1.) To be loaded.
Meaning - To have a great deal of money.
Example - My new neighbor is extremely loaded.
2.) Sitting on a gold mine.
Meaning - to have or own something that is very valuable
Example - When property prices doubled in our area, we suddenly realized we were sitting on a goldmine.
3.) To have money to burn.
Meaning - To have a lot of money and spend large amounts on things that are not necessary. Example - Mitchell's new boyfriend seems to have money to burn. He's always buying her extravagant gifts.
4.) To be as poor as a Church mice.
Meaning - Someone who is extremely poor.
Example - My aunt is as poor as a church mouse.
5.) To be broke.
Meaning - To completely run out of money and other assets.
Example -This company is going to go broke if you don't stop spending money foolishly.
6.) Scrimp and Save
Meaning - To live on very little money, often in order to save up for something big.
Example - We had to scrimp and save in order to send the kids to college.
7.) A Scrroge
Meaning - Someone who spends as little money as possible and is not generous
Example - He's a mean old scrooge!
Note - Scrooge is a character who hates spending money but learns how to be generous, in the book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
8.) A skinflint
Meaning - A skinflint is someone who only shops at bargain stores, never orders dessert, and in general hates spending money.
Example - My boss is a penny-pinching skinflint.
9.) Tight-fisted
Meaning - Someone not wanting to give or spend money. You can also call them stingy or cheap.
Example - The company's tightfisted owner won't raise the workers' salaries.
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