Cash Stuffing Brings Grandma’s Budgeting Back for Gen Z

For a generation raised on smartphones, Gen Z has embraced a budgeting habit their grandparents would recognize instantly: cash stuffing. The practice — dividing currency into envelopes labeled for groceries, rent, utilities, savings and other expenses — has become one of social media’s more notable personal finance trends. Viral TikTok videos show consumers assigning every dollar a purpose before spending begins.