English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021
Financially savvy
Tim: What's new?
Meenu: I'm tired of being broke so I went to a financial I make good money but money is tight each month. I have no idea why.
Tim: What did they say?
Meenu: That I waste money like nobody's business and that I need to make a budget and stick with
Tim: Well, maybe it's time to get serious about saving for retirement at our age. I've just started investing money in the stock
Meenu: You're so financially I wish I knew how you did it!
Vocabulary
Being broke: Not having money.
Financial advisor: Someone who advises about money matters.
Make good money: Gets paid a high salary.
Money is tight: Short of money.
Waste Spends money freely on frivolous things.
Make a budget: Write down how much money you will spend each month.
Stick with Not alter or change something.
Get serious: Start taking something more seriously.
Saving for retirement: Saving money for after you stop working.
Investing money in the stock market: Buying stocks (shares of companies).
Financially savvy: Describes someone good with money.
Practice
They are ... and have already paid off their mortgage.
I'd like to learn more about ... .
I hate ... .
Let's not ... on eating out, okay?
I need to start ... now that I'm in my thirties.
It's time to ... about this class or I'm going to fail.
... at my house which means that we only buy used clothes.
I ... but find it difficult to save. I love going out on weekends.
Let's ... even though it's difficult.
A good ... will help you stay on track with your goals.
Let's ... together. That way, we'll both be invested in it.
Answers
financially savvy
investing money in the stock market
being broke
waste money
saving for retirement
get serious
money is tight
make good money
stick with it
financial advisor
make a budget