Episode 122 Idioms and Phrases To Use When You're Saving Your Money: Freeloader! Scrimp and Save! Reel it in!

This week on the podcast we're looking at idioms and vocabulary that we use to talk about money. Today we're talking about spending money. These often mention money or purses, places where money is kept. Tomorrow we're talking about people who aren't generous with their money. Can you think of any other phrases like this? Or are there any you've heard that were confusing? Vocabulary Tighten our belts - idiom - to spend less money Scrimp and save - idiom - to spend less money by buying less and cheaper things tighten the purse strings - idiom - to be less generous and save our money Freeloader - idiom - someone who never pays their own way and lives off other people Save our pennies/save your pennies - phrase - save your money, often used to mean 'I will pay for you this time' Reel it in - phrasal verb - stop doing something or to do less of something, so if we 'reel in our expenses' then we're going to spend less money Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves - proverb - save the small money and that will inevitably lead to you saving the big money Counting the pennies - idiom - counting every single penny, often used to describe someone who wants everyone to pay for themselves, or someone who is considered not generous Over-exuberant - describes someone who is too enthusiastic