Cyber Monday!!!

We just surpassed 900 views, 902 to be exact. Following Thanksgiving and coming up on the last month of the year, I wanted to let YOU know I am very thankful for your following and I HOPE I have lead to some savings for you. Let's see if we can meet the goal of 1,000 views by the end of the year.

First, let's get an update of the best Cyber Monday deals:

There are a few things you get from this graphic:

1.) Cyber Monday DOES NOT always give you an amazing deal.

2.) The "savings" listed are usually relative to the highest price in the last 90 days.

3.) Amazon is NOT always the best deal.

Here are some of the better Cyber Monday deals:

1.) Televisions:

     a.) Amazon - Samsung 46 Inch LED - $477.99

     b.) WalMart - LG 55 Inch 3D - $799.00 (vs $999 on Amazon today)

     c.) Sam's Club - Vizio 70 Inch LED SmarTV - $1,298.00

2.) Laptops:

     a.) WalMart - 14" Pavilion TouchSmart 4GB, 500 GB - $348

     b.) WalMart - 17.3" Pavilion 4GB, 750GB - $398.00

There are some good deals to be had, but keep in mind, Just because you can SAVE MORE, doesn't mean you should SPEND MORE.

Televisions and laptops are the two most popular items to purchase, which is why I focus on these items.

There are plenty of other deals to be had out there. Keep in mind, the cost of technology decreases, therefore so does the cost to purchase. It may seem like a good deal buying a 14" laptop from Wal-Mart because you saved $40 compared the price it was 3 weeks ago, but if you really don't need a laptop, wait until the summer and you can buy that same laptop for $80 cheaper.

One of the best deals I found was a $100 gift card for iTunes for $79.88. That's over a 20% savings on something that if you're going to buy music/games/movies in the future, IT MAKES SENSE TO BUY! If you spent $200 last year on iTunes, BUY $200 in gift cards and save yourself $40! Available at Sam's Club.

Ever think about buying an experience?

How about a 4 Hour NASCAR experience? $289 from Sam's Club!

I will continue to follow these prices and maybe even put them in CHART FORM! (How exciting!!!)

The biggest takeaways for Cyber Monday/Black Friday/Deals is that you only need to buy what you need to buy. Buy the "essentials". If your TV is starting to fade in picture, now is a great time to get a new one. If your laptop is starting to run slow (defragment first) then consider buying a new one. Don't buy a new one because you MAY need a new one soon. Chances are it is going to be cheaper when you need it than now.

Happy shopping all and have a happy holiday season!

Updates on picks:

Thanks to a last minute score by Pittsburgh (that hurt me), I went 4-2 this Thanksgiving and stand at 12-3 on the season. In order to make money, you have to win 55% of your games, I am currently at 80%. MAKE THAT MONEY!

With the upcoming championship games for conferences, I will go ahead make some SEC/B1G/ACC picks along with my normal NFL picks.

SEC - Aub v. Mizz (+2) Under 59

ACC - FSU v. Duke (+29) Over 62

B1G - OSU (-6) v. MSU Under 49.5

Happy December Ya'll!