us with ads telling us what we need and make us hunger for more than we can afford. This year, keep the spirit, remember Thanksgiving blessings and don’t get sucked in to poor Christmas spending patterns.
But for now, be thankful and get ready for a great Thanksgiving holiday. In shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, remember:
1) Buy enough turkey to meet your family’s needs and not much more. Nobody likes having turkey for days on end. Try to make it a goal to have no more than one day of leftovers, three max. Oftentimes, people end up tossing the excess as the meat goes bad and no one wants to eat it.
2) The more work you put in, the cheaper the meal. But also if you’re not particularly fond of cooking, working extra hard to cook a Thanksgiving meal becomes a matter of lost time and it may not be a bargain to get a good deal that causes a lot of unnecessary hassle.
3) Make sure you have everything you need before Thanksgiving. Most grocery stores, with the exception of some Walmarts, are closed on Thanksgiving day. If you want something, you’ll have to scramble for a convenience store, which may not have what you need and if it does will cost you much more than you would have paid had you gotten it right the first time.
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Count your blessings is a good theme.
Thanks for reminding us all.
katyzzz