The Economy, Black Friday, and know-it-alls...

Yes, our economy is in the gutter. I'm aware of that. I'm tired of people telling me as if I don't already know.
I watched president Bush's little speech last night, but had a hard time sitting through it. Is he serious?! He made his case for war, it turned out to be lies, and now we're supposed to stand behind him as our country goes to hell? I don't want to hear a word that man says. I can't wait until he's out of office!

Things are not looking good for us at the moment. Lots of people are wondering how this will effect Black Friday sales. People who don't shop on Black Friday are wondering how us Black Friday shoppers can be so "greedy" for still wanting to shop on BF with the economy the way it is.

The know-it-alls of the world call us "freaks" for shopping on BF and going into debt.
They blame the status of the economy on people like US for racking up a huge credit card bill and not being able to pay it.

They don't know what the hell they're talking about.

People like me that shop responsibly and stay out of debt are getting a bad rap because of the real greedy people who charge everything and anything to live a certain lifestyle, knowing full well they can't afford the payments.

I pay for everything with cash. If I can't afford it, I don't get it. Simple as that. I'm happy to say I don't have bill collectors calling me constantly over a huge Visa bill that I can't pay.

As for the effect on BF sales, I don't know. The ads were printed months ago, before the economy really went downhill. The ads may or may not be changed, but I doubt they will.

Us BF shoppers are not greedy for still looking forward to BF. No one really knows what's in store for our economy, we have to take it day by day. I, for one, refuse to live in fear and panic. I will hope things start to get better, and continue to live a normal life. To you know-it-alls that want to panic and live like it's the end of the world - go ahead, have fun. Don't attack us for disagreeing with you. As messed up as this country seems to be right now, it's till FREE.