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Cyber Monday Smashes Records, Ryan Declares War on Elf on the Shelf, and Social Media Crackdown for Teens!
06 Dec 2024
Chapter 1: What are the highlights of Cyber Monday spending?
I think so. And I think that, you know, in one of our articles that we're going to discuss today, that's reflected with the biggest U.S. online shopping day for Cyber Monday, a record breaking 13 billion dollars spent from U.S. consumers. So I think people are optimistic about, you know, what's coming next year because they're willing to spend.
And, you know, it's different for everybody, for sure. Yeah.
I mean, 7% is significant year over year.
Yeah.
So that's definitely a sign of people... taking money off the shelf, so to speak, and feeling confident that they are going to make it again.
Yep, exactly.
That's kind of what happens. I mean, definitely there's all levels to this, but sometimes people, I don't know that you could over-save, so I don't want to say that they're over-saving, but they're much more judicial in what they purchase.
I would say from July to November, people were really holding back.
Yeah, it seemed that way. And I think all the retail numbers sort of supported that. So now it's just everybody just let it go. Yeah, they really did.
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Chapter 2: How does moving impact family dynamics?
Because, like, to your point, there was a box about four feet high and three feet wide right on the front porch. And it was a certain gift. I don't think my kids listen to the show. I don't, you know. But we, just in case. It was a large gift for them right on the front porch that Daddy about fell over. Yeah. I did not expect right at the, again, just sort of walking and yeah.
So about fell over on that one.
Oh my gosh. Yeah. Well, I feel like, yeah, when they're little, right, they've got like these tracks and these train tables and all this stuff. And like, as they turn into teenagers and they went like little games and I don't know, they get more expensive, but smaller.
Yes.
So potentially until they want a car, that's pretty big.
The, did you do any black Friday shopping?
I didn't. My husband did. I didn't. I did all my shopping in November. Well, in early November.
Yeah. My wife took the boys out. She went to the mall. I stayed home and did nothing. But I was like, you're crazy. They went to the mall at like noon and came back like two hours later and looked exhausted. Yeah. Yeah. That's what I'm telling you.
I want to, but this year was a big year for us. We did a very expensive move, purchased a house, all sorts of stuff. The whole household is on a waiting till January kind of budget.
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Chapter 4: How are holiday preparations affected by rising costs?
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