bad money
Example Sentences
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It’s not because Gen X parents think their children make bad money decisions.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
“Mindset is so important, and sometimes we end up being very hard on ourselves for making bad money choices. If we don’t forgive ourselves, it can be a barrier to doing better.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Michelle Singletary’s Jan. 8 Business column had this grammatically jarring headline: “Here’s seven bad money habits to break in 2023” instead of “Here are 7 bad money habits to break in 2023.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023
In the end, Calhoun preferred bad money to good, because it better protected the foundations of the slave society that he wanted to defend above all else.
From Slate • Sep. 22, 2021
I wish I could speak as well of the shopkeepers, who fleece you as much as possible, and are prone to give you bad money for good.
From Cities of the Dawn by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
