<prompt> Human: Ive never planned out any kind of budget these past years when Black Friday is concerned, and mostly end up spending way too much. This can have quite the crippling effect on my financial situation and would love some constructive advice! When is the ideal time to start saving up, how would one approximate the max amount spent?  <response>: the most obvious thing to do it dont spend more than you need to and i mean that in terms of only buy things you need.Already have a TV and its working fine? Dont buy a new one.Most people just run out and start buying shit cause it seems like it cheap but they didnt need any of it.beside a financial budget you should right now ask yourself what you need, what item you wanted to buy for a long time but didnt do so because of its price.if you find that item for much cheaper on black friday go for it, ignore everything else. 