b	b
scrimp and save	to save as much money as you can even though you earn very little
large/small/considerable sum of money	... amount of money
tighten one's belt	infml to try to spend less than usual
have sth tucked away	to store sth valuable, eg money
turnover	the amount of money earned by a business during a particular period of time
well-to-do	infml rich and often belonging to a high social class
well-heeled	unfml rich
windfall	a large amount of money you receive unexpectedly (eg inheritance)
appreciate in value	(used for things) the value of sth will increase with the passing of time (often for investments)
be on a strict/tight budget	to have decided that you cannot spend more than a certain amount of money over a particular period
charge sb an amount of money for sth	to ask for/take money for sth that you are selling
cost a (small) fortune/ a bomb/ the earth	to cost a lot of money
go halves on sth	to share the cost of sth
in the region/neighbourhood of	approximately
knock an amount of money off (the price of) sth	to reduce the price of sth
make out a cheque	write sb's name on the cheque
be on a slary of	earn...
pay cash	to use cash in order to pay
reduction in	decrease in (eg the number/cost/amount/price of sth)
steady/gradual reduction	a slow but continual reduction
dramatic/marked reduction	a big reduction
retail at/for	to be on sale in a shop for (X$)
run up a bill	to owe money, acquire debts (either by buying a lot of things or borrowing money)
sell sth at a profit	sell sth at a higher price than you bought it
to be strapped for cash/hard up/short of money	to have very little money
to be up to one's ears in debt	to owe a lot of money
do away with sth	get rid of sth (rula/law/tax/institution) so that it no longer exists
do your best	try as hard as you can to do/achieve sth
do sb a power of good	to be beneficial to sb
do a roaring trade in sth	to sell lots of sth
make no attempt to do sth	not to try to do sth
make do with sth	satisfy yourself with what you have, as opposed to what you want
make an effort (to do sth)	to try hard to do sth
every effort has been made to...	sb has/have done their very best to...
make a habit of doing sth	to keep doing sth bad or wrong
make the most of sth	to use an opportunity or situation so that you get the maximum possible benefit you can from it
sacrifice the early buds	1