Personal Finance Roundup: Black Friday!

I’m not a big fan of Black Friday. I don’t go out. I don’t look for deals online (although my husband loves Black Friday online). Apparently, there have been incidents of violence this Black Friday, as consumers become a bit rabid about their deals.

However, many people like Black Friday, and enjoy the frenzied shopping, and the opportunity to get good deals. Many of my fellow PF bloggers have written about Black Friday (and Cyber Monday), and here is a sampling of some of the articles from this past week:

• ING Direct Black Friday Cash Promos at PT Money: Check out the deals for savers at ING.
• Black Friday Shopping Guide 2011 — Best Deals & Sales at Money Crashers: Your catch-all guide to Black Friday shopping this year.
• Financial Haikus at THE Canadian Finance Blog: Includes a clever haiku about Black Friday.
• Are You Ready for Black Friday? at Faith and Finance: I don’t know if you can ever be truly ready for Black Friday. But you can sure try.
• Think Long Term When Shopping Black Friday and Cyber Monday at Free From Broke: Really consider what you’re going to do with your purchases. It’s not a real bargain if you don’t have a plan.
• Black Friday Shopping Tips: How to Get the Best Deals on Things on Your List at Bible Money Matters: Make a list and check it twice — and get everything for less. Also, check out this video from Pete, about his Black Friday experience.
• One Black Friday Tip to Rule Them All: Buy Nothing at Consumerism Commentary: Awesome Black Friday rule that I can totally agree with!
• 6 Tiny Tips to Help with the Holiday Season at Canadian Finance Blog: It’s not exactly about Black Friday, but you can get some solid help as you plan your shopping.