Idioms: money

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• tighten your belt
  to spend less money than before
• money doesn't grow on trees
  said to remind someone that money is limited and must be earned
• money talks
  having money gives you power or influence
• put your money where your mouth is
  to back up what you say with action or money
• born with a silver spoon in your mouth
  to be born into a wealthy family
• bring home the bacon
  to earn money to support your family
• penny-pincher
  a person who is extremely careful, even excessive, with money
• cash cow
  a product or business that consistently generates a lot of money
• in the red
  to have a negative financial balance, owing money
• in the black
  to have a positive financial balance
• nest egg
  money saved for the future
• money to burn
  to have much more money than you need
• daylight robbery
  a situation where you're charged much too much
• worth every penny
  something is worth exactly what it costs
• a penny for your thoughts
  used to ask what someone is thinking about
• cheapskate
  a person who doesn't like spending money
• rolling in dough
  to have a lot of money
• burn a hole in your pocket
  to want to spend money as soon as you get it
• pay through the nose
  to pay much more than something is worth
• on a shoestring
  with very little money
• strapped for cash
  to have very little money available
• easy come, easy go
  money gained easily is often spent or lost just as easily
• put in your two cents
  to give your opinion, even if not asked for it
• the lion's share
  the biggest part of something
• keep up with the Joneses
  to try to have the same possessions or lifestyle as your neighbors or peers
• living paycheck to paycheck
  to spend all your income before the next payday, with no savings
• flat broke
  to have no money at all
• hit the jackpot
  to have great, often unexpected, financial success