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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Shopping Budget --- penny pinching miser

  • budget:
  • shopaholic: a person who likes shopping very much or spent too many money and time on shopping.
  • miser: = stingy = scrooge:   a person who loves money and hates spending it
  • miserly: (adj) hating to spend money.
  • spendthrift: a person who spends too much money or who wastes money.
  • prodigal: (adj) too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials
  • penny pinching:
1.
A: ?
B: I'm figuring out my budget.
A: What budget?
B:
A:?
B: I can only spend $300 a month.
A: Why only $300?
B: I need to put away the rest.
A: For what?
B: I need to pay my bill.
A: Your budget is a good idea.
B: I

2.
A: What are you trying to do?
B: I'm working on a budget.
A: What kind of budget?
B: I need to budget my shopping so that I don't blow all my money.
A: What's your budget?
B: I can spend about $300 per month.
A: Why so little?
B: The rest of my money needs to be parked away.
A: What do you need to save up for?
B: I still need to pay my bill.
A: You're wish for saving your money.
B: I think it's just common sense.

3.
A: What are you doing?
B: I 'm trying to figure out my budget.
A: What do you need a budget for?
B: I need to put a limit on my spending.
A: What's your spending limit?
B: I'm only allowed to spend $300 each month.
A: That's not much.
B: Because, I need to save the rest of my money.
A: What are you stashing it away for?
B: I have rent to pay for too.
A: It's good that you are being smart with your money.
B: It' s about time that I wished up.

stash : hide sth. in a safe or secret place. save/store.
you are being smart
it's about time: quickly
wish up: must be(smart)





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