On Thanksgiving day, as I was driving to a house to have dinner, I passed by a local Best Buy and was dismayed to see people in tents getting ready to spend the night on the sidewalk so that they can be first in line to shop the next day which has now because known as Black Friday.  The next day I saw people interviewed at the stores on TV and they talked about staying out all night so that they can get the great deals, most of which, from what I saw people buying was big expensive TV's.  The people talked about saving $200 dollars or so on their purchases and that it was worth spending most of Thanksgiving day on a cold sidewalk to so that they could get their deals the next day.  I wanted to ask them was it really worth it?  Was it worth spending a holiday on a sidewalk away from your family just to buy a TV?  Isn't your time valuable to you?  Especially time spent away from family?  I wanted to tell them that things cannot bring you happiness.  That looking for joy in shopping and buying is just going to cause you to end up deeper in debt and still unhappy.  Lord knows I am as guilty as anyone in loving my toys and especially my TV but I know that I would give them all up for some happiness.  I also know that I would never give up family time to sleep on a sidewalk to buy a TV or anything else.  My time is more valuable than that.  Did I do some Black Friday shopping?  Sure, on the Internet on Amazon.com at about 6 in the morning while still in my PJ's.  That is the way to shop for me.