7 Genius Money-Saving Tips for Holiday Shopping

We all know the true spirit behind Christmas and the holidays in general. Unfortunately, that spirit involves Santa and we all know whose wallet Santa uses when buying his gifts for all these kids. In fact, the "Santa" that lives in our house has 16 kids to shop for: all nieces, nephews, our closest cousin's kids and well, it gets expensive. It is no wonder why most family go into debt this time a year. I know of one family who usually ends up spending close to 5k! I refuse to let credit card debt kill me in January and decided to stick to a strict budget for the past 3 years. In fact, the budget for these 16 kids is a mere $350! Sounds impossible, but it's really not. In fact, I have already purchased 7 gifts and spent only $98. Click through for 7 genius money-saving tips for holiday shopping! -By Yanira Garza

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