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

cut your coat according to your cloth ()

to not spend more money than you have

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

juggle (verb)

to organize how you spend any money available so that you can find the money that you need to do different things

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

ring-fence (verb)

British to make sure that money intended for a particular purpose is not used for anything else

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