Synonyms and antonyms of Careful with money in British Thesaurus

thrifty (adjective)

careful about how you spend money so that you do not waste any

economical (adjective)

not costing or spending much money

frugal (adjective)

spending very little money and only on things that are really necessary

careful (adjective)

spending money only when it is necessary

mean (adjective)

British not willing to spend money. The usual American word is cheap

tight (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval someone who is tight likes to avoid spending money

miserly (adjective)

showing disapproval unwilling to spend any money

stingy (adjective)

informal unwilling to spend, give, or use a lot of money

parsimonious (adjective)

formal not willing to give or spend money

close (adjective)

not willing to spend your money or give any to anyone

austere (adjective)

severely reducing the amount of money that is spent, in a way that is likely to produce unpleasant effects

cheap (adjective)

mainly American not willing to spend money

chintzy (adjective)

Americaninformal someone who is chintzy does not like to spend money or give things to people

economic (adjective)

not costing or spending much money

economical (adjective)

used about someone who is careful about spending money

economies (noun)

ways of saving money

economy drive (noun)

a period when you try to spend less money than usual

niggardly (adjective)

formal not generous, or not willing to spend money

penny-pinching (adjective)

unwilling to spend money

penny wise, pound foolish ()

not willing to spend small amounts of money, but likely to spend large amounts in a stupid way

thrift (noun)

the practice of spending money carefully so that you do not waste any

tight-fisted (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval not generous with money

ungenerous (adjective)

not willing to help people or give them money