Synonyms and antonyms of To save money, or to be careful with money in American Thesaurus

(a) false economy ()

something that seems to save money but will really make you spend more

balance the budget/books ()

to spend no more money than you receive

budget (verb)

to plan the way you will spend the money you have, especially so that you do not spend too much

cut back ()

to reduce the amount of something, especially money that you spend

draw/pull in your horns ()

to start spending less money than you usually do

economize (verb)

to use something such as money or fuel very carefully, so that you waste as little as possible

false economy (noun)

something that you do because you think it will save you money, but in fact it costs you more

pinch pennies ()

to try not to spend much money

put aside ()

to save an amount of money so that you can buy or pay for something in the future

put away ()

to save an amount of money

retrench (verb)

to reduce costs or the amount that you spend, in order to save money

salt away ()

to save money for the future, often hiding it illegally

save on ()

to spend less money on something than you would normally

scrimp (verb)

to spend money only on what is necessary and to save as much as you can

skimp (verb)

to not spend enough money on something

tighten your belt ()

to spend less money