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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

Cash stuffing: savers warned over TikTok trend of keeping money in envelopes

Money and white envelope in woman's hands
Cash stuffing is also known as the cash envelope system. Photograph: FotoDuets/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A home insurer has issued a warning about the risks of a budgeting trend known as “cash stuffing” after seeing a surge in the number of theft claims.

Popular on social media, cash stuffing – also known as the cash envelope system – is a budgeting technique that supposedly helps cash-strapped households keep track of their spending and saving without having to resort to complicated spreadsheets.

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