Tag: spendthrift
White elephant
WotD: White elephant Perhaps your first thought is that you have never seen a white elephant. I’m here to tell you that you have and you’ve seen them more than once. If you’ve never been to a zoo, you have seen a white elephant – perhaps more than once. White elephants are expensive things that have no useful purpose.…
Pinch your pennies
Phrase: Pinch your pennies If you pinch your pennies, you try to spend as little money as possible. This does not necessarily have to mean that you are cheap. If we put a positive twist on it, pinching your pennies can suggest that you carefully consider each purchase before you spend your money. These days, I…
Spendthrift
Word of the Day: Spendthrift The person who bought the things in the picture accompanying this post today could be a spendthrift. A spendthrift spends a lot of money in a very wasteful way. I suppose, though, that whether a person is a spendthrift or not is open to interpretation. What I mean is that…
Spend money like water
Idiom: Spend money like water Let’s see, sunglasses are $750.00, a designer backpack is $630.65, upscale headphones are $452.97, and a vintage camera with exceptionally high-quality, long-exposure film is $3300.98. Someone has been spending money like water. If you were surprised at these prices, you should be. Someone has spent money like water to acquire…
