The major shops have opened at 5 this morning for "Black Friday". I don't know who came up with that, the consumers or the stores, but I won't be doing the over consumerism this holiday season.
And sorry, but I don't call it holiday season either. I call it Christmas.
When I was young we spent Christmas morning with our family, and then went around to friends to see what they got. We did not have to bring them an elaborate gift. We just enjoyed the day. There was no stress and credit cards were not maxed out.
Why did we ruin it?