Debt Diet Part 7: Keep your cool the day after Christmas

The day after Christmas rivals the day after Thanksgiving as one of the biggest shopping days of the year. That's because the slashed prices (off next year's trimmings and trappings) can make even the grouchiest of Grinches smile when saving a buck or two. And while shopping the sales can certainly help next year's bottom line, experts caution over-indulging in after-Christmas sales can lead to you blowing your debt diet.