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.

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Russia's economy continues to reel as energy revenue and the ruble weaken

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The world's most expensive license plate just sold for $15 million in Dubai

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The "P 7" plate was sold at a charity auction in Dubai on Saturday.

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'Nobody has a clue what happens next': Industry insiders react to Credit Suisse's rescue takeover by UBS

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Credit Suisse was bought by UBS over the weekend in a deal pushed by Swiss regulators.

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SVB's Parent Company Declares Bankruptcy While Tech Investors Return to the Failed Bank

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The entity that once owned the poor, beleaguered Silicon Valley Bank, the main banking house for numerous tech-focused firms and venture capitalists, is officially holding up a white flag as it suddenly declared bankruptcy.

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Here are the 10 weirdest pieces of SVB-branded merch that are being auctioned on eBay. They include an apron and a 'lightly used' fidget spinner.

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EBay sellers have put items featuring SVB's logo up for auction.

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Why Did Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Fail So Fast?

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Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed with enormous speed – so quickly that they could be textbook cases of classic bank runs, in which too many depositors withdraw their funds from a bank at the same time.

Interest in 2nd passports among the uber-wealthy is at 'an all-time high' amid mounting political uncertainty, an investor network boss said

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Rich investors increasingly want to get second passports, Bloomberg reported.

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U.S. Government Saves Tech's Favorite Bank

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The U.S. government swooped in on Sunday to save the tech industry’s favorite bank, announcing that it would ensure all depositors in Silicon Valley Bank had full access to their money by Monday. Silicon Valley Bank is the second-largest bank to fail in U.S. history.

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5 side hustles that can make you hundreds a month with only a few hours of work and no up-front costs

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You can earn extra cash simply by going through old clothes and selling things you no longer wear on a platform like Poshmark.

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