save money
Cut your costs
To save money is to set aside funds for future use rather than spending them immediately, or to spend less than you otherwise would.
The first sense implies accumulation: I'm saving money for a down payment.
The second implies economy: We saved money by cooking at home.
Both senses share the idea of keeping resources from being depleted.
- budgetPlan for spending
- tight budgetSeverely limited funds
- live within meansSpend only what's affordable
- frugalSparing with resources
- thriftyPrudent with resources
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- thrift sayingspenny wise, pinch pennies, penny pincher, live within means, make ends meet
- money goalsfinancial goals, debt free, emergency fund, retirement fund, mortgage payoff
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, eat healthy, get fit, read more
- life advicebe honest, be kind, be patient, work hard, be yourself