In Defense of Black Friday (and maybe even Cyber Monday)

It's customary to rip on Black Friday and those so-called idiots who actually go shopping on Black Friday.

This year I decided to spend all day with my wife shopping on Black Friday. Usually she goes with others while I watch our children. 

We formulated a game plan for what stores to go to, what products to research and which things to buy for our family.

Target, Sam's Club, Costco and RC Willey were a few of the stores we visited in between a Hunger Games movie, frozen yogurt and some yummy Mongolian food.

We bought a new bed (1/2 the cost of when we began looking in the Spring) after researching beds over a six month period.

We not only enjoyed Black Friday's savings, we enjoyed time together.