While Stella usually indulges my laziness by combing through the financial blogs and picking out our weekly roundup on her own, I thought I'd try something new this week and scrounge around for them myself. The result of this was lots of sports-related stories!

Although we're one week away from Black Friday and the "official" kick-off of the Holiday season, for many of us it's not really Christmas until we watch our favorite holiday movie or TV special.  Over at TVCrunch, they've got a pretty comprehensive schedule of Holiday specials, so you can make sure you don't miss out on a beloved Christmas story.

I've listed a few of my best-loved programs.  See if yours is among them:

Exclusive Preview of HP Thanksgiving Savings Event - Begins 11/22!

It used to be that you had to wait until Black Friday to find out what all the Black Friday deals were gonna be.  But with all of November becoming the new Black Friday, deals are happening earlier and more frequently or are being leaked to ramped up anticipation.

At Savings.com, we're getting our ducks in a row for next Friday as well as the following Cyber Monday and we're starting things off with a little leak of our own:

Thanksgiving is a very special time of the year. For some, it's the only time they get to spend with distant relatives and extended family. That can get pretty stressful if you're the one hosting Thanksgiving.

Here are some easy ways to help relieve that stress:

Last week I posted part one of the Top Ten Electronics Gifts for 2009 covering my picks for numbers ten through six. And now we have, live and in color, without further ado: THE TOP FIVE.

Pause for applause.

Cue Queen's "We Are The Champions." Thank you, thank you. Okay, enough with the second stage comedy, let's dive right in.

Kicking things off this week in the number five spot:

The Holidays are approaching and that means you no doubt have a few eggnog laden nights in your future. It's the time of year where you'll be hopping from party to party, trimming trees, giving thanks, collecting gelt, or just being merry with friends. But with all the expenses of gift giving and travel, who wants to add a Holiday party wardrobe to your list of expenses?

Not you, Savvy Saver!

With just a few simple accessories, you can wear the same basic dress to any occasion. Save money and time--and look great doing it.

Way back in 1998 (How did that happen so fast?) a small child got a personalized storybook all his own. Sure it was cute to have his name featured in the story, but his parents immediately thought, "We can totally do better..."

Which brings us to our Featured Store: I See Me.

The big T-day is almost here, and if you're looking to make your family feast a little more green, look no further. Follow these tips and you'll be celebrating the day, and respecting the environment.

If you are involved at all with any social networking sites, it's probably a safe bet to assume that you have at least a few pictures of yourself up and maybe those of some close friends as well. Even if you are a novice participant in those arenas, you probably have a blog or at least a cool image that you have set as an avatar that you share with others on your IM program of choice.

As more and more people open up large segments of their lives to the ever-expanding online global community, the popularity of websites dedicated solely to photo sharing continues to grow. Sites like Photobucket have been used for years as huge image repositories for blogs and websites.

These types of sites have led to the birth of massive photo sharing hubs such as Shutterfly, Kodak EasyShare, Snapfish, Flickr, and SeeHere, just to name a few.

With times already being tight, the advent of the holiday season can add even more stress to a household on a budget. In addition to the expense of family presents and holiday meals, showing your appreciation for the hairdresser, mailman, assorted teachers and tutors and anyone else who comes to mind can leave very little in your wallet to celebrate. Luckily, there are still some holiday traditions that don't cost a thing. I've gone on a virtual trip across Europe to gather some of the best ones for you.

With Black Friday rapidly approaching, there are plenty of deals coming out that are making saving money during the holiday season easier and easier. This time last year, the recession was in its infancy and companies were still trying to figure out the way to attract new customers. During the holiday season of 2008, plenty of people were looking for deals. In fact, Savings.com saved people almost $4.4M* during the holidays in 2008. The most popular category was electronics and Savings.com's electronics deals saved users over $1.5M.

Last week I posted about ways to use credit cards effectively during the holiday season. If you're not careful, you could make your 2010 very difficult because you'll be owing interest on your holiday credit card bills for months to come (if not all of 2010). This problem will only be compounded if you've got a big tax headache coming to you next year. One thing to always keep in mind is how you spend money today can affect your financial future.

So how can you make sure that your tax burden is a little less burdensome? The surest way to lower your tax income is not all that helpful, but you'll see it mentioned: make less money. Helpful, right? On the flipside, there are probably a lot of people out there who would love to have to pay more taxes--it means you've made more taxable income. That said, there are good ways to lower your burden if you're looking to save some money in 2010.

The holidays are no longer looming, folks. They are here. Gasp! No wait! I'm just the messenger.... Seriously, though. We here at Savings.com think we can help you work things out with a deal or ten from this week's Top 10 Deals. No need to be picky when all the deals are so delightfully tempting.

'Tis the month of Thanksgiving and (given our own mild to 'must-remember-to-cut-up-the-credit-cards' shopping addictions) we are definitely thankful for some of this week's hottest coupons--and we hope you will be too!

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Ah, the holiday displays and "Silver Bells" playing over the sound system--not to mention parking hassles, crushing crowds and fist fights over the last Tickle-Me-Elmo...

Why not avoid the stresses of your local mall and shop at home? Not only are we helping you to save money when you shop online with our Black Friday coupons and Cyber Monday deals, but we're giving away a HP DV7T Quad Laptop so you can surf the web in style.

Christmas is less than six weeks away (yikes!) and if your bank account isn’t what it used to be, then it’s time to make some quick holiday shopping cash. Here are five ways to put some money in your pocket so you can leave the credit cards at home.

1) Get rid of your dated gadgets. If you’ve got an old MP3 player,cell phone or digital camera taking up space in your junk drawer, check out Gazelle.com. Enter a few details about your gadgets and instantly learn trade-in values. Gazelle.com pays for shipping and you’ll get your money in a week.