salting away
Putting aside funds
Salting away is saving or storing something for future use, especially money: She's been salting away part of each paycheck for retirement.
The phrase evokes the old practice of preserving meat with salt—setting aside provisions against harder times.
It often suggests quiet, steady accumulation rather than dramatic saving.
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- cachingTemporary local storage
- savingReserving for future use
- saving upGradually accumulating funds
- investingCommitting capital for gain
preserving · budgeting · stockpiling · accumulating · putting aside · setting aside · stashing · rainy day fund · nest egg · prudence · delayed gratification · conserving · foresight · frugality · thrift · emergency fund · financial cushion · safeguarding
salting awaysquandering
Reckless depletion of resources
blowing · splurging · frittering away · wasting · dissipating
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