The 'bougie broke' guide for living the high life started out as a joke. But it's getting embraced on TikTok — and it says a lot about the world we live in.

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A 'bougie broke' guide full of intentionally bad suggestions for living the high life is getting knocked on Twitter. But people on TikTok are embracing the trend, and it says a lot about the world we live in.

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Ron DeSantis is eyeing cutting Social Security for people 'in their 30s and 40s' — but 'totally not' for seniors

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida.

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'Bougie broke' is the latest financial trend sweeping the internet, and it's all about living large with a small budget

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'Bougie broke' is the latest financial trend sweeping the internet, and it's all about living large with a small budget.

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Social Security recipients could face 'a rapid increase of wait times' to receive benefits if Congress fails to increase funding for the program, according to the union representing its workers

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California .

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Biden promised student-loan borrowers cheaper payments and more debt relief. The government might not have enough money for everyone to actually get those benefits.

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President Joe Biden speaks on the student-debt-relief plan in the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 17, 2022, in Washington, DC. Biden gave an update on the student-debt-relief-portal beta test.
President Joe Biden speaks on the student-debt-relief plan in the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 17, 2022, in Washington, DC.

Hollywood writers: Tell us what you earn and how you budget as the WGA prepares to strike for more pay

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Writers Guild of America West headquarters in Los Angeles.

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A Michigan couple paid off their $200,000 mortgage in 4 years. They broke down how they did it to find financial freedom and build up their kids' college funds.

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Andy and Nicole Hill, who paid off their mortgage in four years, with their two kids.

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Cash stuffing budgets are all the rage right now. 2 women explain their polar-opposite experiences.

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Vera, left, and Roxanne both tried cash stuffing, but only one of them stuck with it.

Vera Kent, Roxanne Macias

A millennial tried out the TikTok-famous cash stuffing budget method — and said it helped her pay off a $19,000 car loan ahead of schedule

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Berenice Rodriguez makes cash stuffing videos on TikTok for over 10,000 followers.

Berenice Rodriguez TikTok

Biden's Education Department just pushed back the deadline for student-loan borrowers to see debt relief through a one-time reform

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