# Cash Stuffing

*Everyday Money — Finicade finance glossary*

Cash stuffing is the envelope method rebuilt for social media: withdraw your budget as cash, sort it into labelled pockets, and spend only what's in them. The psychology is real — paying in cash measurably hurts more than tapping a card, so people spend less. The costs are real too: you lose card fraud protection, cashback and the automatic transaction record, and you keep meaningful sums at home. It's best used as a short reset on one or two problem categories, not as a permanent system.

**Also known as:** cash stuffing method, cash budgeting

**Related terms:** [Envelope Budgeting](https://finicade.com/glossary/envelope-budgeting), [Budget](https://finicade.com/glossary/budget), [Expenses](https://finicade.com/glossary/expenses), [Needs vs Wants](https://finicade.com/glossary/needs-vs-wants)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/cash-stuffing