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.

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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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Pelosi lamented that Biden would help raise 'a million dollars' for Marjorie Taylor Greene by mentioning her in a speech

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.

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How to budget your money in 5 easy steps

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House GOP Freedom Caucus members want to block student-loan forgiveness in their new proposal to deal with the debt ceiling

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Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) speaks during a news conference with members of the House Freedom Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on February 28, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Supreme Court requests $12 million more for justices' security after threats in the wake of abortion ruling

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Capitol Police watch an abortion-rights rally from behind the security fence surrounding the Supreme Court on June 23, 2022.

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A popular tax-avoidance tool that home sellers and real-estate investors have been using for decades is at risk — again

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President Joe Biden's proposed 2024 budget includes getting rid of the 1031 exchange, which allows home sellers to postpone paying taxes on capital gains.

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Biden wants to 'better support' student-loan borrowers who are returning to repayment. It's further confirmation the payment pause will end this year.

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President Joe Biden.

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If you want to balance the budget without raising taxes or cutting defense, Social Security, and Medicare, you'd probably have to fire nearly every park ranger and cut 70% of anti-poverty spending

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a weekly Capitol Hill press conference on May 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.

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