Budgeting Babe on CBS News: Frugal Fashion

Here is the CBS Evening News story featuring The Budgeting Babe... Saving Green is the New Black.



And here is the extended interview that aired online only:



I'm really happy with the way everything turned out.


As I said, it was a wonderful experience. Roughly one week after I received the initial e-mail from CBS expressing interest in my blog, the amazing Kelly Wallace and her fantastic CBS producer, Tony, flew out to Chicago to film my friends and I talking about fashion and finance. We spoke for about an hour and I was surprised by how in-depth the conversation turned; we talked about the importance of living within your means, saving for goals and retirement, the housing market, the impact of the economy on fashion and a multitude of other things. We then went back to my office, where both Kelly and Tony experienced the luxury of sitting on the purple yoga ball that is my chair (you can see it in the interview), and we talked about my blog.

Truth be told, I was a nervous wreck the morning of the interview. But we had a lot of fun, the conversation was good and I had two of my closest friends at my side to boost my confidence. And I must say, as you can tell from the second interview, they did beautifully on camera! They were smart, funny and well-spoken. I was so impressed!

During the week since taping ended, I've been frantically calling, e-mailing, Facebooking and texting my friends and family to let them know about air time. Although they were a little nervous when I got bumped by a bunch of newts on Tuesday (LOL!), in the end they were so happy and proud to see the story. I'm so lucky to have their support.

Now that it's all over, I'm actually kind of excited to get back to my regular life. I have piles of laundry to do, several big projects at work that need attention, my heat just broke (fabulous), my lease needs to be signed, my taxes aren't done yet and I have to pick out an outfit for a fancy party this weekend. Ahhh.... normalcy. My 15 seconds was fun but now this Budgeting Babe has to get back to reality.