Predicting the hottest kids toys each Christmas is a particular parental nightmare. Fortunately, major merchants are worried we'll spend even less this year, so they're discounting an array of toys for kids they expect to be the biggest sellers

This is the day, team. We're going out there for Black Friday shopping and we're hitting the gridiron mercilessly. The following 21 plays are carefully crafted for this veritable Super Bowl of holiday shopping. They are made for triumph.

Ten hup, Black Friday mall maggots. It's time to get those boots on the ground for some serious shopping. Now grab a cart and shove...and push...and reach...and OWN that register!

Black Friday -- the storied king of holiday shopping events -- is poised to lose its crown. The majority of consumers will forgo early-morning crowds this year in favor of online shopping, spurred by predictions of season-long discounts.

Spooky lights, inappropriate costumes, and sugar-induced comas somehow create warm fuzzies when we think about the end of October. If we can ignore the general weirdness and occult history surrounding this holiday, trick 'o treating is a really great time to spend with friends and neighbors. Regardless of your beliefs, this time of year can serve as a big community builder. But don't ignore the inevitable. While Halloween is all fun and tasty games for the kiddies, who gets stuck with the bill?

Because dogs can smell Halloween excitement, some pups particularly appreciate owners who involve them by creating homemade dog costumes.

Not everyone wants to be a sexy witch or ab-sporting warlock for Halloween, so we've put together a list of 20 plus-size Halloween costumes that are trendy and fun without requiring you reveal tons of flesh or hide behind a cardboard costume.

Looking for a Halloween costume that is totally 2010? Let everyone else dress as a vampire this year. We've got 30 ideas for Halloween costumes that are ripped straight from the hottest blogs, YouTube videos and gossip-rag headlines.

Coupon Sherpa went on vacation this Labor Day weekend! Yes indeed: I packed up my yak and headed out for some R&R before things clop into high gear for the holiday shopping season.

With Christmas expenses looming, this may not be the best time to invest time and money in Halloween costumes. Still, no one wants to be left out of the fun, so we've come up with 50 easy and creative costumes for adults, children, couples and groups that won't cost you an arm and a leg, unless you're a real zombie, that is.