Overview
- In a new TikTok, Gosselin says she asks each child in November for a prioritized holiday wish list with links, sizes, colors and prices to target seasonal sales.
- She uses the first complete list as a benchmark to set a per‑child budget, then totals spending for each kid and adjusts others if one runs over.
- To ensure fairness, she gives a decorated box of cash that equalizes totals "to the penny," a practice she says was inspired by her mother.
- Cash amounts vary when a child’s list is shorter or when they specifically ask for money, which can reduce the number of wrapped gifts.
- Alongside individual presents, she plans one shared family gift—this year a game she learned in New Zealand—and highlights a long-running holiday "cup game" tradition.