Lavoro e Denaro - Spendere e Risparmiare Denaro

to lessen the amount of money or resources one uses compared to before, particularly due to having less available

[stringere] {uno di} cintura

to avoid spending more money than what one earns

adattarsi alla tua attuale situazione finanziaria

The origin of this idiom is not clear, but it likely developed from the idea of being cautious and not overreaching or attempting more than one can handle.

vivere o agire nei limiti delle proprie capacità finanziarie

to continue to waste a lot of money on something that is not worth it

spendere più soldi per qualcosa

a project, activity, business, etc. that uses a lot of money or resources without providing any results or profit

buco nero finanziario

to possess a significant amount of wealth but lack good judgment or wisdom in managing it

[avere] più soldi che senso

to spend in a way that exceeds one's income

spendere più soldi di quanto uno possa permettersi di spendere

to spend no more money than one has

allungare il piede secondo il piumone

to have a strong desire to spend money quickly or impulsively, often resulting in reckless spending habits

sei ansioso di spenderli

to wastefully and recklessly spend money

spendere soldi senza pensieri

to carelessly spend a great sum of money

[spendere] soldi come l'acqua

to use or handle something in a wasteful and careless manner

sare incautamente

money that is put aside as savings for the future or special occasions

gruzzolo

someone that spends money in an extravagant way

riccone

to live in a way that does not exceed one's financial limitations

to have more money than one needs and waste it on unnecessary things

used to refer to something on which one keeps spending more and more money

pozzo di denaro, voragine di denaro

to try to spend as little money as possible