skimp and save
Live very frugally
To skimp and save is to be very frugal, cutting corners and setting aside money for a future goal.
The phrase pairs two strategies: skimping (spending less than comfortable) and saving (accumulating what's spared).
They skimped and saved for years to afford a house.
Often implies sacrifice or delayed gratification.
- thriftCareful use of resources
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- frugalityEconomical resource management
- live within meansSpend only what's affordable
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
ingenuity · repurposing · parsimony · sacrifice · improvisation · penny-pinching · economizing · stretch a dollar · stinginess · austerity · rationing · cut corners · expense tracking · coupon clipping · trade-offs · emergency fund · rainy day fund · cost-cutting
skimp and savesplurge
Spend freely, impulsively
throw money around · spare no expense · live beyond one's means · squander · shop till you drop
skimp and savelive large
Spend freely, enjoy opulence
live it up · live for today · wine and dine · keep up with the Joneses · conspicuous consumption
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