It’s mid-November now, and that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday are right around the corner. I have vivid memories of my mom going out on Thanksgiving night after dinner so she could be at the local Walmart,

Amazon’s Black Friday sale is a shopping event that runs for multiple days. Starting Thursday, November 21, the site will have all kinds of Black Friday deals for everyone, plus Prime member-only savings that anyone can access by signing up for a free 30-day trial of Prime.

My favorite early Black Friday deal from Amazon is the all-new Fire HD 8 tablet for $54.99 - a record-low price. You're getting an 8-inch HD display and impressive all-day battery life; plus, the tablet works with Amazon Alexa, so you can use your voice to make calls, play music, set reminders, and check the weather.