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Recession or not, this year’s Black Friday promises to include the usual long lines at 4:00 AM at your favorite department store, piles of coupons, and rock-bottom prices. But, whether or not you’re heading out the door early, late, or not at all, on the day after Thanksgiving, it’s official and inevitable: the holiday shopping season has begun.

If you’re interested in protesting consumerism this year, you can observe Adbusters' Buy Nothing Day instead of working off your Turkey Day feast via shopping. But, as Sarah Kuck discussed on WorldChanging.com, especially in this economy, wanting to live with less, can be a challenge. Perhaps the best thing you can do this holiday season, rather than give up shoppin entirely, is to shop local. Supporting local, independent businesses, and buying locally produced items, keeps money in your community, supports small businesses, and keeps the market going for locally products well into the new year.

As you head into the holiday shopping season, what are your local shopping tips?

Image from WorldChanging.com.