Week 10. You and Money

disposable icome

money that someone has left to spend after paying taxes and mandatory expenses

spend money like water

to regularly spend large amounts of money

skint

broke

set/put aside some money

sove money for a particular purpose

to backfire

have an opposite and undesirable effect to what was intended

to sell up

to sell your house or company in order to go somewhere else or do something else

draw up a rough budget

prepare an approximate budget

unforseen expenses crop up

appear, occur, or come to someone's notice unexpectedly

it’s a bit self-indulgent

allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy

come into money

receive money as a result of the death of a relation

I don’t have much in the way of smth

To lack a broad group or category of something

to live hand to mouth

to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra

eke something out

to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it

eke out a living

to earn just enough to live on

bury one’s head in the sand

I’ll core that bridge when I come to it

i got a bit of money tucked away

for a rainy day

nest egg

an amount of money that has been saved or kept for a special purpose

scrimp and save (money for)

manage to live on very little money in order to payfor something

tight git

An upleasant man who is excessively frugal

frugal

careful when using money or food

live off someone

depend on someone as a source of income or support.

have money to burn

to spend a lot of money on things that are not necessary

to be in the red/black

to be in debt

pay one’s way

to pay for yourself rather than allowing someone else to pay

It’s just money down the drain

to waste money

to be on a shoestring budget

have a very limited amount of money

Money talks

people or organizations that are rich, and can therefore get or do what they want

A total freeloader

a person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return

financially savvy

he ability to make good judgements about money

have more money than sense

used to talk about people spending a lot of money on something that you think is unnecessary

to be seriously mint

he is rich?

to flaunt (money?)

to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration

to sponge off someone

to live at their expense by taking advantage of their generosity

he’s a total leech

a person who gets money or support from someone, giving little or nothing in return

offer something as a sweetener

dding an extra incentive

smth is at the root of al our ills

smth is a fundamental cause of problems

to break even

reach a point in a business venture when the profits are equal to the costs

going rate

standard of usual price

tide you over

help someone through a difficult period, especially with financial assistance

I’m flush

She had to qualms (with smth) -ing

To not have some or certain hesitations, apprehensions, uneasiness, or pangs of conscience

get to grips

to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation

bleed money

lose money