Tennessee is enjoying the first ever "tax holiday". Other states have done this. My sister, who homeschools in Iowa, has told me about their tax holiday weekends. Having other plans today, and not wanting to fight crowds, my boys (19 & 14) and I went to WalMart last night. It was not overly crowded, but our local WalMart is in the process of remodeling. The store is going to look great when it is finished, but it is an exercise in frustration while in progress. For many of the things we were looking for, we had to go way out of the path to get there. There were carts and pallets full of unrelated items between racks of clothes. We were very blessed to be able to get pants for both boys as well as some other things, and all of the school supplies (notebooks, paper, etc.) we will need. I am saying prayers for the people who have to work this weekend. On the news they said they anticipated this shopping weekend to be close to "black Friday" (the day after Thanksgiving.) My daughter works at a WalMart near where she lives. She has to work every day this weekend, as well as starting a new (second) job tomorrow. I'm glad she has Monday off at WalMart. She is going to need the rest. Sales tax in TN is high (though there are other benefits from living here!) What a blessing it is that the state is giving us this break. It must be noted that the local tax is still in effect, but that is a very small portion of the tax picture.

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