If you spend much time on TikTok or other social media platforms browsing ideas to manage your money, you’ve probably seen the cash stuffing budgeting method trending in popular posts. This ...

Trea S. Branch is a personal finance writer based in Chicago. She has an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, and her work has been featured in the Associated Press and several financial ...

Whether or not you follow a monthly budget, you’ve probably considered putting one together. After all, a household budget is supposed to act as our financial GPS, showing us when we’re headed in the ...

Cash stuffing involves allocating physical cash into labeled envelopes for different budget categories. The method is seeing a resurgence in 2025 as Americans look for ways to control spending and ...

At its most basic, you can do a budget with a pen and a piece of paper, putting monthly income on one side and monthly spending on the other.