39 English lessons on the topic of money

English Lesson: I feel sorry for young folks these days, entering this job market saddled with these enormous student loans...

1. “I feel sorry for young folks these days, entering this job market saddled with these enormous student loans...”

English Lesson: If you just blindly accept whatever they decide to offer, you're definitely leaving money on the table.

2. “If you just blindly accept whatever they decide to offer, you're definitely leaving money on the table.”

English Lesson: Oh yeah, they're loaded.

3. “Oh yeah, they're loaded.”

English Lesson: It was supposed to be an investment, but it turns out it actually depreciated in value.

4. “It was supposed to be an investment, but it turns out it actually depreciated in value.”

English Lesson: A good rule of thumb is to put 10% of your pay into savings.

5. “A good rule of thumb is to put 10% of your pay into savings.”

English Lesson: Probably just pay off my credit cards and student loans.

6. “Probably just pay off my credit cards and student loans.”

English Lesson: You know, honestly, it probably wouldn't even be that much money after taxes.

7. “You know, honestly, it probably wouldn't even be that much money after taxes.”

English Lesson: I would... I guess I would set up a trust fund for my kids... and stick the rest in savings.

8. “I would... I guess I would set up a trust fund for my kids... and stick the rest in savings.”

English Lesson: Yeah, it adds up.

9. “Yeah, it adds up.”

English Lesson: Why should I, as a taxpayer, have to bear the burden of supporting these people with my hard-earned money?

10. “Why should I, as a taxpayer, have to bear the burden of supporting these people with my hard-earned money?”

English Lesson: Well, you never know...

11. “Well, you never know...”

English Lesson: We can be fined tens of thousands of dollars if we miss one of the filing deadlines.

12. “We can be fined tens of thousands of dollars if we miss one of the filing deadlines.”

English Lesson: Can you at least give me a ballpark?

13. “Can you at least give me a ballpark?”

English Lesson: I'm pretty strapped for cash myself.

14. “I'm pretty strapped for cash myself.”

English Lesson: We made a down payment on a house today!

15. “We made a down payment on a house today!”

English Lesson: I'd love to go, but I don't know if I'd be able to manage it financially.

16. “I'd love to go, but I don't know if I'd be able to manage it financially.”

English Lesson: I don't have time to haggle with someone over the price of a piece of furniture!

17. “I don't have time to haggle with someone over the price of a piece of furniture!”

English Lesson: These days, it's nearly impossible for a family to get by on a single income.

18. “These days, it's nearly impossible for a family to get by on a single income.”

English Lesson: She paid for the trip out of her own pocket.

19. “She paid for the trip out of her own pocket.”

English Lesson: You have to spend money to make money.

20. “You have to spend money to make money.”

English Lesson: Even an extremely modestly priced home in this area costs 150K at the bare minimum.

21. “Even an extremely modestly priced home in this area costs 150K at the bare minimum.”

English Lesson: You get what you pay for when it comes to shoes.

22. “You get what you pay for when it comes to shoes.”

English Lesson: We're no longer able to afford the mortgage payments.

23. “We're no longer able to afford the mortgage payments.”

English Lesson: I finally had to swallow my pride and beg my parents to lend me some money.

24. “I finally had to swallow my pride and beg my parents to lend me some money.”

25. “Do you know whether that would be covered by my insurance?”

26. “I doubt I'll get much for it.”

27. “Yeah, people have a tendency to be unsatisfied with how much they make, no matter what their income is.”

28. “Whether they're growing in terms of revenue, I'm not so sure.”

29. “I finally had to just cut him off.”

30. “We were able to raise just under fifteen thousand dollars.”

31. “I lost a substantial amount of money.”

32. “May I remind you that payment is due at the beginning of the month?”

33. “I would've had to pay a hundred-dollar fine if it had been late.”

34. “It's getting harder and harder to earn a living as a photographer these days.”

35. “It's a good value for the price.”

36. “I got this on sale for only four bucks.”

37. “Are you getting a refund?”

38. “My phone bill was even higher than usual this month.”

39. “We're trying to save up so that we can afford a house.”