Nov. 21st, 2025 Edition | Read Online

Why the f*k are you getting an email from me at almost midnight on a Saturday?
Because Thanksgiving happened, Black Friday happened, and I got so wrapped up in the holiday chaos that I almost forgot. And once Sunday hits, it’s technically a new week — which would break the promise I made to myself in Week 1 to email my people every single week.

Read it or don’t. That’s not the point.
(…but I think you’ll wanna see what I’ve got to say this time, and no — it’s not about real estate.)

This one’s about consistency. For me.

Post-Thanksgiving week in Pittsburgh is a full-on blur — leftovers, shopping bags, family time, and a Saturday that vanished in eight minutes. So consider this a holiday hangover mini-edition: quick, high-value, and actually useful… especially with Cyber Monday lurking around the corner.

Let’s get into it.

Hey crew,

I’m cutting it close tonight — like “typing this while the clock is threatening my streak” close. Thanksgiving hit, Black Friday turned everyone feral, and Saturday somehow lasted eight minutes and seven hours at the same time.

Somewhere between family time, a packed city, and me trying to remember what day it even was, I almost let this week slip.

Not happening.

So consider this your holiday hangover mini-edition. The market didn’t explode, Pittsburgh didn’t fall apart (yet), and your boy is still here — even if it’s sliding in before midnight with a turkey coma and a dream.

BUT… before I let you go back to pie and sweatpants, here’s something actually useful because Cyber Monday is right around the corner and I refuse to let you overpay like a rookie.

🛒 Cyber Monday Shopping Tips (from a former Amazon seller who still has the scars)

1) cashbackmonitor.com

Before you buy anything, go to cashbackmonitor.com and search the retailer you’re about to purchase from. It shows you which cashback site is offering the highest % back.
Yes, some of the names sound fake and sketchy — I get it.
But they’re legit. (Fluz is one of them, for example.)
This is one of those lowkey hacks I learned during my Amazon seller era… which, let’s be honest, is not fully behind me. 😅

2) Check your credit card offers

I’m a Chase Visa guy, and they constantly run cashback promos at random retailers.
But here’s the part people miss:
you have to activate the offer first.
It takes 10 seconds and can literally stack on top of your Cyber Monday deal.

💸 Real-Life Example (aka: how to be a menace to retail pricing)

I needed a new vacuum. Wanted a Dyson because the reviews were elite.
Black Friday deal? $300 off. Boom. Bought direct from Dyson’s site.

But wait… we’re just getting started.

• My Chase Visa had 5% cashback on Dyson purchases (activated it, obviously).

• CashbackMonitor showed Rakuten offering 15% cashback on Dyson.

So I stacked them like a psycho:
15% + 5% = 20% cashback, on top of the $300 discount.

TL;DR:
I didn’t just save $300.
I got another 20% back by being smart.
That’s how you win Cyber Monday without even breaking a sweat.

Go relax. Go put up lights. Go eat pie for breakfast.
And I’ll be back next weekend with your regularly scheduled chaos: Market Watch, Yinz Gotta See This, Pittsburgh Life, Weekend Radar… the whole deal.

Appreciate you riding with me — even on the weeks where life is louder than the newsletter.

Best,
Tim Pettigrew
eXp Realty – Pittsburgh

TL;DR: Thanksgiving week = survival mode. Cyber Monday = stack your discounts like a villain. See you next Friday. 🖤💛