Hello! I’m so happy. Essence.com interviewed me and a group of other top-notch frugas for Essence.com’s 25 Fun & Free Creative Ways to Give. I’m super excited to be on Essence.com. Shouts out to writer Angela P. Moore-Thorpe for including me!
Are you done holiday shopping? I’m not. 
Are you staying within budget? Are you deciding to sit this Christmas out? Let me know your holiday shopping secrets. I won’t tell anywone *wink, wink.*
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I’ve gifted some of my event swag and don’t feel bad about it. I wouldn’t give a branded T-shirt or pen, but a nice coffee table book or DVD has wound up under the tree. I have a $50 budget for 2 kids in my family.
I’ve finished shopping and yes, I stayed within my budget. One of my shopping secrets is buying a family gift. For example, close friends who now have spouses and children get a family gift instead of one gift for each person. Last year it was a pretzel making gift set from Auntie Ann’s for $10, this year it’ll be a $30 movie gift card. (popcorn not included)For individual gifts, my rationale was, if it wasn’t on sale, I didn’t buy it. Which leads me to wonder why stores think they can pull the “okey doke” on people who’ve been shopping in their store all year? I can recognize a “markup to markdown” scam of a sale anyday. Anyhoo, Merry Christmas Frugalista! From Tela in Texas
Coco: I have no problem regifting swag! You are smart for your $50 budget. Was it hard to explain to your family that you weren’t giving gifts?
Tela: Smart strategy. My friends are having kids, so it’s hard to buy individual gifts for a family of four!